Psychologist Grade 2b/Grade 3

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs Reference: 14000 Psychologist (grade 2 or 3) Eating Disorders, Adolescent Medicine - Part time,fixed term (0.2EFT, 1/11/2025 until 14/03/2027) with Tuesday being the required work day - Exciting opportunity to join a specialist multidisciplinary team - Challenging and rewarding work environment About the Role This is a part time, fixed term 0.2EFT position at 15.2 hours per fortnight within the eating disorders program at the Department of Adolescent Medicine, Royal Children’s Hospital. You will be responsible for providing excellent evidence- based clinical care to adolescents with restrictive eating disorders – anorexia nervosa, atypical anorexia and avoidant restrictive food intake disorder while providing Psychological and family assessments and interventions within the outpatient and inpatient Eating Disorder Clinic. You are required to maintain clinical documentation and record client contacts and outcomes measure to support the team activity levels while working collaboratively with other clinical disciplines within the team and external services to provide high quality inter-disciplinary care. Grade 2: - Purposefully and expertly engage patients and their families in mental health care, as per the Eating Disorders Service model - Maintain clinical documentation, records and data as per discipline specific guidelines and RCH procedures. - Complete mandatory client contacts, outcome measures and report activity levels (statistics) to support team/s meeting KPI obligations. - Work collaboratively with other clinical disciplines within the team and external services to provide high quality inter-disciplinary care. Grade 3: - Purposefully and expertly engage patients and their families in mental health care, as per the Eating Disorders Service model - Manage a complex and varied clinical caseload providing high level of clinical expertise with independent decision making - Foster a culture in which feedback is used as a positive strategy to enhance goals, awareness, and learning. - Provide high quality clinical supervision and/or consultation to staff and students, and provide regular, constructive and developmental feedback to team. - Maintain clinical documentation, records and data as per discipline specific guidelines and RCH procedures Your skills and experience Grade 2 applicants - Hold a minimum Master of Psychology degree qualification from an APAC accredited course/university - Hold general registration with AHPRA and the Psychology Board of Australia as a Psychologist - Be Endorsed, or working towards endorsement with the PBA in a relevant field of practice (Clinical,Health) - Demonstrated clinical skills and experience in child and/or adolescent mental health. - Post graduate qualification in a relevant child and adolescent mental health field - Desirable - Demonstrated experience in evidence based treatment for adolescent restrictive eating disorders e.g. FBT, AFT, CBT etc. - Desirable Grade 3 applicants - Hold a minimum Master of Psychology degree qualification from an APAC accredited course/university - Hold general registration with AHPRA and the Psychology Board of Australia as a Psychologist - Have at least 5 years of experience post-general registration as a Psychologist - Hold an endorsement with the PBA in any of the following fields of practice: Clinical, Health - Hold Board-approved supervisor status, including Board-approval as a ‘Registrar Program Principal Supervisor’ - Continuously satisfy the PBA continuing professional development standards - Demonstrated clinical skills and experience in restrictive eating disorders and child or adolescent mental health If this sounds like you, click here for Grade 2 and here for Grade 3 to view the position description. About the Department The Department of Adolescent Medicine, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, is a multidisciplinary specialty department providing inpatient and outpatient care to adolescents experiencing both physical and mental health concerns. Sub-speciality teams within the Department of Adolescent Medicine include the Eating Disorders Service, specialising in treating adolescents with anorexia nervosa and other restrictive eating disorders, the Gender Service who assist children and adolescents experiencing gender dysphoria, The Transition Support Service providing care in transition from paediatric to adult health providers, the Young People’s Health Service who provide primary health care for marginalised and at risk youth and the Chronic Illness Peer support (ChIPS) team who facilitate peer support, leadership and participation amongadolescent and young adults aged 12-25 living with a chronic illness. Inpatient Adolescent Medicine includes the care of adolescents requiring admission to the RCH for medical conditions with psychosocial complexity, somatisation disorders and medically unstable patients with restrictive type eating disorders. What we offer: - Staff immunisation - Parkville location and close to public transport Other requirements: - Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain - Valid Working with Children Check - Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain - 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. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly For more information about this position please contact Michaela Muscat or Jana DIckinson Email:adol.admin@rch.org.au > 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 offerthe opportunity towork 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. The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability. It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against 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? Apply online by clicking on the “Apply”button Applications close Monday 17 November 2025 at 11.59pm #J-18808-Ljbffr