Psychologist- Eating Disorders

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 Pediatrics 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 paediatric 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.

Psychologist - Eating Disorders

• Full time, fixed term until 30.06.2024
• Exciting opportunity to join a specialist multidisciplinary team 

The Department: 

The Department of Adolescent Medicine, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, is a multidisciplinary specialty department providing inpatient and outpatient care to adolescents experiencing both physical and mental health concerns. Sub-speciality teams within the Department of Adolescent Medicine include the Eating Disorders Service, specialising in treating adolescents with anorexia nervosa and other restrictive eating disorders, the Gender Service who assist children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria, The Transition Support Service providing care in transition from paediatric to adult health providers, the Young People’s Health Service who provide primary health care for marginalised and at risk youth and the Chronic Illness Peer support (ChIPS) team who facilitate peer support, leadership and participation among  adolescent and young adults aged 12-25 living with a chronic illness. Inpatient Adolescent Medicine includes the care of adolescents requiring admission to the RCH for medical conditions with psychosocial complexity, somatisation disorders and medically unstable patients with restrictive type eating disorders.

The Role:

The Royal Children’s Hospital Eating Disorders Service is an innovative, multidisciplinary, specialist service that provides evidence-informed inpatient and outpatient clinical care to adolescents with restrictive eating disorders (anorexia, atypical anorexia or avoidant restrictive food intake disorder) who live in the north-western Melbourne metropolitan region.  The Psychologist provides expert specialist care to eating disorders patients and their families, education and consultation to internal colleagues, secondary consultation to other clinicians and professionals working with patients with eating disorders and their families while working collaboratively with the RCH Eating Disorders Service team, other teams across the RCH, community health service providers and government agencies to facilitate the provision of high-quality service.

To be successful in this role you will have:

Grade 2 Psychologist 

• Hold a minimum Master of Psychology degree qualification from an accredited course/university 
• Be registered with AHPRA 
• Continuously satisfy the Psychology Board of Australia (PBA) continuing professional development standards 
• Uphold the PsyBA Code of Ethics 
• Be Endorsed, or working towards endorsement with the PBA in a relevant field of practice (Clinical, Health) 
• Demonstrated clinical skills and experience in children or adolescent mental health.  
• Demonstrated experience working in a multidisciplinary care team environment and liaising with external providers in the delivery of treatment.              
• Post graduate qualification in a relevant child and adolescent mental health field - Desirable

To view Position Description please click HERE 
 

Grade 3 Psychologist 

• Hold a minimum Master of Psychology degree qualification from an accredited course/university 
• Be registered with AHPRA 
• Hold an endorsement with the PBA in any of the following fields of practice: Clinical, Health 
• Hold Board-approved supervisor status, including Board-approval as a ‘Registrar Program Principal Supervisor’ 
• Continuously satisfy the PBA continuing professional development standards 
• Uphold the PBA Code of Ethics 
• Demonstrated clinical skills and experience in restrictive eating disorders and child or adolescent mental health.  
• Demonstrated experience working in a multidisciplinary care team environment and liaising with external providers in the delivery of treatment.

To view Position Description please click HERE 

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 fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and 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 06 June 2023