Senior Mental Health Clinician

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.

Senior Mental Health Clinician (Grade 3 allied health, Gr 4 nurse)
•    Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital 
•    Ongoing training and development opportunities
•    Flexible work options available

About the Role
This is a permanent, part-time position at 0.2 EFT/15.2 hours per fortnight within RCH Mental Health. 
You will be responsible for the provision of outreach infant mental health consultation to families living within the City of Melbourne, working in collaboration with Maternal and Child Health Nurses.

Classification for this multidisciplinary position will be as follows:
•    Grade 3 Occupational Therapist (YB51-YB55; base salary $101,597.60-$116,074.40 per annum)
•    Grade 3 Psychologist (PL1-PL4; base salary $108,279.60- $123,905.60 per annum)
•    Grade 3 Social Worker (YC46-YC50; base salary $101,597.60-$116,074.40 per annum)
•    Grade 3 Speech Pathologist (YB51-YB55; base salary $101,597.60-$116,074.40 per annum)
•    Grade 4 Registered Psychiatric Nurse (NP75-NP77; base salary $112,465.60-$121,113.20)

What you’ll achieve:
•    Work in collaboration with other professionals and organisations
•    Promote and develop partnerships with healthcare and community providers as well as discipline networks.
•    Communicate effectively with patients and families to ensure their understanding and that their needs and views are included in plans and actions.   

Your skills and experience

Essential:
•    Tertiary qualifications in a related field along with relevant experience.
•    Proven capacity for leadership in a team environment and ability to work well as a senior team member

Desirable:
•    Experience in leading others, mentoring and training
•    Post graduate qualification or undertaking a post graduate course
•    Minimum 7 years’ experience in health or related field

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

About the Department
The Infant Mental Health Program is part of RCH Mental Health, a community- and hospital-based service providing recovery focussed interventions for infants, children and adolescents experiencing mental health difficulties.  It is one of a statewide network of Infant, Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Services (ICY AMHWS).  The community arm of the service works with young people up to 12 years of age, while hospital-based services can work with hospital patients up to 18 yrs.

This role will be working exclusively on the Bubs in Mind program, an RCH Infant Mental Health partnership program providing outreach infant mental health consultation alongside Maternal and Child Health Nurses working in the City of Melbourne.

What we offer:

•    Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
•    Flexible work options available

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 Dave Reid, Hospital Specialties Coordinator, 03 9345 5545 or dave.reid@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 1 May 2025