Emergency Mental Health Clinician

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia The Royal Children's Hospital Full time

Location: Melbourne | Parkville

Job type: Part time

Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital

**Salary**: $106,158 - $121,477

Occupation: Medical and Nursing

Reference: 11480

**About the Role**:
We have multiple permanent part-time (or casual) night shifts available (up to 40 hours per week vacant), within the Emergency Mental Health Team. EFT negotiable

You will be responsible for be working collaboratively with the Emergency Department staff regarding the management of mental health presentations, provide support to families and carers, liaise with emergency services, contribute to research and evaluation activities, and facilitate mental health promotion and education.

**What You’ll Achieve**:

- Purposefully and expertly engage children, adolescents and their families in high quality recovery-focused care through assessment and intervention.
- Provide leadership through modelling a high standard of professional and interpersonal skills, attitudes and behaviours.
- Build and maintain relationships with Emergency Department staff, Consultant Psychiatrists, community agencies and to maximise service coordination and cooperation.
- Complete accurate, timely and professional clinical record keeping and documentation

We are looking for experienced Senior Mental Health Clinicians (Grade 3 Psychologist, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, or Grade 4 Registered Psychiatric Nurse). Current Registration as an Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Registered Nurse with the applicable Health Practitioner Board or a qualified Social Worker. For Psychologists, this means full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and endorsement as Clinical Psychologist with the Psychology Registration Board of Australia (Masters Degree minimum). Australian working rights.

**Your Skills and Experience**:

- Demonstrated expert clinical skills and experience in the provision of child and adolescent mental health care within a trauma-informed framework. Extensive experience working with families/carers would be highly regarded.
- Demonstrated clinical skills and experience in the provision of effective and efficient child and adolescent triage, assessment and mental health care
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain working relationships with key stakeholders to maximise service coordination
- Capacity to provide systemic containment, education and support predominantly to medical systems of care, DFFHS, and youth residential care services.

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

**About the Department**:
The Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) provides urgent medical care to children and adolescents. The department operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Approximately 90,000 patients, ranging from newborns to teenagers, are seen each year; this equates to 250 patients per day on average.

The RCH Emergency Department (ED) is staffed by a medical team, nurse practitioners, nursing team, clerical, allied health (i.e. social work, mental health workers etc.) and administrative staff as well as ward service assistants.

**What we Offer**:

- Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay
- Parkville location and close to public transport
- Discounted on-site car parking
- Flexible work options available

**Other Requirements**:

- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

**Application Process**
- To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.



  • Melbourne, Australia Mercy Health Full time

    **ABOUT THE ROLE**: - An exciting opportunity for Mental Health Clinicians to join our Emergency Mental Health Services (EMHS) team. The EMHS Clinician plays an integral role within the ED, Mental Health Triage and PACER, providing an interface between community and inpatient services within public mental health. - Full time, part time or fixed term...


  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Mercy Health Full time

    An exciting opportunity for Mental Health Clinicians to join our Emergency Mental Health Services (EMHS) team. The EMHS Clinician plays an integral role within the ED, Mental Health Triage, and PACER, providing an interface between community and inpatient services within public mental health.ABOUT THE ROLE: Fulltime, parttime or fixedterm contracts available...


  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Mercy Health Full time

    ABOUT THE ROLE: An exciting opportunity for Mental Health Clinicians to join our Emergency Mental Health Services (EMHS) team. The EMHS Clinician plays an integral role within the ED, Mental Health Triage and PACER, providing an interface between community and inpatient services within public mental health. Full time, part time or fixed term contracts...


  • Melbourne, Australia Alfred Health Full time

    _Junior and Senior roles available_ - _Visa sponsorship available_ - _Work within a skilled and diverse multidisciplinary team_ **ABOUT ALFRED HEALTH** Alfred Health is the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne and is also a major provider of specialist services to people across Victoria. We operate...


  • Melbourne, Australia Alfred Health Full time

    **Alfred Health** Alfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services. - _Junior and Senior roles available_ - _ Visa sponsorship and $3,000 AUD...


  • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Alfred Health Full time

    Alfred HealthAlfred Health is a leader in health care delivery, improvement, research and education. We are the main provider of health services to people living in the inner southeast suburbs of Melbourne, from ambulatory to inpatient and home and community-based services.- _Junior and Senior roles available_- _ Visa sponsorship and $3,000 AUD relocation...


  • Melbourne, Australia DPV Health Full time

    Posted: 23/01/2024 Closing Date: 02/02/2024 Job Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Melbourne - Northern Region Job Category: Psychology **Great People. Great Careers. Excellent Healthcare** DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider in Melbourne’s northern growth corridor, delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and...


  • Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan Job type: Part time Organisation: Austin Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Medical, Nursing Reference: 47211 **Mental Health Clinician Grade 2 (RPN 3 / SW2 / OT2 /P2)** **Part-Time 22.8 hours per week with ongoing opportunity for more EFT** Austin Health is the...


  • Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan Job type: Part time Organisation: Austin Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Medical, Nursing Reference: 50872 **Mental Health Clinician Grade 2 (RPN 3 / SW2 / OT2 /P2)** **Part-Time 22.8 hours per week with ongoing opportunity for increased hours** Austin Health is...


  • Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Part time Organisation: Austin Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing Reference: 49115 **About the role** It is an exciting time to participate in and support the growth of ICYMHS and the wider Mental Health Division at Austin Health! **The Mental...


  • Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Full time Organisation: Austin Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing Reference: 49066 This is an exciting time to participate in and support the growth of ICYMHS and the wider Mental Health Division at Austin Health! **The Mental health Clinician for...


  • Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Part time Organisation: Austin Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing Reference: 47427 - **Permanent. part time**: - ** Austin Hospital Heidelberg location**: - ** Base salary + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave** Austin Health is the...


  • Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Part time Organisation: Austin Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing Reference: 47427 - **Permanent. part time**: - ** Austin Hospital Heidelberg location**: - ** Base salary + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave** Austin Health is the...


  • Melbourne, Australia Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health Full time

    Clinical Other Melbourne Contract 4/8/2023 - North/West Melbourne location | Craigieburn, Glenroy, Werribee or Melton - Full or part time contract until 2025 | 0.8-1.0 FTE - Access to NFP salary packaging | Work with a multidisciplinary team Your new job The Mental Health Clinician - Trans and Gender Diverse Service is responsible for providing high...


  • Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Full time Organisation: Austin Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing Reference: 48894 - Permanent, full time role Austin Hospital Heidelberg location. - Base salary + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave. - Austin Health is the major provider...


  • Melbourne, Australia Cabrini Health Full time

    Mental Health Clinician (Women's Mental Health)Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Psychologist or Registered Nurse Grade 3Permanent full-time or part-time positionCabrini ElsternwickCabrini offers:Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2,650 meal & entertainment card benefitsRewarding career growth opportunitiesAttractive hourly rates +...


  • Melbourne, Australia Cabrini Health Full time

    Mental Health Clinician (Women's Mental Health)Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Psychologist or Registered Nurse Grade 3Permanent full-time or part-time positionCabrini ElsternwickCabrini offers:Salary packaging up to $15,900 tax-free each year, plus $2,650 meal & entertainment card benefitsRewarding career growth opportunitiesAttractive hourly rates +...


  • Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Full time Organisation: Austin Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing Reference: 50736 - **Permanent, full time role Austin Hospital Heidelberg location.**: - ** Base salary + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave.**: - ** Austin Health is...


  • Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Full time Organisation: Austin Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing Reference: 51057 - **Permanent, full time role Austin Hospital Heidelberg location.**: - ** Base salary + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave.**: - ** Austin Health is...


  • Melbourne, Australia Austin Health Full time

    Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Full time Organisation: Austin Health **Salary**: Salary not specified Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Nursing Reference: 49185 Permanent, full time role Austin Hospital Heidelberg location. Base salary + salary packaging + super + 5 weeks annual leave. Austin Health is the major provider of...