Job description
Your new team
Forming part of Orygen Specialist Program, a program of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Orygen @ Home is an acute service providing access to care 24-hours, 7-days per week by a multidisciplinary team completing shift work rosters, and ensuring comprehensive, collaborative and coordinated mental health care to young people aged 15 to 25 and their families/carers in Melbourne’s northwest and western suburbs.
Your new role
A multidisciplinary role open to Grade 3 Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Grade 2 Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Psychologists.
You will be joining the team in a newly created role as the Dual Diagnosis Clinician to support the implementation of substance use evidence-based practices, such as identification, assessment and interventions, within Orygen @ Home in collaboration with other teams and disciplines across Orygen.
In this role, you will also:
- Partner with young people and families/carers to provide inpatient-like care within their home environment
- Provide routine screening, treatment planning for potential complications, referral pathways and safe transition of care for young people with co-occurring mental ill health and problematic substance use
- Provide Dual Diagnosis specific input to the team, including support with assessment and treatment planning, and training
- Provide inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA backgrounds
About You:
- Relevant registration and qualifications (see attached position description)
- Demonstrated experience in the application of clinical practice specifically with young people experiencing mental health disorders, and demonstrated understanding of interventions for reducing alcohol and drug related harm.
- Previous experience in the AOD sector and the ability to provide expertise regarding youth addiction and dual diagnosis.
- Comprehensive experience in the application of clinical practice, particularly in youth mental health
Benefits of working with us:
- Receive specialist supervision, training and capacity building!
- Excellent leadership and team culture.
- Join us during this incredibly exciting time of growth and change – career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals
- Salary packaging and monthly ADO’s in full-time positions!
Interested?
Please note: recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.
If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us via the details below.
For a confidential conversation, please contact Steve Wiggins on 0438938861.
A position description is attached.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check, and where applicable, Working With Children Check (WWCC). All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment including evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses) prior to commencement. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health’s Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19.