Mental Health Clinician

The Hospital:

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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.

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Mental Health Clinician (Grade 2 Occupational Therapist, Social worker, Speech Pathologist, Psychologist/Grade3 Psychiatric Nurse) – Travancore Community Mental Health Team 

• Located at Travancore site – 50 Flemington Street Travancore 

• Friendly and supportive team environment 

• 1EFT, Full-time, Ongoing

About the Role 

This is a full time position at 80 hrs per fortnight within the Travancore Community Mental Health Team. 

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will provide high quality, tertiary mental health care for infants and children 0 to 11 years and their families through skilled assessment, treatment, and case management.  

You will also be involved in providing consultation to teams and services within the hospital, and external organizations and service providers to promote collaboration and build capacity. 

You may also be expected to join the clinical team supporting our In2School Day Program for a 6-month rotational period.  

Classification for this position will range from Grade 2 Occupational Therapist (YB20-YB23), Grade 2 Psychologist (PK1-PK4), Grade 2 Social Worker (YC42-YC45), Grade 2 Speech Pathologist (YB47-YB50) or Grade 3 Registered Psychiatric Nurse (NP81-NP74) 

To be successful in this role you will have: 

• Demonstrated clinical skills and experience in the provision of effective and efficient child and adolescent mental health care 

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain working relationships with key stakeholders to maximise service coordination and cooperation as well as capacity building with community agencies 

• Demonstrated interest or experience in research, quality improvement and program evaluation 

• A commitment and evidence of evidence based practice and continuing professional development including and ability to find and apply evidence in decision-making 

• Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and inter-personal skills 

• Awareness and understanding of legal obligations when working in a CAMHS context in Victoria 

• A flexible and adaptable approach to functioning in a team environment that enhances the team’s high performance 

Your skills and experience 

• Tertiary Qualification or equivalent in relevant discipline 

• Current Registration as an Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Registered Nurse with the applicable Health Practitioner Board or a qualified Social Worker or Speech Pathologist. 

• Demonstrated effectiveness in working in true partnership with other community mental health teams and community/family welfare agencies to plan and implement effective interventions for children and young people experiencing complex mental health problems 

About the Department 

RCH Mental Health is a Level 5 tertiary Infant, Child and Family Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service and comprises community and hospital-based services. This includes three multidisciplinary community teams which are based in Travancore, St Albans and Hoppers Crossing.  This position will be primarily based in Travancore however you may be required to work across sites should the needs of the service require this. 

Our Community Mental Health Programs are undergoing an exciting transformation and expansion as we implement the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. The transformation will allow the RCH Mental Health Service to help more infants, children, and their families, and implement contemporary models of care that best meet the needs of the families we serve and support them to use their collective strengths for recovery and hope. As part of this transformation, there will be opportunities for further training, supervision, and development.   

Watch our Mental Health careers video here 

For more information about our Mental Health career pathway click here 

What we offer: 

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay! 

• Free parking onsite 

• Employee Assistance Program 

• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities 

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!  

For more information about this position please contact Sean Ironside, Site Coordinator on 03 9345 6011 or sean.ironside@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 10 March 2025