Community Mental Health Senior Clinician - RPN3

Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services

- Full-Time, ongoing role based at Waratah Clinic (Moonee Ponds).
- Working alongside a friendly, collaborative team!
- 5 weeks annual leave and salary packing options.

The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services is a collaborative and supportive work environment committed to providing evidence-based treatments to consumer and carers with serious mental illness. We are located in the midst of the Puckle Street precinct surrounded by cafes, parks and public transport (trams, trains and buses).

Your new role:

- Communicate effectively with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers.
- Change priorities to meet the needs of the consumer or team and adjust quickly to recent tasks.
- Participate in supervision and provide mentoring to students.
- Develop and deliver evidence-based treatments for low prevalence disorders.
- Contribute to team functions including new patient assessments and rostered activities.
- Actively engage in discipline specific and multidisciplinary team activities and meetings.
- Provide opinion regarding diagnostic impressions, formal diagnostic assessments, feedback on process considerations and treatment planning considerations/advice.
- Participate in team activities and occasional weekend shifts to support the Acute Response Team.

About you:

- At least 2 years of experience in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of severe mental illness and psychiatric disability.
- Interest in developing skills in the provision of community treatment and recovery planning for consumers presenting with an eating disorder.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers.




- Experience in at least one area of practice that aligns with the endorsed practice domains of the IWAMHS and have capacity and willingness to actively work using these approaches with consumers and carers.
- Ability to work with consumers, family and carers from a range of cultural backgrounds, and to provide gender sensitive services.

Benefits of working with The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services:

- Join a values-based organisation offering great opportunities for career diversity and career 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.

For a full Position Description, please click apply. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Working With Children Check.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work and are committed to a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.

- Salary packaging options - increase your take-home pay by up to $12,000
- 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADOs (full time employees)
- A strong values-based culture: People First | Lead with Kindness | Excellence Together
- A workplace committed to our Speaking Up for Safety culture

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