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Form of work- Full-time, fixed term role including monthly ADOs
- Based across Youth Justice Custodial Precincts (travel covered in working hours)
- Opportunities in training, research and service development
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
- 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
- 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)
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 0417822***.
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.
Partner Employment Opportunities
- We have no current partner employment opportunities.
Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal Mental Health as they grow into adulthood. Everything we do at Orygen is about helping to create that future, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.
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The outcomes of the Royal Commission into the Victorian Mental Health System will enable a revolutionary new era of reform in Mental Health that will finally see Youth Mental Health progress in the direction that Orygen has pioneered over the past 30 years.
To leverage these changes, Orygen is building a Mental Health workforce for the future.
Young people and their families are at the heart of everything we do: our world-leading research that creates positive change, our unrivalled training and clinical care, and our pioneering reforms that create real-world solutions.
We are fearless. We are collaborative. We are committed. We are determined. And we make no apology for that.
At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.
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Why choose Orygen?Flexible work options, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and a range of other staff wellbeing initiatives.
Not-for-profit salary packaging and parental leave scheme.
Young people and their families are at the heart of everything we do.
We believe in building and sustaining a healthy workplace culture where staff feel engaged, supported and motivated. Check out some of the key highlights from our 2021 staff engagement survey:
Our valuesWe acknowledge and value the experience, diversity and expertise of our colleagues and the young people and families who seek our support, and commit to acting in a manner that facilitates and encourages equal participation.
We take responsibility for delivering on our commitments as individuals and as teams and commit to being honest and transparent in all our dealings.
We prioritise inclusivity, supportiveness, flexibility, communication and mutual respect that builds on one another's strengths and diversity in the pursuit of shared goals.
We work to continuously improve our practices, remaining open to feedback and new ideas, to ensure we do our best for young people and their families.
We encourage and support novel, creative and evidence-based solutions to complex problems and look for opportunities to collaborate and partner to optimise our ideas.
We encourage and support novel, creative and evidence-based solutions to complex problems and look for opportunities to collaborate and partner to optimise our ideas.
These values are underpinned by our strategic commitment to partner with:
- young people and their families;
- First Nations people of Australia;
- LGBTIQA+ people; and
- culturally and linguistically diverse people.
We are always on the lookout for committed, passionate and inspirational talent to join our team. Please complete an Expression of Interest form so that we can consider you for upcoming opportunities.
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