Practice Facilitator - Certificate of Youth Psychiatry
Knowledge Translation
13/10/2026
Parkville location | Close to public transport + Onsite paid parking
Part-time contract for 12 months | 3 hours per week
About Orygen
Orygen is Australia's Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health and the largest translational research organisation dedicated to youth mental health in the world.
For over 30 years, Orygen has led groundbreaking early intervention and developed evidence-based models of care to improve the mental health outcomes of young people aged *****.
About the job
The Practice Facilitator plays a key role in delivering an engaging and collaborative learning experience for trainees undertaking the Professional Certificate of Youth Psychiatry and Community of Practice.
Working closely with trainees, guest presenters and key stakeholders, the role supports discussion-based learning, strengthens connections between theory and clinical practice, and contributes to the ongoing quality and development of the program.
Reporting to the Director of Research Operations, you will:
Facilitate engaging Community of Practice sessions that foster collaboration, reflection, and shared learning among trainees.
Create a secure, inclusive learning environment that encourages participation and connects educational content with real-world clinical practice.
Collaborate with key stakeholders, presenters, and program partners to support the successful delivery of the Youth Psychiatry training program.
Coordinate program activities, including session planning, content development, presenter support, and trainee attendance requirements.
Skills and experience
Senior Psychiatrist with 10+ years' experience in youth mental health and youth psychiatry.
Demonstrated experience delivering education, supervision or training programs for medical practitioners, psychiatry registrars or trainees.
Strong facilitation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to foster inclusive, psychologically safe learning environments.
Proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and support reflective, trainee-centred learning and discussion.
Highly organised and adaptable with excellent time management skills, a passion for youth mental health, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment.
Benefits




Salary of $211 per hour + 12% superannuation and access to NFP salary packaging.
Make a real impact on young people in a dynamic, youth-centered environment.
Work in a state-of-the-art facility co-designed with young people to advance youth mental health.
Support Orygen's mission for youth mental health and contribute to positive social change
This is a part-time position (3 hours per week), contracted for 12 months with the potential to extend.
Applications will close on 26 October **** (9am), unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.
Before applying at Orygen, it's important to understand that you may encounter sensitive information related to mental health as part of your work.
Being aware of this and how it could affect you is essential in deciding if this is the right opportunity for you.
Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen.
We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities.
We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people.
Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services.
All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check and successful police check.
We have no current partner employment opportunities.
Join the revolution
Imagine a future with unlimited potential.
A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood.
Everything we do at Orygen is about helping to create that future, because we passionately believe it's what all young people deserve.




The outcomes of the Royal Commission into the Victorian Mental Health System will enable a revolutionary new era of reform in mental healththatwill finally see youth mental health progress in the directionthatOrygen haspioneered over the past 30 years.
To leverage these changes, Orygen is building a mental health workforce for the future.
Young people and their families are at the heart of everything we do: our world-leading research that creates positive change, our unrivalled training and clinical care, and our pioneering reforms that create real-world solutions.
We are fearless.
We are collaborative.
We are committed.
We are determined.
And we make no apology for that.
At Orygen, that's the future we're creating right now.
To do it, we have revolution in mind.
Why choose Orygen?
Flexible work options, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and a range of other staff wellbeing initiatives.
Not-for-profit salary packaging and parental leave scheme.
Young people and their families are at the heart of everything we do.
We believe in building and sustaining a healthy workplace culture where staff feel engaged, supported and motivated.
Check out some of the key highlights from our **** staff engagement survey:
Our values
Respect
We acknowledge and value the experience, diversity and expertise of our colleagues and the young people and families who seek our support, and commit to acting in a manner that facilitates and encourages equal participation.
Accountability
We take responsibility for delivering on our commitments as individuals and as teams and commit to being honest and transparent in all our dealings.
Teamwork
We prioritise inclusivity, supportiveness, flexibility, communication and mutual respect that builds on one another's strengths and diversity in the pursuit of shared goals.
We work to continuously improve our practices, remaining open to feedback and new ideas, to ensure we do our best for young people and their families.
We encourage and support novel, creative and evidence-based solutions to complex problems and look for opportunities to collaborate and partner to optimise our ideas.
We encourage and support novel, creative and evidence-based solutions to complex problems and look for opportunities to collaborate and partner to optimise our ideas.
These values are underpinned by our strategic commitment to partner with:
young people and their families;
First Nations people of Australia;
LGBTIQA+ people; and
culturally and linguistically diverse people.
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📌 Practice Facilitator - Certificate Of Youth Psychiatry (Melbourne)
🏢 Orygen
📍 Melbourne