Senior Clinician - Emergency Mental Health

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Senior Clinician – Emergency Mental Health

Why Join RMH Emergency Mental Health

• Build Your Acute Mental Health Expertise
  Develop advanced skills in assessment, risk formulation, crisis intervention and complex clinical decision-making.
• Work Across Complex Presentations
  Gain experience supporting people experiencing mental health crisis in one of Victoria's major Emergency Departments.
• Be Part of a Highly Skilled Team
  Work alongside Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, Nursing, Allied Health and community services within a 24/7 multidisciplinary service.
• Make a Meaningful Difference
  Support people at a critical point in their care and help connect them with the right treatment and ongoing support.
• Grow Your Career at RMH
  Access learning, development and diverse career opportunities within one of Australia's leading public hospitals.
• Enjoy Great Employee Benefits
  Access additional annual leave, monthly ADOs, salary packaging, qualification allowances, Fitness Passport and purchased leave, where eligible.

Leave, ADOs, qualification allowances, non-clinical days and other entitlements vary according to discipline, employment status and applicable EBA.

Your Purpose

As a Senior Clinician within the Emergency Mental Health team, you will provide timely, high-quality assessment, intervention and care to people experiencing mental health crises and presenting to the Emergency Department overnight.

Working as part of a 24/7 multidisciplinary service, you will undertake comprehensive mental health assessments, brief interventions, risk assessment and management, discharge planning and referral to appropriate ongoing services.

You'll work collaboratively with consumers, families, carers, Emergency Department staff and other clinical teams to support safe, coordinated and person-centred care.

This is an opportunity to build substantial experience in acute mental health while working alongside experienced clinicians within a supportive and collaborative team.

About You

This multidisciplinary opportunity is open to Registered Psychiatric Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Clinical Psychologists who meet the relevant qualification, registration and/or professional membership requirements outlined in the Position Description. You will also bring:

• Sound knowledge of mental health assessment, mental illness, risk management and relevant mental health legislation.
• Strong clinical judgement and the ability to assess and respond to people experiencing acute mental health crisis.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop therapeutic relationships with consumers, families and carers.
• The ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Confidence working in a fast-paced clinical setting and managing competing priorities.
• A commitment to recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and person-centred care.
• Flexibility to work across a rotating 24/7 roster, including weekends and night shifts.

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Interested?

Click Apply to submit your application, please include a cover letter and resume.

Interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled. 

More Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful Work
  Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth
  Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging
  Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation
  Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World-Class Excellence
  Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefits
  Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
• Work in the Parkville Precinct
  Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and Working With Children Check. All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment.

The RMH stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community.  Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.