Senior Clinician HYPE

Senior Clinician - Orygen Specialist Programs

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• • Lead early intervention care for youth with complex mental health needs
  • Support recovery through therapy, family work & vocational support
  • Part Time (0.8) Ongoing Position based in Parkville and Craigieburn

*Please note start date for this position is the 6 September 2025*

​This part-time, ongoing role is open to a Senior Allied Health Grade 3; Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Clinical Psychologist, or Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4, with specialist knowledge in evidence-based interventions.

Position Summary:

The Royal Melbourne Hospital, one of Victoria’s largest and most respected health services, is seeking a Senior Clinician to join a specialised youth mental health stream (HYPE) —an innovative and growing service supporting young people at risk of or experiencing psychosis.

The HYPE stream delivers early intervention for young people with borderline personality disorder, other personality disorders, and co-occurring mental health issues. It aims to support social and vocational recovery, promote wellbeing, and reduce the impact of mental illness through Relational Clinical Care—comprising assertive case management, psychiatric care, Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), family work, and vocational support.

Based primarily at the Parkville Hub  and supporting services in Craigeburn, this position offers the opportunity to lead a clinical team, influence service development, and contribute to local, national, and international mental health innovation.

Benefits of joining RMH/Orygen:

• 5 weeks annual leave plus leave loading!
• Discounted gym and health facilities with fitness passport!
• Salary packing options, earn up to $12,000 tax free earnings!
• Join an organisation that lives by its values - Excellence Together, Lead with Kindness, People First

About the role:

• Orygen Specialist Programs (OSP), a program of The Royal Melbourne Hospital, provides specialist mental health services for young people aged 12 to 24 and focuses on providing early intervention to young people with severe and complex mental illness
• OSP also works alongside  which operates four primary mental health care headspace services in the catchment area
• Multidisciplinary teams deliver individually tailored services that comprise assessment and crisis intervention, case management, medication, psychotherapy, family support, inpatient care, group work, vocational support, educational assistance, and intensive outreach 
• Specialist clinical streams offer targeted interventions for psychotic disorders (including young people at ‘ultra-high risk’ of psychosis), mood disorders, and personality disorders; and also manage the co-morbid substance use disorders, eating disorders, neurodevelopment disorders and forensic mental health
• Streams are supported by the Psychosocial Recovery program and the Community Development program

About you:

• Formal bachelor qualification in Occupational Therapy or Psychology or Nursing or Social work
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in provision of mental health treatment, including with young people
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and respectfully with young people & families
• Ability to work independently and as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of the rationale and evidence for early intervention in mental illness
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Interested? Click apply! Interviews are ongoing!

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