Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $108,279 - $123,905
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Medicine, nursing and midwifery
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 13830
Senior Mental Health Clinician - Intake and Assessment
About the Role:
This is a Fixed Term Full Time position until Oct 2026 to cover prental leave within the Intake and Assessment Team in the Mental Health Department.
The Senior Mental Health Clinician is a highly valued member of the Intake and Assessment Team, which is the important ‘front door’ to our service. Working within a multidisciplinary team you will provide face to face and over the phone triage, assessment and intervention to infants, children and young people aged 0-11, and their families. This role provides consultation to teams and services within the hospital, and external organizations and service providers to promote collaboration and build capacity. The Senior Mental Health Clinician will form close working relationships with the Team Coordinator and the Discipline Senior.
Classification for this position will range from:
Grade 3 year 1 to Grade 3 year 4 Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Social Worker or Speech Pathologist Grade 4 Registered Psychiatric Nurse
To Be Successful in this role, you will have:
Demonstrated clinical skills and significant experience in the provision of effective and efficient child and adolescent mental health care
Demonstrated ability to practice autonomously, as well as within an interdisciplinary team
Demonstrated experience in professional supervision of clinicians and students
Your skills and experience:
If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
About the Department:
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 three multidisciplinary community teams which are based in Travancore, Sunshine and Hoppers Crossing. This position will be primarily based in the location listed above however you may be required to work across sites should the needs of the service require this.
Our Community Mental Health Programs are undergoing an exciting transformation and expansion as we implement the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. The transformation will allow the RCH Mental Health Service to help more infants, 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. As part of this transformation, there will be opportunities for further training, supervision, and development.
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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.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly! If a suitable candidate is interviewed, the position may be filled prior to close date.
For more information about this position please contact Jane Debrincat, Intake Team Coordinator on 0466 796 373 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?
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Applications close 20 October 2025