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The Online Youth Mental Health Clinician will directly support young people using MOST in our established service roll out throughout Western Australia as well as supporting young people in our new venture to expand into QLD, NSW, VIC and the ACT mental health services.

Reporting to the Senior Clinician, you will:

• Engagement & Onboarding: Welcome young people and families onto the MOST platform, helping users engage with clinical content and social features. Maintain regular contact via messaging or phone and assess any risks, escalating as needed.
• Monitoring & Supervision: Keep accurate records of young people’s engagement, monitor their safety on the platform, and communicate regularly with referring clinicians to keep them updated.
• Risk Management: Conduct thorough risk assessments for MOST users as needed and participate in a duty shift rotation to provide assessment and care coordination for users in critical situations.
• Collaborative Development: Contribute to service development by working alongside peer and vocational workers to enhance the MOST model for supporting young people.
• Compliance & Culture: Uphold and promote Orygen’s policies, supporting a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace culture while assisting others in maintaining these standards.

After-hours and weekend/public holiday work is required. All shifts on weekdays are 12pm – 8pm.

What you’ll need

You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people. The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Psychiatric Nursing or Social Work and full registration with AHPRA or eligibility with AASW.
• An understanding of youth mental health systems and an ability to apply this knowledge to the Orygen Digital context.
• Experience working in clinical settings within the Western Australian youth mental health system.
• Demonstrated sound ability to make decisions, problem solve, and risk manage, in relation to young person’s treatment.
• Demonstrated awareness of mental health and social issues, experience working with individuals experiencing crises, and experience working with high-risk clients

What you’ll get in return

• Salary package between $67,382 - $88,407 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 11.5% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
• Flexible work to suit your lifestyle and access to policies and tools that support this.
• Participate in cutting-edge projects that directly impact youth development and well-being.
• Support the development of a world leading youth mental health digital solution.

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.

At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.

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 more information and to review the position description, please follow the link here: PD-Online-YMH-Clinician-November-2024.pdf.aspx

This is a full-to-part-time, ongoing position, subject to funding.

Applications will close as advertised, unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.

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 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 and successful police check.