Mental Health Clinician

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia The Royal Children's Hospital Full time

Location: Melbourne | Parkville

Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term

Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital

**Salary**: $92,612 - $104,780

Occupation: Medical and Nursing

Reference: 11728

**Mental Health Clinician (Gr2) - Infant Mental Health**:

- Hub of medical precinct in Parkville, Melbourne
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- Part-time (0.8 EFT), fixed-term to Jan 2025

**About the Role**:
This is a fixed-term/part-time position to cover extended personal leave of 7 months, at 0.8 EFT/60.8 hrs per fortnight, within the Infant Mental Health team.

You will be responsible for providing high quality tertiary mental health care for infants and pre-schoolers who are inpatients of medical and surgical wards, and those with severe chronic illness requiring frequent hospital admissions. The role provides specialist clinical care for patients with medical problems and associated infant mental health/psychiatric comorbidities, and involves specialist Infant Mental Health assessment, case planning and treatment.

The role is multidisciplinary and classification for the position will depend on discipline and experience:
Grade 2 Occupational Therapist (YB20-YB23)
Grade 2 Psychologist (PK1-PK4)
Grade 2 Social Worker (YC42-YC45)
Grade 2 Speech Pathologist (YB47-YB50)
Grade 3 Registered Psychiatric Nurse (NP81-NP74)

**What you’ll achieve**:

- Deliver excellent evidence-based practice infant mental health assessments and interventions for hospital inpatients, and consult to medical units, wards, and outpatient teams.
- Provide child centred, family focused care through partnership with parents/families.
- Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

**Your skills and experience**:

- Entry to practice tertiary qualification in relevant discipline.
- Post qualifying clinical experience.
- Demonstrated commitment to work and contribute as part of a team.
- Demonstrated/embedded clinical practice and experience beyond entry-level.

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

**About the Department**:
RCH Mental Health comprises community
- and hospital-based services. This includes three multidisciplinary outpatient teams which are based in Travancore, Sunshine and Hoppers Crossing. RCH Mental Health teams are led by a partnership between Team Coordinator and Consultant Psychiatrist, with the Team Coordinator responsible for the operational functioning of the team, and the Consultant Psychiatrist accountable for driving high quality clinical care across the Team.

The Infant Mental Health program works closely with the Hospital Consultation-Liaison Team and is based at Parkville.

**What we offer**:

- Parkville location and close to public transport
- Professional development and special events

**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.

**Why work at the RCH?**

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

**Are you ready to join our team?**

Applications close **12 May 2024



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