Job Title:
Paediatrician - Mental Health
Job Type:
Part time
About the Role
This is a permanent (ongoing) position at 14 hours per fortnight within the Mental Health Department, in a community-based mental health team based initially at Travancore and will move to Tarneit.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide direct clinical care informed by the latest evidence base to a number of consumers with complex mental health problems referred for assessments and interventions to the South West Mental Health community team at Tarneit.
* Provide direct paediatric care including diagnostic evaluation, prescription and monitoring of medications, participation in Autism Spectrum Disorder team assessments and documentation of care in the Electronic Medical Record.
* Contribute expert clinical opinion to the development of procedures and policy that influence community service provision and seek to advance evidence-based practice delivered in the community team.
* Participate in clinical quality improvement activities in the department.
Requirements
* Registration as medical practitioner and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
* Extensive experience in working in developmental and behavioural paediatrics.
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 an Intake and Assessment Team based at Parkville and three multidisciplinary community-based teams located at Travancore, St Albans and Hoppers Crossing. RCH Mental Health is currently undergoing an exciting transformation and expansion as we implement the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System.
We Offer
Salary Packaging – Increase your take-home pay
Professional development and special events
Culture of continuous improvement
Other Requirements
* Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
* Valid Working with Children Check
* Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain