Senior Youth Justice Mental Health Clinician - Young Persons Mental Health Service

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About the Role 

This role is for a Registered Psychiatric Nurse Grade 4 (NP75-77).

The role is that of a specialist mental health clinician with training, qualifications and experience in assessing and providing intensive mental health interventions to children and adolescents who present with severe mental health problems, associated high risk factors and have difficulties engaging with mental health services. 

The key components of the role include: 

• Provision of specific high quality, accurate ongoing assessments and therapeutic intervention, for youth justice clients in the South East Region Youth Justice System, as appropriate within the context of a multidisciplinary team
• Developing a developmental and psychological formulation to understand a young person’s mental health difficulties and inform intervention planning
• Providing primary, secondary and tertiary consultation to Youth Justice
• Provision of therapeutic support to the ‘system’ around the young person in a collaborative and reflective partnership with other involved agencies

All Young Persons’ Mental Health Service employees work within a framework of quality improvement, adhere to Australian Council of Health Care Standards (ACHS) requirements and risk management principals with the primary focus being on the rights and responsibilities of clients and their families and adherence to the values contained in the service mission statement.  

 About the Young Persons Mental Health Service 

Young Persons Mental Health Services (YPMHS) provides mental health assessment and treatment for young people (aged 18-25 years) and their families. We work with the 18-25 age group in the Southern Region, providing a comprehensive assessment service and a range of treatment options including inpatient treatment in times of crisis, community (outpatient) treatment, group programs, family therapy, and specialist services. We work with families to address a number of complex issues they may be experiencing, including parent/child relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, trauma related issues, self-harm, suicidal thinking, eating disorders, neuro developmental presentations and psychosis. We also work collaboratively with families, educational settings and other agencies to create identified areas for change and work strongly from a relational and systemic framework. We now have ongoing (permanent), full-time opportunity available to work as a youth mental health clinician in our thriving, engaged Youth Community Mental Health Team, providing mental health assessment, formulation and treatment to complex and acute young people in the South East. With exposure to a multidisciplinary team led by consultant psychiatrists, we provide assessment and treatment for youth and their families in the City of Casey, City of Greater Dandenong, and the Shire of Cardinia.

In Return 

Ours is a connected team with strong shared values and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Ours is also a highly skilled, collaborative and welcoming multidisciplinary team where the only limit in your career is you. As a valuable member of a wider team, we are committed to working with you to become your professional best. There is access to resources to support you in this position, we offer clinical education sessions, on the job training and career progression to enable you to further develop your Clinical and Leadership skills whilst role modelling excellence and delivering a high standard of client(patient) centred care. There is no better time to join us and here’s just a few reasons why: 

• Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills and knowledge base 

• Avenues to further develop your leadership and project management skills 

• Mentorship and career guidance 

• Support to attend relevant forums and conferences 

• A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies 

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Elle on 0408 640 132

Position Description can be found here

Nursing Attachment can be found here

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 6 November 2025