ICYMHS Lead Youth Psychiatrist

Reference Number: 4413

Category: Medical

Department: Medical Staff

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• Make an impact in supporting the mental health of young people, their families and carers

• Join a multidisciplinary team of highly passionate, supportive and collaborative mental health professionals

• Permanent fractional position (17.5 hours per week) located in Heidelberg

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Infant Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS)

ICYMHS is part of the Mental Health Division at Austin Health. Multiple teams provide specialised service to the north-eastern catchment of Melbourne (local government areas of Banyule, Nillumbik, Darebin, Whittlesea, Yarra and Boroondara). Young people eligible for the service are 0 to 25 years in line with Royal Commission recommendations.

The Youth Brief Intervention Service (YBIS)provides brief family and system focused support for youth yo) including primary and secondary consultation, family and system focused therapeutic work. This is in conjunction with other community agencies such as headspace, Youth Support & Advocacy Service (YSAS), Child Protection or Youth Justice in the Banyule, Boroondara, Yarra, Darebin, Nillumbik or Whittlesea areas.

About the role

The role includes both clinical duties and leadership role, generally split as 0.3 EFT clinical work and 0.2 EFT leadership, with adjustments made as determined by the Clinical Director ICYMHS within EFT.

The Lead Youth Consultant Psychiatrist provides expert clinical support to the Clinical Director, ICYMHS and collaborates with the Divisional Manager to develop and deliver services for young people aged 12–25. They oversee clinical care, governance, teaching, research, and resource management.

The Consultant Psychiatrist for the Youth Brief Intervention Service (YBIS) leads psychiatric care for young people aged 12–25 and works with the team leader and program manager to ensure high-quality, evidence-based services within a strong clinical governance framework.

About you

To be successful in this role you'll bring with you:

• Be a registered Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Have Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists or equivalent post graduate specialist qualification.
• RANZCP Certificate of Advanced Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, or equivalent or significant experience in Youth Psychiatry will be considered for this role
• Hold a current Working with Children Check.
• Strong knowledge of triage and access pathways into tertiary mental health services.
• Experience in liaison psychiatry, including emergency department inreach.
• Skilled in working with individuals with serious mental illness.

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Campbell Thorpe, Clinical Director at

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: Monday 8 December 2025