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Senior Mental Health Clinician - Night Duty only

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.

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 .

About the Role:

The Senior Mental Health Clinician role is a part-time, Fixed Term position to cover a secondment until June 2027 at 45.6 hours per fortnight/0.6 EFT, working within the Emergency Mental Health Department. We are seeking a Senior Mental Health Clinician who can cover night shifts (19:30 – 06:00).

This position will be responsible for working collaboratively with Emergency Department staff in managing mental health presentations, providing support to families and carers, liaising with emergency services,



contributing to research and evaluation activities, and facilitating mental health promotion and education.

Classification for this position will range from:

- Grade 4 Registered Psychiatric Nurse (NP75-77)
- Occupational Therapist Grade 4 Year 1 – Year 4 (HR9-HR12)
- Social Worker Grade 4 Year 1 – Year 4 (HR25-HR28)

Nursing - skills and experience:

- Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) administered through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APHRA)
- A postgraduate diploma in psychiatric/mental health nursing or completion of a specialist undergraduate Mental Health Nursing program or a specialist post basic course of training which led to registration as a Division 3 Nurse
- Relevant clinical experience
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing personal and professional development, as evidenced by a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record or Professional Practice Portfolio (PPP)
- Proven capacity for clinical leadership in a team environment and ability to work as a senior team member
- Experience in providing quality clinical/professional supervision to staff and students
- Minimum of 5 years post-registration experience in mental health nursing
- Clinical experience in a tertiary mental health setting




- 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
- Experience in supervising junior nursing staff and students
- Understanding of the healthcare sector and / or child development
- Completion of the Developmental Psychiatry Course (DPC)

Allied Health - skills and experience:

Essential:

- Tertiary Qualification or equivalent in relevant discipline
- Current Registration as an Occupational Therapist or Psychologist with the applicable Health Practitioner Board or a qualified Social Worker or Speech Pathologist
- Minimum 5 years' relevant postgraduate clinical mental health experience

For Social Work applicants:

- Hold a degree in Social Work from an accredited course/university
- Be eligible for membership of AASW
- Meet AASW accreditation standards for Continuing Professional Education
- Uphold the AASW Code of Ethics

For Occupational Therapy applicants:

- Hold an OT degree qualification or equivalent from an accredited course/university
- Be registered with AHPRA and as such have satisfied the requirements of continuing career development and recency of practice
- Uphold the Code of Ethics, OT Australia

For Psychology applicants:

- Have completed an accredited Master or Doctoral program in a relevant area of practice recognised by the Psychology Board of Australia. (Note Master of Professional Psychology qualification does not meet this criterion)
- Hold general registration with the Psych

📌 Senior Mental Health Clinician (Melbourne)
🏢 Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH)
📍 Melbourne