Mental Health Clinician - Care Coordinator: Banksia Ward

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.

Job Title: Mental Health Clinician – Care Coordinator: Banksia Ward 

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Friendly and supportive team environment

About the Role

This is a permanent, full-time position at 80hrs per fortnight within the RCH – Banksia Ward

This position is part of the interdisciplinary clinical team of the Banksia Ward, the 16-bed adolescent inpatient mental health ward of the RCH. The position contributes specific clinical expertise to the care of allocated young people on the ward, providing direct care planning and therapies. This important position covers coordination of care from admission through to discharge. It provides a central point for accountability of care and communication to the ward and the specialist therapeutic input regarding assessments and interventions. This role reports clinically to the Ward Psychiatrist for specific interventions and operationally, reports to the Nurse Unit Manager.

Classification for this position will be multi- disciplinary: 

• Occupational Therapist: YB20 Grade 2 Year 1 to YB23 Grade 2 Year 4
• Psychologist: PK1 Grade 2 Year 1 to PK4 Grade 2 Year 4
• Social Work: YC42 Grade 2 Year 1 to YC45 Grade 2 Year 4
• Speech Pathology: YB47 Grade 2 Year 1 to YB50 Grade 2 Year 4
• Registered Nurse: NP81 - NP74 RPN Grade 3 Year 1 to Grade 3 Year 4

What you’ll achieve:

• Deliver excellent evidence-based practice, assessments and interventions, ensuring the multi-faceted needs of young people are appropriately evaluated in care plans.
• Develop therapeutic interventions that assist young people towards achievement of personal goals that promote recovery and rehabilitation whilst facilitating reintegration and inclusion in the community.
• Facilitate liaison and consultation with relevant professionals and community services regarding mental health. This may include crisis management, follow-up remaining focused on improved engagement, education and coordination of care

Your skills and experience

• Entry to practice tertiary qualification
• Post qualifying clinical experience
• Demonstrated commitment to work and contribute as part of a team
• Demonstrated/embedded clinical practice and experience beyond entry-level
• Eligibility for Membership in Victoria with an appropriate Professional Body
• Demonstrated clinical skills in the provision of child and adolescent mental health care

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

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Employee Assistance Program

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!

or 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 Dale Mcvittie – Banksia NUM Email:dale.mcvittie@RCH.org.au Mob: - 0481437737

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, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 9 February 2026