Community Mental Health Key Clinician

Community Mental Health Senior Clinician - RPN3

Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services

• Full-Time, ongoing role based at Waratah Clinic (Moonee Ponds).

• Working alongside a friendly, collaborative team!
• 5 weeks annual leave and salary packing options.

The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services is a collaborative and supportive work environment committed to providing evidence-based treatments to consumer and carers with serious mental illness.  We are located in the midst of the Puckle Street precinct surrounded by cafes, parks and public transport (trams, trains and buses). 

Your new role:

• Communicate effectively with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers.
• Change priorities to meet the needs of the consumer or team and adjust quickly to new tasks.
• Participate in supervision and provide mentoring to students.
• Develop and deliver evidence-based treatments for low prevalence disorders.
• Contribute to team functions including new patient assessments and rostered activities.
• Actively engage in discipline specific and multidisciplinary team activities and meetings.
• Provide opinion regarding diagnostic impressions, formal diagnostic assessments, feedback on process considerations and treatment planning considerations/advice.
• Participate in team activities and occasional weekend shifts to support the Acute Response Team.

About you:

• At least 2 years of experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of severe mental illness and psychiatric disability.
• Interest in developing skills in the provision of community treatment and recovery planning for consumers presenting with an eating disorder.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers.
• Experience in at least one area of practice that aligns with the endorsed practice domains of the IWAMHS and have capacity and willingness to actively work using these approaches with consumers and carers. 
• Ability to work with consumers, family and carers from a range of cultural backgrounds, and to provide gender sensitive services.

Benefits of working with The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services:

• Join a values-based organisation offering great opportunities for career diversity and professional development, including training and research opportunities, as well as access to mentorship and leadership programs.
• Access to comprehensive health and wellbeing programs, including Employee Assistance and Fitness Passport.
• Up to $12,000 tax free earnings with salary packaging options.
• Generous leave entitlements – five weeks annual leave per year (pro-rata for part time), additional monthly paid day off for full-time staff.
• Central Parkville location – onsite car parking options, easily accessible via public transport.

For a full Position Description, please click here.