Senior Family Work Clinician – MOOD Stream
Orygen Specialist Program
The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Part-Time (0.6 EFT), Ongoing Role
• Multidisciplinary role open to Grade 3 OT’s, SW’s, Clin Psych’s or Grade 4 RPN’s
• Based in Parkville / Craigieburn

About The Royal Melbourne Hospital

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) part of the Parkville Precinct and is one of Australia's leading public hospitals, providing a comprehensive range of specialist medical, surgical, and mental health services, as well as rehabilitation, aged care, specialist clinics and community programs.

The Senior Family Work Clinician in the MOOD Clinical Stream at Orygen Specialist Program leads family-inclusive practices for young people with moderate to severe mood disorders, many of whom also experience co-occurring mental health problems. Based in Parkville or Craigieburn, the clinician provides clinical support and consultation to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based, and culturally safe care for young people and their families.

Benefits of working at RMH:

• Onsite car parking and salary packaging options, earn up to $12,000 tax free earnings!
• 5 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part-time) plus leave loading
• Discounted gyms and health centre access with Fitness Passport
• RMH prides ourselves on our Speaking Up for Safety Culture and our values – People First, Lead with Kindness and Excellence together!

About the role:

• Provide clinical leadership, support, and supervision, primary and secondary consultations to members of the multidisciplinary team, regarding family inclusive practice principles and approaches
• Provide family- focused interventions, including single session family consultations
• Develop and support a framework for family engagement in the Early Psychosis Program in conjunction with other senior clinicians
• Provide clinical leadership, management, training and supervision to a multidisciplinary team
• Support the delivery of evidence-based interventions across early psychosis, in collaboration with other senior staff
• Work from an inclusive and sensitive practice to young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA backgrounds
• Work in an environment with access to regular clinical supervision and professional development opportunities within Orygen

About you

Formal Qualifications

• This is a multidisciplinary role open to Grade 4 Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Grade 3 Social Workers, Psychologists or Occupational Therapists (must hold relevant degree, registration and/or membership as per attached Position Description)
• A post-graduate level qualification in Family/Systems Therapy

Essential

• Experience in a relevant area of practice and in the provision of mental health treatment
• Knowledge of and training in family-based approaches to mental health including the Single Session Family Consultation Framework
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with young people and families/carers
• Ability to work independently and as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of the rationale and evidence for early intervention in mental illness

To view the full Position Description, please click here.

Please note, recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.