Date: 16 Sep 2024
Location: 50 Flemington Rd, AU
Company: theroyalch
The Hospital:
The Royal Children's Hospital's (RCH) Vision is "A world where all kids thrive". RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children's Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries. The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards and enjoys high employee engagement while being committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
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 working collaboratively with the Emergency Department staff regarding the management of mental health presentations, providing support to families and carers, liaising with emergency services, contributing to research and evaluation activities, and facilitating 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 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.
Other Requirements:
Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain.
Valid Working with Children Check.
Compliance with RCH's "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 either Sarah Dordevic or Olga Pantazopoulos, Emergency Mental Health Co-ordinators at ******.
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.
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 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.
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