Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content LinkSelect how often (in days) to receive an alert:Fellow in child and adolescent psychiatryThe Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.For further Information on RCH is availablehere .Fellow in Psychiatry-Community, Consultation-Liaison and Banksia WardThis is a fixed term full time role based in a community team or the Hospital Consultation Liaison Mental Health team or the Banksia WardHub of medical precinct in Parkville, MelbourneWork for Australia’s leading Children’s HospitalChallenging and rewarding work environmentAbout the RoleThis is a fixed term full time position at 86 hours per fortnight within the Mental Health Department,in a community based mental health team or the Hospital Consultation-Liaison Mental Health Team or the Banksia Ward.The Community Mental Health Fellow is responsible for providing clinical care to RCH Mental Health (RCH MH) consumers, including psychiatric assessments, case planning, treatment and consultation within the multidisciplinary team, and for participating in relevant training, quality and staff development programs. The Fellow contributes to the inter-disciplinary team care provided to the community including participation in same-day assessment rosters, after-hours on-call registrar roster and community development and consultation.With RCH outpatient Mental Health focused on seeing 0–11-year-olds, this role provides an excellent opportunity for a trainee interested in developing their skills with this age group.The Fellow will be based in one of the three community mental health teams of RCH at Travancore, St Albans or Hoppers Crossing or within the RCH Parkville Campus and has a dual reporting line:(1) to the Team Consultant Psychiatrist for clinical care, professional standards and training requirements(2) to the Site/Team Coordinator for management and administrative responsibilities in RCH MHThe Banksia Ward is a 16-bed facility, part of the Royal Children’s Hospital. It is one of four public-funded inpatient adolescent wards in Victoria and provides acute psychiatric care to young people 13-18yo. This includes both urgent and planned admissions for assessment, stabilisation and therapeutic interventions. A new therapeutic model of care has been prepared for the new Ward to guide high quality practice.The Banksia Ward Fellow works alongside the Banksia Registrar, HMO, the Hospital Principal Psychiatrist and sessional Consultant Psychiatrists with the support of the on-site Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry team. The primary activities of the Fellow are admission and management of inpatients including supervised oversight of psychiatric medications, and coordination of multidisciplinary care for several young people as well as the management of acute mental health risks.The Hospital Consultation-Liaison mental health team provides mental health care to medical and surgical inpatients admitted to the RCH as well as support to the RCH ED Mental health team. The role provides an excellent opportunity for the trainee to gain advanced clinical skills in the assessment and management of infants children and adolescents admitted with acute or chronic medical illness symptoms with co-occurring mental health symptoms and challenges.The Hospital Consultation-Liaison Fellow works alongside a Psychiatry Registrar, HMO, the Hospital Principal Psychiatrist and sessional Consultant Psychiatrists. The primary activities of the Fellow are the assessment and management of mental health problems in medical and surgical inpatients at RCH including supervised oversight of psychiatric medications, and management of acute mental health risks.What you’ll achieveClinical care to RCH Mental Health (RCH MH) consumers, including psychiatric assessments, case planning, treatment and consultation within the multidisciplinary team, and forParticipating in relevant training, quality and staff development programs.The Fellow contributes to the inter-disciplinary team care provided to the consumers including participation in same-day assessment rosters, after-hours on-call registrar roster and community development and consultation or hospital consultation-liaison services or services to consumers admitted to the Banksia Ward.Children’s Hospital Values by all Department staff, and facilitate staff working according to the principles of the RCH Compact (see below).Further develop initiatives and support the delivery of great care through Quality initiatives in the areas of Excellent Clinical Outcome, Positive Experience, a safe place and Timely AccessYour skills and experienceRegistration as a medical practitioner in VictoriaUndertaking basic training with RANZCP and enrolment as advanced trainee with the RANZCPExperience in the use of an electronic medical recordIf this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.About RCH Mental HealthRCH 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, three multidisciplinary community-based teams located at Travancore, St Albans and Hoppers Crossing, the Banksia Ward (adolescent mental health inpatient unit), Hospital Consultation-Liaison mental health team, Child and Youth HOPE team, ED mental health team. Each team is led by a partnership between a Team Coordinator/s and a Consultant Psychiatrist, with the Team Coordinator responsible for the operational functioning of the team, and the Consultant Psychiatrist accountable for driving high quality clinical care across the Team. RCH Mental Health has undergone an exciting transformation and expansion in the community as we implement the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System. The transformation allows RCH Mental Health to help more infants and children and their families and implement contemporary models of care that best meet the needs of the families we serve and support them to use their collective strengths for recovery and hope.What we offerSalary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!Professional development and special eventsCulture of continuous improvementOther requirementsCurrent National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtainValid Working with Children CheckCurrent NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtainCompliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedureApplication processTo apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.You must attach certified credentials and a completed applicationShortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!For more information about this position please contact Dr Chidambaram Prakash Acting Director Mental Health on (03) 9345 5505 or chidambaram.prakash@rch.org.auWhy work at the RCH?RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offerthe opportunity towork in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemptionAre you ready to join our team?Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
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