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Team Leader – Older Adults Mental Health Program

The Royal Melbourne Hospital – Waratah Clinic

• Full Time, Ongoing leadership opportunity in Older Adult Mental Health
• Open to RPN4, Psychologist (P3), Occupational Therapist (OT3) or Social Worker (SW3)
• Lead a dynamic, multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality community mental health care

About RMH Mental Health Services (RMH MHS)

Based in Moonee Ponds, RMH MHS provides community-based, recovery-focused care. We are a supportive service with a strong team culture, committed to developing our workforce. This role offers the opportunity to extend your leadership skills and contribute to the growth of Older Adult community mental health services.

Your New Role

As Team Leader, you will:

• Work with the Program Manager and Consultant Psychiatrist to deliver evidence-based care for consumers with complex needs.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support across the team and service.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and evaluation.
• Lead assessments, treatment planning and recovery-focused care with consumers, families and carers.
• Deliver and coordinate intensive community-based interventions, including risk assessment, crisis response and medication support.
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

About You

You are a mental health clinician who:

• Has experience delivering evidence-based interventions in a community or inpatient setting.
• Brings leadership experience and a collaborative approach to service delivery.
• Has experience or a strong interest in working with older adults with mental illness.
• Demonstrates strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Is committed to ongoing professional development.
• Can work flexibly within a rotating roster.

Benefits of Working with RMH MHS

• Career development pathways aligned to your goals as well as ngoing education, training and clinical development opportunities
• Supportive team culture with excellent work-life balance
• 5 weeks annual leave, 17.5% leave loading, monthly ADOS and salary packaging benefits!
• Discounted health and wellbeing facility access with Fitness Passport
• Diverse and meaningful work within a welcoming, inclusive team
• A workplace committed to equity, diversity and cultural safety

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RMH proudly supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and is committed to creating a safe, inclusive and supportive workplace for people of all backgrounds, identities and abilities. Adjustments will be considered to support a diverse range of applicants.

Interested?

If you’re ready for a rewarding leadership role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, we’d love to hear from you.
For a confidential discussion, please contact us using the details below.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory Criminal History and Working with Children Checks. RMH employees are required to provide evidence of immunisation prior to commencement, in line with public health requirements.

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The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.