Orygen Specialist Programs (OSP), a program of Melbourne Health, provides specialist mental health services for young people aged 15 to 25 and focuses on providing early intervention to young people with severe and complex mental illness.

Your new team:

The Orygen Clinical Training (OCT) service works to build the capacity of our workforce through the development and delivery of innovative, high-quality evidence-informed training opportunities. The OCT team works collaboratively with stakeholders across all areas of Orygen, to improve the delivery of mental health and wellbeing services to young people and their families/carers.

Your new role:

• Partner our clinical leaders, senior clinicians and professionals to develop high quality evidence-based training to support the youth mental health workforce across all levels of experience
• Collaboratively develop strategies to support new initiatives to embed new skills and build sustainability across Orygen’s clinical workforce
• Develop initiatives to increase inclusion across capacity building activities, by including perspectives from individuals with lived experience of mental ill-health, First Nations heritage and CALD backgrounds.

About you:

• Relevant registration and qualifications
• Comprehensive experience in clinical practice within the mental health field, including young people experiencing mental health disorders
• Committed to evidence-informed practice, adult education principles and the inclusion of young people and family/carer perspectives
• Passionate about improving young people and their families’ mental health and wellbeing through building the capacity of the youth mental health workforce.

What you’ll get in return:

• Grade 4 Allied Health or Grade 5 RPN + 10% super + salary packaging
• Employed by Melbourne Health under the Mental Health or Psychologists EBA
• Opportunity to contribute to service design and growth within youth mental health services
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• Further develop your leadership and skills within Orygen and be part of leading the revolution in youth mental health

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.

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.