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.

• Brimbank Melton Infant, Child and Family Health and Wellbeing Hub
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Permanent/ Part Time

About the Role

This is a Permanent position at 60.8 per fortnight within the RCH Mental Health Service.This is an exciting opportunity to join a team of multi-disciplinary clinicians within the RCH Mental Health Service, working within the new Child Health and Wellbeing Local in Brimbank Melton.

You will be responsible for:

• Engaging children and their families in recovery-focused clinical care
• Providing evidence-based interventions
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and agency partners to provide high quality inter-disciplinary care.
• Offering excellent secondary consultation to other health, education, and community services/providers to enhance coordinated care and build mental health capacity.

Your skills and experience

• Approved tertiary qualifications and eligibility for the relevant professional registering body (Nurses & Midwifery Board/Occupational Therapy Board/Psychology Board via AHPRA, or Speech Pathology Australia, or AASW)
• Demonstrated ability in and knowledge of the identification, assessment and treatment of children and their families
• Demonstrated commitment to the care of children and their families in the least restrictive and intrusive manner
• Respecting rights, privacy and dignity and demonstrated commitment to working collaboratively with consumers and carers to promote self-determination and progress toward recovery goals.

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

About the Department

The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System’s final report was released in March 2021. It set out a blueprint for a future mental health and wellbeing system in Victoria to be achieved through a series of structural, cultural and clinical reforms to be implemented over ten years. Recommendation of the Final Report is to establish three Infant, Child and Family Health and Wellbeing Hubs, as the first Local Mental Health and Wellbeing Services for infants and children aged 0-11 and their families. One of these first three hubs will be located in Brimbank Melton and the RCH Mental Health Service was chosen to provide the mental health component of the hub.  The hubs fully integrate paediatrics, mental health and family services under the one roof so that families can receive the services they need in the one place.

For further information about careers in our Mental Health Department click here: https://www.rch.org.au/careers/career_pathways/Mental_health_careers/

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Culture of continuous improvement

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 Gareth Simpson, Team Coordinator, Email: Gareth.simpson@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 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 15 May 2024