Mental Health Nurse Grade 3 - Child and Youth

4w1 month ago

Alfred Health

AU · Full-time · A$100,000 – A$120,000

About this role

Alfred Infant Child and Youth Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (ICYAMHWS) provides accessible, family-inclusive mental health care for infants, children, young people and their families. Operating across two streams (0-11 and 12-26 years), the service includes specialist care in perinatal, neurodevelopmental, eating disorders and outreach support.

As a senior mental health clinician, you will deliver clinical assessment, intervention, case-management and single session or brief therapy. You will also provide discipline-specific consultation to internal and external clinical services.

You will join a supportive, multi-disciplinary team that values respect, partnership and integrity. The team incorporates lived-experience peer workers and is committed to a family-focused, systemic approach.

Staff at ICYAMHWS report pride in the workplace culture, inclusion of diversity, innovation and career growth. The service provides regular supervision, reflective practice, education and professional development opportunities to support your continuous growth.

Requirements

Bachelor Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing or equivalent, OR Bachelor Degree in Nursing plus an approved postgraduate qualification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
Current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia via AHPRA
Demonstrated capability in providing a full range of mental health interventions at a senior level
Australian working rights
Experience working with children, young people and their families in a mental health setting
Knowledge of recovery-oriented, family-centred and trauma-informed practice

Responsibilities

Provide clinical assessment and intervention for children and young people experiencing emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties and their families
Manage a caseload and deliver case-management, single session and brief therapy
Offer discipline-specific consultation and assessment to clients and clinical services within and outside ICYAMHWS
Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team including peer workers to deliver intensive care mental health services
Support the development of treatment plans that incorporate a family-focused and systemic lens
Participate in regular professional supervision and reflective practice sessions

Benefits

Full-time position with flexible Accrued Day Off (ADO) arrangements
Supportive multi-disciplinary team environment with great team culture
Frequent professional development opportunities and regular professional supervision
Access to reflective practice and ongoing education to challenge and grow your skills
Meaningful work that makes a difference in the lives of children, young people and families