Your new team

Orygen Specialist Programs (OSP), a program of the Royal Melbourne Hospital, provides specialist mental health services for young people aged 15 to 25 (soon to 12 to 25) and focuses on providing early intervention to young people with severe and complex mental illness.

Embedded in the Youth Mood Clinic (YMC), the emerging OCD and Anxiety team will partner with young people, families/carers and the Orygen workforce to provide evidence-based best practice identification, assessment and interventions.

Your new role

A multidisciplinary role open to Grade 5 Registered Mental Health Nurses and Grade 4 Occupation Therapists, Social Workers and Psychologists. In this role you will:

• Strategise and develop a comprehensive service delivery model for interventions across OSP
• Participate in research expanding the evidence base regarding youth OCD and Anxiety disorders including innovative care trials and program evaluation
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of community partnerships with key external stakeholders, developing effective interfaces within OSP clinical streams and programs
• Provide mental health services to young people, including case management, psychological treatment, clinical intervention

About You:

• Demonstrated experience is strategic management, developing partnerships with internal and external services, policy development and integration of research
• Experience as a senior clinical, coordinator or management role within public mental health
• Comprehensive experience in clinical practice within the mental health field, including young people experiencing mental health disorders
• Ability to develop, implement and evaluate client-centred individual service plans, risk assessments and diagnostic formulations

What you’ll get in return:

• Join us during this inspiring time of growth and transformation - career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals.
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• AH4 / RPN5 + employed by the Royal Melbourne Hospital under Public Health EBAs + monthly ADOs + 11% super + salary packaging

Orygen – leading the revolution

Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.

Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always. Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.

Join the revolution

If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, apply now.

For a confidential conversation, please contact Emma Burke on 0437435060.

Please see link for position description: Clinical Specialist - OCD and Anxiety - Position Description 

Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services.

All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check, successful police check and having at least three COVID-19 vaccinations.