Community Open Dialogue Mental Health Clinician - RPN4

Open Dialogue Community Mental Health Key Clinician – Inner Melbourne Community Team

Why Join RMH?

- Part time ongoing opportunity | 64 hours per fortnight
- Deliver an innovative, evidence-based model of care using Open Dialogue principles.
- Support social network involvement and shared decision-making in treatment and care.

About the role

This role is a key member of the RMH MHS Inner Melbourne Community Mental Health Team; a team providing mental health, treatment, care and support in the City of Melbourne area (Carlton, CBD).

The team provides an innovative integrated Open Dialogue Model of Care as part of a translational research project under the auspices of the Victorian Collaborative Centre of Mental Health and Wellbeing. The team includes both clinical and lived and living experiences peer support workforce with a focus on participation of the consumers family/support network from the beginning of their engagement with the team.

Key Accountabilities

- Co-facilitate Open Dialogue network meetings with the consumer and their supports to understand their experience, needs and collaboratively develop a treatment plan
- Respond to people in crisis as well as provide routine treatment, care and support to consumers with complex mental health care needs and their support network, which may include carers, family, kin and supporters
- Work collaboratively with external service providers,



including our academic partners who will be leading an evaluation research project for the pilot
- Provide leadership to the team and discipline specific supervision as required

About You

- You are registered psychiatric nurse.
- You have at least 5 years-experience in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of severe mental illness and psychiatric disability
- Ability to tolerate uncertainty and work in a flexible manner
- A willingness to share your emotional experience within Open Dialogue network meetings through reflections with your co-facilitator
- Experience in supporting teams to understand individuals within their family, community and cultural context

Advantages of Working at RMH

- Join a values-based organisation offering great opportunities for career diversity and professional development, including training and research opportunities, as well as access to mentorship and leadership programs.
- Access to comprehensive health and wellbeing programs, including Employee Assistance and Fitness Passport.
- Up to $12,000 tax free earnings with salary packaging options.
- Generous leave entitlements – five weeks annual leave per year (pro-rata for part time), additional monthly paid day off for full time staff.
- Central Parkville location – onsite car parking options, easily accessible via public transport.

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📌 Community Open Dialogue Mental Health Clinician (Melbourne)
🏢 Melbourne Health
📍 Melbourne