Job description
Orygen Specialist Program, a program of The Royal Melbourne Hospital, provides mental health services to young people aged 15-25 and their families/carers in Melbourne’s northwest and western suburbs.
The Psychosocial Recovery Program aims to support young people to work towards their personal recovery goals.
The multidisciplinary team develop and coordinate group programs, family peer support programs, youth participation programs, and the educational and vocational recovery programs.
Your new role:
A multidisciplinary role open to a Grade 2 Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Psychologist or Grade 3 Registered Psychiatric Nurse. In this role you will:
- Design, implement, co-facilitate and evaluate a range of group interventions and other psychosocial services
- Develop and maintain partnerships across other programs in Orygen and external agencies to provide psychosocial interventions for young people and families/carers
- Implement and evaluate quality clinical and psychosocial group programs
- Provide inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA backgrounds
About you:
- Registration and qualifications in a relevant area of practice (see attached PD)
- Previous experience in clinical practice within the mental health field, including young people and their families/carers
- Demonstrated experience with case management, assessments, service planning and diagnostic formulations
- Ability to work independently and as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
Benefits of working with Orygen Specialist Program:
- You will enjoy excellent work-life balance. We want you to stay long term!
- Join us during this inspiring time of growth and change – career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
- Salary packaging, onsite car parking and close to public transport.
- Comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Programs including; Staff Medical Service, Employee Assistance Program, Peer Support Program – run by our dedicated employees
The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.
Interested?
If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, please contact Judy Riley on 03 9966 9100, for a confidential conversation.
Please note: recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.
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) and Influenza with a TGA approved vaccine (mandatory for all clinical and or patient facing roles) prior to commencement. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health’s Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.