Job Title: Mental Health Clinician
Location: Victoria, Australia
Job Type: Full-time, Part-time
About RMH Mental Health Services Triage:
RMH Mental Health Services Triage has been established for 14 years and is the largest mental health triage service in Victoria.
We are operated by Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH) and provide services to multiple hospital and health services in metropolitan Melbourne.
About the Role:
As a Mental Health Triage Clinician, you will work collaboratively with area mental health service providers.
All contacts to Triage will be operated via the telephone and email system and is a 24-hour a day, 7 days a week service.
This is an office-based role.
Your Key Responsibilities:
* Undertake initial phone risk and mental state assessments and document as appropriate.
* Telephone screen referrals to the service by making succinct and appropriate assessment of the needs of the individual and application of the Department of Health statewide triage scale.
* Liaise with and provide information to community agencies, GPs, families, and carers.
* Work collaboratively with colleagues across all RMH teams.
Requirements:
This is a multidisciplinary role and is open to senior mental health clinicians; Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN 4), Occupational Therapists (OT 3), Social Workers (SW 3), and Clinical / Neuro / Forensic Psychologists (P 3).
Clinical experience in a range of clinical mental health settings with highly developed mental health assessment skills.
A commitment to providing high-level customer service with a consumer-focused approach.
Demonstrate the capacity for initiative and work appropriately with limited direction.