Mental Health Clinician - Care Coordination

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

• Excellent career progression
• Pro-active and supportive leadership
• Flexible work options available

About the Role

This is a Permanent Part Time permanent position at 48 hours per fortnight within the Banksia Adolescent Mental Health ward.

In this role you will contribute to specific clinical expertise, as well as providing direct care planning and therapies for a allocated young people. This important position covers the role of coordination of care, from admission through to discharge, ensuring a central point for accountability of care and communication to the ward. You will provide specialist therapeutic input, assessments and interventions. This role reports clinically to the ward Psychiatrist for specific patients, and operationally reports to the NUM. You will be working alongside an experienced and supportive team of mental health professionals on Banksia. 

Classification for this position will range from: 

• Psychologist: PK1 Grade 2 Year 1 to PK4 Grade 2 Year 4 (FTE base salary $94,478 to $106,906 per annum, plus superannuation)
• Speech Pathology: YB47 Grade 2 Year 1 to YB50 Grade 2 Year 4 (FTE base salary $88,030 to $101,197 per annum, plus superannuation)
• Occupational Therapist: YB20 Grade 2 Year 1 to YB23 Grade 2 Year 4 (FTE base salary $88,030 to $101,197 per annum, plus superannuation)
• Social Work YC42 Grade 2 Year 1 to YC45 Grade 2 Year 4 (FTE base salary $88,030 to $101,197 per annum, plus superannuation)
• Registered Nurse: NP81 - NP74 RPN Grade 3 Year 1 to Grade 3 Year 4 (FTE base salary $100,932 to $112,091 per annum, plus superannuation)

What you'll achieve:

• Deliver excellent evidence-based practice, assessments and interventions, ensuring the multi-faceted needs of young people and are appropriately evaluated in care plans
• Provides child centered, family focused care through partnership with parents/ families
• Well-developed verbal communication and interpersonal skills and attention to detail with the ability to interact with a variety of stakeholders
• Actively contributes, as an individual and as a member of a team, to the continuous improvement of health care quality and patient safety
• Participate in clinical supervision in accordance with local standard operating procedures and/or the RCH Allied Health
• Clinical Supervision Guideline which are based on the DHHS Allied Health Clinical Supervision Framework
• Participation in professional development activities to ensure that best clinical practice is maintained
• Understands the principles of evidence-based practice

Your skills and experience:

• Demonstrated commitment to work and contribute as part of a team
• Demonstrated/embedded clinical practice and experience beyond entry-level
• Demonstrated clinical skills in the provision of child and adolescent mental health care
• Postgraduate diploma in psychiatric/mental health nursing or completion of a specialist undergraduate psychiatric nursing program
• Hold general or specialist Nursing registration with AHPRA
• Minimum 5 years work experience post initial registration in mental health

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

About the Department

Banksia - Mental Health Ward is a 16-bed inpatient unit where young people aged 13 to 18 years are assessed and treated for a range of mental and psychological disorders. The Ward provides the least restrictive environment possible while remaining compatible with the needs and safety of young people and staff. It also aims to promote community management wherever possible.

Banksia Ward uses a multi-disciplinary approach to assess and treat young people admitted to the Ward. The team is comprised of consultant psychiatrists, registered nurses with mental health qualifications, a psychologist, social worker, psychiatry registrar and teachers with special education qualifications.

What we offer:

• Staff immunisation
• Early Learning Centre childcare

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

For more information about this position please contact Adam Blake, Nurse Unit Manager Ph: 03 9345 9608 Email: adam.blake@rch.org.au

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 4 April 2025