Work Type: Part-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 14154
Consultant Psychiatrist Brimbank Melton Children’s Local:
About the Role:
This 0.6 EFT role will be part of RCH Mental Health team based in the Brimbank Melton Children’s Local and provide clinical care to infants and children with suspected neurodevelopmental and mental health disorders.
What you’ll achieve:
Direct clinical delivery:
Service leadership and development:
Your skills and experience:
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If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
About RCH Mental Health:
RCH Mental Health is a Level 5 tertiary Infant, Child and Family Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service and comprises community and hospital-based services. This includes an Intake and Assessment Team based at Parkville, three multidisciplinary community-based teams located at Travancore, St Albans and Hoppers Crossing, the Banksia Ward (adolescent mental health inpatient unit), Hospital Consultation-Liaison mental health team, Child and Youth HOPE team, ED mental health team. Each team is led by a partnership between a Team Coordinator/s and a Consultant Psychiatrist, with the Team Coordinator responsible for the operational functioning of the team, and the Consultant Psychiatrist accountable for driving high quality clinical care across the Team. RCH Mental Health has undergone an exciting transformation and expansion in the community as we implement the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. The transformation allows RCH Mental Health to help more infants and children and their families and implement contemporary models of care that best meet the needs of the families we serve and support them to use their collective strengths for recovery and hope.
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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.
You must attach certified credentials and a completed “SMS Application for Appointment Form”
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
For more information about this position please contact Dr Chidambaram Prakash, Director Mental Health on (03) 9345 5505 or [email protected]
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 vaccinated against 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, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close 05 January, 2025.