Job description
Your new team
Orygen Specialist Program, a program of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, provides mental health services to young people aged 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.
Your new role
A multidisciplinary role open to Grade 3 Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Grade 2 Occupational Therapists and Psychologists.
- Provide triage, crisis interventions, mental health assessments, risk assessments, short-term treatment interventions and psychoeducation to young people and their families/carers
- Triage new referrals to the service
- Function autonomously as well as work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- 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
- Demonstrated experience in clinical practice within mental health
- Experience working collaboratively with consumers and families/carers
Benefits of working with us
- Join us during this inspiring time of growth and transformation – career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
- Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
- Salary packaging, onsite car parking and close to public transport.
Interested?
If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, please connect via the details below for a confidential discussion.
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) prior to commencement. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health’s Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19.