Your new job

The HOPE team is and emerging program made up of a multidisciplinary team including clinical and non-clinical staff (lived experience). We provide brief enhanced support and assertive outreach to young people aged 15-25 who have presented with suicidal ideation and/or a suicide attempt.

In your new role, you will:

• Be a leader in the provision of a comprehensive service delivery model and a key culture carrier across the HOPE service and Orygen.
• Manage and undertake mental health and risk assessment, psychological treatment, crisis intervention, family work and systems containment.
• Provide high-quality clinical care based on clinical experience working with young people with serious mental illness.
• Participate in ongoing service improvement initiatives and activities

About You:

• Passionate about mental health and making a positive impact to the lives of young people and their families/carers
• Previous experience in clinical practice within the mental health field, preferably with young people experiencing mental health disorders as a Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Registered Psychiatric Nurse
• Ability to develop, implement and evaluate client-centred individual service plans, risk assessments and diagnostic formulations
• Capacity to provide, or develop skills in, integrated assessment, treatment and care for consumers with dual-diagnoses

What you’ll get in return

• Grade 3 AH/Grade 4 RPN + 10% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900
• Employed by Melbourne Health under the Mental Health / Psychologist EBA
• Flexible work to suit your lifestyle and access to policies and tools that support this
• Opportunity to contribute to service design and growth within youth mental health services
• Provider and further develop your leadership and skills with 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.

At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.

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.

If you would like to review the position description please follow the link here.

This is a part time (0.8FTE) ongoing position.

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.