The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services is seeking a Grade 3 OT/SW or Grade 2 Psychologist to deliver recovery oriented, evidence based care within Community Team 2 in Moonee Ponds. You will work in a multidisciplinary team providing specialist assessment, intervention and care coordination for adults with complex mental health needs.

This senior clinical role offers leadership and supervision, contributes to service development, and partners with consumers, families and external

Youth Forensic Senior Mental Health Clinician Job Description Youth Forensic Senior Mental Health Clinician Req ID: 8252 Posting Start Date: 08/09/2026 Advertisement End Date: 30/09/2026 Work Location: PYMHWS Parkville

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is a new, dedicated public youth mental health service and is the first of its kind in Australia. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team.

YOUTH FORENSIC SENIOR MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN Community Forensic Youth Mental Health Service (CFYMHS) Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS)

2 year Fixed-Term Part Time 0.8 FTE Parkville, VIC and other sites

Base Salary $110k - $126k pa (pro rata) + Super & Salary Packaging

What if your next mental health role could influence not only a young person's care-but how entire systems respond to complexity and risk? We're recruiting a Youth Forensic Senior Mental Health Clinician to join our expanding Community Forensic Youth Mental Health Service (CFYMHS) at Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service.

About the Role:

This is a specialist senior role combining:

• Advanced forensic mental health assessment and formulation.
• Early intervention with young people presenting with complex behaviours of concern.
• Specialist consultation across mental health, Youth Justice, Child Protection and Department of Education.
• Clinical leadership, supervision and workforce development.
• System-wide capacity building and service development.

You'll work at the intersection of mental health, neurodevelopment, trauma, psychosocial adversity and forensic risk helping services understand what is driving a young person's presentation and what responses are most likely to make a difference. This is more than individual clinical care. It's an opportunity to strengthen how services across Victoria understand complexity, manage risk and intervene earlier with vulnerable young people. If you're an experienced clinician ready to combine clinical expertise, forensic practice, leadership and system influence, we'd love to hear from you.

About Us:

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is Victoria's newest public mental health service dedicated to the care of young people aged 12 to 25 experiencing complex mental health challenges.

PYMHWS is leading a bold and values-driven transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne's north and west. We exist to walk alongside young people, their families, carers, supporters and kin delivering care that is accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed, and grounded in lived experience. Our service model is shaped by the voices of young people and their communities, and underpinned by a commitment to safety, equity, and continuous learning.

At PYMHWS, we are working with our community and partners to build in a future where all young people can access world class mental health support, close to home. As we grow, we are looking for passionate, skilled, and visionary professionals to join us in shaping a new era of youth mental health in Victoria.

CFYMHS brings together specialist forensic youth mental health expertise to provide consultation, assessment, care coordination, and targeted intervention. Working in close partnership with key service systems, the model is designed to strengthen responses to vulnerable young people presenting with behaviours of concern and improve long-term outcomes. Positioned within a broader reform agenda across youth justice, education, and child-serving sectors, this role sits at the forefront of system wide change.

About You:

You are a skilled and thoughtful experienced senior clinician with a strong interest in forensic and child and adolescent mental health, committed to improving outcomes for young people with complex needs.

• Eligible disciplines: RPN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker Grade 4 / Psychologist Grade 3
• Relevant professional registration (e.g. Psychology with Clinical/Forensic/Neuroendorsement, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Registered Psychiatric Nurse)
• Extensive experience in youth mental health and/or forensic mental health settings
• Strong expertise in complex assessment, formulation and risk managementExperience working within multidisciplinary and cross-sector systems
• Excellent consultation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to others
• Commitment to trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate and culturally safe care
• Interest in service development, teaching and system capacity building

Why Join PYMHWS?

• Be part of building a legacy for youth mental health in Victoria
• Work alongside passionate, visionary leaders in a values-led organisation
• Salary packaging options, up to $11,600 tax free earnings
• 5 weeks annual leave and monthly ADO for full time employees
• Flexible working arrangements including remote work options where possible
• Employee wellbeing focused, access to EAP
• Fitness Passport membership
• Flexible, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

For a confidential discussion, contact Jarryd Phillips - Talent Acquisition Specialist on

We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to support all applicants.If you require any adjustments, please let us know via the application prompts or inform our People and Culture team if you're contacted for an interview.

Name and Contact: Jarryd Phillips

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

PYMHWS stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

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Senior Mental Health Clinician - Early Psychosis Job Description Senior Mental Health Clinician - Early Psychosis Req ID: 8289 Posting Start Date: 27/08/2026 Advertisement End Date: 27/09/2026 Work Location: PYMHWS Werribee

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is a new, dedicated public youth mental health service and is the first of its kind in Australia. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team.

SENIOR MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN - EARLY PSYCHOSIS Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS)

Permanent Ongoing Full-Time 1.0 EFT Werribee

Provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering evidence-based mental health care to young people experiencing complex challenges.

• Join Victoria's newest Public Mental Health Service dedicated to youth
• Permanent Ongoing Full-Time 1.0 EFT Werribee based
• Salary Packaging 5 weeks Annual Leave Monthly ADO

About Us:

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is Victoria's newest public mental health service dedicated to the care of young people aged 12 to 25 experiencing complex mental health challenges.

PYMHWS is leading a bold and values-driven transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne's north and west. We exist to walk alongside young people, their families, carers, supporters and kin delivering care that is accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed, and grounded in lived experience. Our service model is shaped by the voices of young people and their communities, and underpinned by a commitment to safety, equity, and continuous learning.

At PYMHWS, we are working with our community and partners to build in a future where all young people can access world-class mental health support, close to home. As we grow, we are looking for passionate, skilled, and visionary professionals to join us in shaping a new era of youth mental health in Victoria.

The Opportunity:

The Senior Mental Health Clinician is a key position within the Early Psychosis stream. Our service is made up of compassionate, curious, and committed people. As we continue to grow, we are looking for a committed Senior Mental Health Clinician to provide clinical leadership, supervision, and governance to a multidisciplinary team supporting young people at ultra-high risk of psychosis or with first episode psychosis, and complex co-morbid conditions.

This role offers a chance to contribute directly to the mental health and wellbeing of young people within a supportive and innovative environment. You will be part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, delivering high-quality, evidence-based care that makes a real difference in the lives of young people and their families.

Why Join PYMHWS?

• Be part of building a legacy for youth mental health in Victoria
• Work alongside passionate, visionary leaders in a values-led organisation
• Salary packaging options, up to $11,600 tax free earnings
• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO for full time employees
• Flexible working arrangements including remote work options where possible
• Employee wellbeing focused, access to EAP
• Fitness Passport membership
• Flexible, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

About the Role:

The Senior Clinician provides clinical care and coordination at a senior level within the Early Psychosis team supporting young people aged 12-25 at ultra-high risk of developing psychosis or experiencing a first episode of psychosis, who may also present with a range of comorbid mental health issues.

Provide leadership within a multidisciplinary team delivering evidence-based interventions, supporting a multidisciplinary clinical team with supervision, training, and clinical governance responsibilities.

Provide comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, case management, and evidence-based psychological interventions to young people and their families.

What You'll Do:

• Provide leadership, supervision, and participate in clinical governance processes for a clinical sub-team within the Early Psychosis program
• Manage and undertake mental health and risk assessments, formulations, individual service plans, psychological treatment, crisis interventions, and family work and systems containment
• Engage in Early Psychosis specific and youth mental health training initiatives
• Opportunities for one or more key portfolios such as satellite clinic coordination, specialist family interventions, AOD and Youth Justice, and primary care.

About You:

Eligible disciplines: RPN Grade 4 / Occupational Therapist, Social Worker and Psychologist Grade 3

Relevant registration and qualifications (see position description for details)

Minimum 5 years' experience in tertiary and/or youth mental health and a demonstrated ability to lead a clinical team, supervise mental health clinicians, and function both autonomously and collaboratively with other clinical and organisational leaders

Excellent communication, organisation, and leadership skills

Motivated by youth-focused, inclusive, and recovery-oriented care

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

PYMHWS stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

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Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is recruiting a Senior Mental Health Clinician to lead the Early Psychosis team, providing clinical governance and supervision for youth at ultra-high risk or first episode psychosis with complex comorbidities.

Based in Werribee, you will work within a multidisciplinary, values-driven public service, delivering evidence-based care to young people aged 12-25 and collaborating with families, carers and partners to improve outcomes and

Work Location: Waratah Community Health Service

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia's leading public healthcare providers.

Join our Mental Health Services team and play a key role in delivering recovery-oriented, evidence-based care within Community Team 2.

Mental Health OT3, SW3 or Psychologist 2 / Key Clinician, Community Team The Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services (RMH MHS) Why Join RMH?

• Full time or part time opportunity Based in Moonee Ponds
• General community mental health, Profession specific direct intervention and service development component
• Growth opportunities Progress in Clinical, Research and Operational Leadership

About the role

Join Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services as a Grade 3 OT/SW or Grade 2 Psychologist and play a key role in delivering recovery-oriented, evidence-based care within Community Team 2. Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team with a strong Allied Health presence, you will provide specialist assessment, intervention and care coordination for adults experiencing complex mental health needs, while championing your profession perspective across the service.

This senior clinical role offers the opportunity to lead within your discipline, supervise staff and students, and contribute to service development and clinical excellence. You will work collaboratively with consumers, families, carers and external partners, including the NDIS and community services, to support recovery and promote meaningful participation in everyday life.

With dedicated time to deliver specialist Psychological, OT or SW interventions for low-prevalence mental health disorders, this is an excellent opportunity to further develop your clinical and leadership expertise while contributing to innovative mental health care.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop evidence-based recovery plans with consumers and families
• Manage a balanced caseload that enables therapeutic engagement
• Deliver high-quality assessments, treatment, and ongoing support
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to enhance team capability
• Drive high-quality occupational therapy practice through specialist assessment and intervention
• Enhance evidence-based practice for people with severe and enduring mental illness

About You

• Occupational Therapist or Psychologist with current AHPRA registration
• Social Worker eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
• At least 2 years' experience assessing, diagnosing and treating severe mental illness and psychiatric disability
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary clinical team
• Strong communication, organisation and interpersonal skills
• Confidence supporting consumers with co-occurring alcohol and other drug issues
• Current Victorian Driver's Licence and flexibility to meet service needs

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful Work
  Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth
  Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging
  Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation
  Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World-Class Excellence
  Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct - one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefits
  Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent)

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work and are committed to a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards .

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) seeks a Youth Forensic Senior Mental Health Clinician to join the CFYMHS at Parkville, VIC. This 2 year fixed-term, 0.8 FTE role involves leadership, advanced assessment, and cross-sector collaboration.

The base salary is $110k-$126k per annum pro rata plus superannuation and salary packaging. Eligible disciplines include RPN, OT, SW Grade 4, or Psychologist Grade 3, with strong registration requirements.