Your new team

Orygen Specialist Programs (OSP), a program of The Royal Melbourne Hospital, provides mental health services to young people aged 15-25 (soon to be 12-25) and their families/carers in Melbourne's northwest and western suburbs.

Youth Access Team (YAT) provides a youth triage, assessment, community treatment and crisis intervention mental health care response to young people living in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne.

Your new role

A multidisciplinary role open to Grade 4 Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Grade 3 Occupational Therapists and Psychologists. As a Senior Clinician, you will:

• Provide senior/advanced clinical values and leadership within the multidisciplinary team, including provision of supervision and training
• Provide triage, crisis interventions, mental health assessments, risk assessments, short-term treatment interventions and psychoeducation to young people and their families/carers
• Provide inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA backgrounds

About You

• Experience working in early intervention in mental health, youth mental health triage and/or EMH / CATT / ECATT / PACER
• Experience in leadership, supervision and training of multidisciplinary teams
• Demonstrated experience in clinical practice within mental health
• Experience working collaboratively with consumers and families/carers

What you’ll get in return

• AH3/RPN4 + employed by The Royal Melbourne Hospital under Public Health EBAs + 11% super + salary packaging + monthly ADOs
• Join us during this incredibly exciting time of growth and change - career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
• 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.

For a confidential conversation, please contact Robert Oldani on 0383457400.

Please see link for position description.

Applications will close on the advertised date, unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building 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, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services.

All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check, successful police check and having at least three COVID-19 vaccinations.