Your new team

Orygen Specialist Program provides mental health services to young people aged 15-25 and their families/carers in Melbourne's northwest and western suburbs.

Our Eating Disorders Stream is an emerging program within the evolving Orygen services. This stream will partner with young people, families/supports and our clinical and lived-experience workforce to provide evidence-based best-practice eating disorder assessments and interventions.

Your new role:

When you join our team you will be offered training and supervision in Cognitive Analytic Therapy while in this role.

• Provide specialist interventions with young people experiencing eating disorders and other serious mental illness and/or substance use and disabilities and their families/supports
• Provide support, supervision, primary and secondary consultations to clinicians across Orygen, including community, acute and recovery services, regarding evidence-based eating disorder practice principles and approaches
• Provide clinical leadership, management, training and supervision of a multidisciplinary team
• Provide specialist knowledge in clinical interventions such as psychological, family, domestic violence, AOD, physical health, ultra-high risk for psychosis, neuro-developmental and personality disorders interventions.

About You:

• Registration and qualifications in a relevant area of practice
• Grade 4 Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Grade 5 Registered Psychiatric Nurse
• Experience with evidence-based practice for young people experiencing eating disorders and other serious mental illness and/or substance use and disabilities and their families/supports
• Proven ability to manage and lead a multidisciplinary team: manage staff resources and ensure high standards of practice through staff supervision, clinical review, training and professional development activities.

What you’ll get in return

• Cognitive Analytic Therapy training and supervision!!!
• AH4 / RPN5 + employed by Melbourne Health under Mental Health / Psychologists EBA + 10.5% super
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team

Orygen – leading the revolution

Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.

Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always. Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.

Join the revolution

If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, apply now.

A position description is attached.

Applications will remain open until closing date, unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

Orygen is dedicated to gender equality, diversity and inclusivity. We strive to continue to build a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD people. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.