Your new team

Forming part of the Orygen Specialist Program (OSP), a program of The Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Custodial Forensic Youth Mental Health Service (FYMHS) team provides specialist youth mental health care in custodial settings (Parkville and Cherry Creek sites) to young people and their families/carers.

Your new role

The Nurse Practitioner / Nurse Practitioner Candidate is a key leadership position within Custodial FYMHS and broader OSP. The role will suit a candidate with experience in Mental Health and/or AOD service delivery, especially amongst the younger population, or someone looking to build upon their existing clinical experience. In this role you will:

• Develop and implement the model of care to reduce the current service gaps
• Develop the integration of research, education, clinical practice, leadership and supervision across the service and wider OSP
• Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to provide training, and primary and secondary consultation of young people with complex physical health needs
• Provision of training and secondary consultation to develop capabilities of YJP, primary health and FYMHS staff working with young people and their families/carers from Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTQIA backgrounds

About you:

• Qualified and endorsed as a Nurse Practitioner with The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) or currently enrolled in an accredited Master's program to achieve endorsement as a Nurse Practitioner with the NMBA.
• Knowledge and demonstrated skills in the principles and practice of working with mental health patients with addiction/AOD issues
• Experience developing and delivering training programs that upskill health workers
• Experience in reviewing and developing policies, evaluating risk and quality improvement, clinical research, and knowledge translation

Benefits of working with us:

• Career progression opportunities to suit your professional development goals
• Receive supervision and support with professional development
• Enjoy excellent work-life balance working in a supportive and collaborative team
• Competitive remuneration, salary packaging and monthly ADOs (full-time staff)

Interested?

Please click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

If you are looking for a challenging role and can demonstrate the above capabilities, connect with us via the details below.

Please note: recruitment is ongoing, with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applications are received.

For a confidential conversation, please contact Dr Ingrid Cranston on 0417822204.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check, and where applicable, Working With Children Check (WWCC). All RMH employees are required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment including evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses) and Influenza with a TGA approved vaccine (mandatory for all clinical and or patient facing roles) prior to commencement. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health’s Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.