Senior Forensic Youth Mental Health Clinician

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Salary packaging

5 weeks annual leave

Monthly ADO

Job summary

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

PYMHWS leads a bold transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne’s north and west, delivering accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed care grounded in lived experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in tertiary and/or youth mental health.
• Experience supervising mental health clinicians.
• Knowledge of youth justice/criminal justice systems.
• Registration and qualifications as listed.

Responsibilities

• Conduct mental health assessments and formulate treatment plans.
• Provide psychological treatment, crisis intervention and family support.
• Maintain partnerships with agencies and service providers including AOD, Youth Justice, and primary care.
• Engage in ongoing professional development.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Supervision

Agency partnerships

Crisis intervention

Education

Psychologist Grade 3

RPN Grade 4

Occupational Therapist

Social Worker

Job description

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

PYMHWS leads a bold transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne’s north and west, delivering accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed care grounded in lived experience.