Mental Health Clinician – Trans and Gender Diverse Service

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The Mental Health Clinician – Trans and Gender Diverse Service is responsible for providing high quality, evidence-based assessment, treatment and support to trans and gender diverse young people and their families.

The Mental Health Clinician will also engage in secondary consultations within the headspace centre and with community-based services for trans and gender diverse young people.

Reporting to the Transgender and Gender Diverse Service Manager, you will:

• Provide evidence-informed and gender affirming psychological practice and/or psychoeducation to young people who are trans or gender diverse and may experience gender dysphoria.
• Provide a family inclusive approach to supporting young people who are trans and gender diverse.
• Deliver secondary consultations to headspace clinicians and Orygen Specialist Programs, as agreed with the Senior Clinician/Clinical Lead and wider team.
• Participate in regular clinical case review meetings and multi-disciplinary team meetings to ensure appropriate, consistent and coordinated service pathways and service delivery response for young trans and gender diverse people and their families/carers.

What you’ll need

You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people. The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Approved tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (such as psychology, social work, occupational therapy, mental health nursing) and full registration with AHPRA or eligibility for registration with AASW.
• Previous experience working in a health setting assisting young people to access gender affirming healthcare would be strongly desirable.
• Experience in the provision of mental health care, including completion of mental health assessments; risk assessment and crisis intervention/safety planning; psychoeducation and short-term/brief interventions to young people.
• A respectful and sensitive approach to colleagues, other professionals, and to young people and their families.

Clinicians with family therapy experience encouraged to apply.

What you’ll get in return

• Salary package between $83,768 – $116,201 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 11% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
• Opportunity to contribute to service design and growth within youth mental health services.
• Opportunity to be mentored, develop your skills and be challenged.
• Access to fleet cars for travel to Melton site.

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.

For more information and to review the position description, please view the attachment below.

This is a part-time (0.6 -0.8 FTE) contract until 30 June 2025.

This position will be based at Orygen Parkville with weekly travel to headspace Melton required.

Applications will remain open until closing 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 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.