• Northern Area Mental Health Service (NAMHS) is looking for Occupational Therapists (Grade 2 and 3) to join the Northern Psychiatry and NAMHS OT team!
• Full and Part Time opportunities available
• Based in NAMHS Northern Psychiatry Unit, Northern Hospital Epping

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

As one of the largest health services in Victoria, and a team of more than 10,000 strong, we provide a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services; as well as rehabilitation, aged care, outpatient and community programs. We are a designated state-wide provider for services including trauma, and we lead centres of excellence for tertiary services in several key specialties including neurosciences, nephrology, oncology, cardiology and virtual health.

Surrounded by a Parkville Precinct of brilliant thinkers, we collaborate to set new benchmarks in health excellence – benchmarks that impact across the globe. While the work we do takes us in inspiring new directions; caring for each other, our patients and consumers is as essential to who we are, as any scientific breakthrough we make. We put people first - leading with kindness and working together, we excel as one Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Your new team:

• At NAMHS Northern Psychiatry Unit you will find an enthusiastic, friendly, professional group of clinicians of various disciplines.
• We work hard and we work well as a team in a fast paced environment.
• Occupational Therapists within NAMHS are well supported professionally with access to regular supervision, professional development and communities of practice.
• Arrange a site visit and chat with us over a coffee. Once you have seen our service and spoken to our some of our wonderful team members, you will want to be part of something special and help us make a difference

Your success in these role, will be in your ability to:

• Provide specialist occupational therapy assessments, interventions and groups to young people and adult consumers and their families to achieve positive outcomes
• Design, implement and evaluate the therapeutic group program which is a core intervention at NPU
• Coordinate and capacity build multidisciplinary staff to support the utilisation of sensory assessments, interventions and 2 sensory rooms
• Develop and maintain activity hubs within NPU, to support a wide range of safe and meaningful activities being available for consumers to access
• Lead, supervise and support a team of Occupational Therapists
• Work closely with the NPU team, sharing your clinical expertise and support quality initiatives and research

Your Contribution:

• Expertise in developing and delivering interventions with consumers who have experienced serious mental illness and have complex mental health needs
• Interest and expertise in sensory modulation and group work
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong clinical leadership skills and ability to contribute effectively to a multidisciplinary team
• Genuine commitment to embedding recovery principles and trauma informed care into practice
• Opportunity to put your own stamp on the role!

Our Commitment to you

Here at The RMH we strive for excellence with a strong purpose that defines the work we do for our community – Advancing health for everyone, every day. This is the Melbourne Way.

We believe our success comes from our people. We’re committed to the RMH being a great place to work and a great place to receive care. We have made a long-term commitment to strengthen our organisational culture through leadership, education and empowering our staff to Speak Up for themselves and each other.

This is a role where your passion and expertise can come together to create a truly defining career opportunity. It is a unique opportunity to help us transform the future of the RMH and ultimately ensure we continue to deliver world class healthcare.

The RMH is 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.

Interested?

For a confidential discussion please connect with John Daly on 0418580117 or Sarah Franzman on 0447267972

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.