Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is seeking a Mental Health Clinician to deliver acute mental health care in the Hospital in the Home program for youths aged 12-25, across Melbourne's northwest and western suburbs. The role supports families and uses evidence-informed, trauma informed care in home settings.

The successful applicant will join a multidisciplinary team, work on a rotating roster, and benefit from flexible arrangements and leave provisions.

Mental Health Clinician - Hospital in the Home Job Description Mental Health Clinician - Hospital in the Home Req ID: 5355 Posting Start Date: 22/09/2026 Advertisement End Date: 19/10/2026 Work Location: PYMHWS Footscray

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is a new, dedicated public youth mental health service and is the first of its kind in Australia. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team.

Job Description

MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN - HOSPITAL IN THE HOME

Permanent Ongoing Full or Part-Time (minimum 0.6 FTE) Spotswood

Join a multi-disciplinary team providing acute and complex mental health care to young people and families in the comfort of their own homes.

• Permanent Ongoing Full or Part Time 0.6 - 1.0 EFT
• Travel for home visits incl. in work hours AM, PM & weekend shifts
• Salary Packaging 5 weeks Annual Leave Monthly ADO

About Us

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is Victoria's newest public mental health service dedicated to the care of young people aged 12 to 25 experiencing complex mental health challenges.

PYMHWS is leading a bold and values-driven transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne's north and west. We exist to walk alongside young people, their families, carers, supporters and kin delivering care that is accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed, and grounded in lived experience. Our service model is shaped by the voices of young people and their communities, and underpinned by a commitment to safety, equity, and continuous learning.

At PYMHWS, we are working with our community and partners to build in a future where all young people can access world-class mental health support, close to home. As we grow, we are looking for passionate, skilled, and visionary professionals to join us in shaping a new era of youth mental health in Victoria.

The Opportunity

The Mental Health Clinician will be a key clinical support within the Hospital in the Home (HITH) program as part of a rotating roster. This position is central to delivering comprehensive care, evidence informed care within the HITH model.

HITH is an acute service providing early intervention to young people with severe and complex mental illness within the home environment.

Operating seven days a week, the multidisciplinary HITH team delivers accessible, collaborative, and coordinated mental health care to young people aged 12 to 25 years and their families/carers across Melbourne's northwest and western suburbs.

Our service is made up of compassionate, curious, and dedicated professionals. As we continue to grow, we are seeking an experienced, kind and collaborative Mental Health Clinician to support the delivery of comprehensive acute and complex mental health care to young people and their families of the Hospital in the Home program.

Why Join PYMHWS

• Be part of building a legacy for youth mental health in Victoria
• Work alongside passionate, visionary leaders in a values-led organisation
• Salary packaging options, up to $11,600 tax free earnings
• 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO for full time employees
• Flexible working arrangements including remote work options where possible
• Employee wellbeing focused, access to EAP
• Fitness Passport membership
• Flexible, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture
• Opportunities for professional growth and development

About the Role

Mental Health Clinicians deliver acute mental health care to young people in their own homes, whilst offering psychoeducation and support to families who are from a broad range of culturally and linguistically diverse communities and socio-economic backgrounds.

You will demonstrate high standards of clinical care that are responsive to each young person's developmental stage and presenting issues, and informed by existing evidence and guidelines.

The role offers you opportunities for providing key discipline specific individual, family and systems interventions aimed to support and facilitate recovery and well being.

We deliver individually formulated care plans that comprise of psychopharmacology, therapeutic interventions (CBT plus other targeted interventions), family inclusive practices, vocational and educational support, intensive outreach, and crisis support.

What You'll Do

• Complete mental health assessments, including formulation of care plans, crisis management plans, outcome measures, progress notes, discharge summaries, and all other required documentation.
• Undertake mental health interventions, crisis response, and family and systems based work within the client and carer's context.
• Ensure care is guided by evidence based, culturally safe, and trauma-informed principles that incorporate the diverse needs of young people, their families, and support systems, to facilitate recovery and promote wellbeing.
• Demonstrate the capacity to provide, or develop skills in, integrated assessment, treatment, and care for young people with dual diagnoses.
• Provide responsive, strengths-based, and youth-focused care and advocacy for all young people and their families, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTQIA+ community.
• Contribute to a culture of compassionate teamwork, learning, and continuous improvement.

About You

You will be experienced in, and passionate about, providing acute, developmentally appropriate, and evidence-based mental health care to young people and their families in the community, including those requiring complex support through the Hospital in the Home program.

• Eligible disciplines: Grade 3 RPN, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker / Grade 2 Psychologist
• Relevant registration and qualifications (see position description for details)
• A minimum of 12-24 month's experience in tertiary clinical practice within the mental health field, including young people experiencing mental health disorders
• Ability to develop, implement and evaluate client centred individual service plans, risk assessments and diagnostic formulations
• Clinical experience and skills in engaging and working collaboratively with families in a mental health setting
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal) as well as abilities in problem solving and negotiation
• Motivated by youth-focused, inclusive, and recovery-oriented care

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

PYMHWS stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

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Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service is seeking a Clinical Director with senior medical leadership experience to drive development of Youth Mental Health services across Victoria. The role combines strategic leadership with clinical practice oversight and a 0.5 FTE Consultant Psychiatrist position.

The successful candidate will shape service delivery, workforce planning and governance, while championing trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate care for young people aged 12-25

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is a new, dedicated public youth mental health service and is the first of its kind in Australia. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team.

Job Description: Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service Consultant Psychiatrist - PYMHWS Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) FULL TIME ONGOING FOOTSCRAY HOSPITAL

Join our youth mental health team, delivering high-quality, recovery-focused, young person-centred care using least restrictive practice.

• Join Victoria's newest Public Mental Health Service dedicated to Youth
• Ongoing Full-time role Footscray based.
• Salary Packaging 5 weeks Annual Leave.

About Us:

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS) is Victoria's newest public mental health service dedicated to the care of young people aged 12 to 25 experiencing complex mental health challenges.

PYMHWS is leading a bold and values-driven transformation in youth mental health care across Melbourne's north and west. We exist to walk alongside young people, their families, carers, supporters and kin delivering care that is accessible, inclusive, developmentally appropriate, evidence-informed, and grounded in lived experience. Our service model is shaped by the voices of young people and their communities, and underpinned by a commitment to safety, equity, and continuous learning.

At PYMHWS, we are working with our community and partners to build in a future where all young people can access world class mental health support, close to home. As we grow, we are looking for passionate, skilled, and visionary professionals to join us in shaping a new era of youth mental health in Victoria.

The Opportunity:

This is a rare, generational opportunity for a Consultant Psychiatrist to help shape a statewide youth mental health service.

The Inpatient Psychiatric Unit (IPU) forms an important part of the Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service (PYMHWS), providing specialist inpatient care to young people experiencing complex mental health and psychosocial needs. The 22 bed unit comprises a 19 bed low dependency area and three beds for targeted specialised service delivery, with a strong focus on recovery, young person centred care and least restrictive practice.

Within the IPU, the Consultant Psychiatrist will provide expert medical leadership to a passionate multidisciplinary team, delivering comprehensive youth focused care to young people aged 12-25 and their families. The role includes supervision of Psychiatry Registrars, clinical leadership and risk management, contribution to service development and innovation, and participation in PYMHWS medical education and training.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a new and evolving youth mental health service, working collaboratively with young people, families, carers, lived experience staff and multidisciplinary colleagues to shape high quality, evidence based care and improve outcomes for young people.

Why Join PYMHWS?

• Work within a highly skilled, multidisciplinary Inpatient Unit team
• Shape a statewide early intervention and prevention service model
• Contribute to innovative approaches in forensic youth MH care
• Work with complex, meaningful and high impact clinical presentations
• Provide specialist consultation across multiple service systems
• Collaborate with passionate, values driven and visionary leaders
• Strong culture of reflective practice, learning and innovation
• Ongoing professional development, supervision and growth pathways
• Flexible, inclusive and supportive workplace culture
• Salary packaging up to $11,600 tax free + additional benefits
• Access to EAP and a strong focus on staff wellbeing

What You'll Do:

Provide medical leadership to a passionate, experienced multidisciplinary team of Mental Health nurses, Allied Health and Lived Experience workforce.

Deliver comprehensive, youth focused care to young people aged 12-25 and their families.

Provide clinical leadership, including mental health and risk assessment, formulation, treatment and crisis intervention.

Supervise Psychiatry Registrars and contribute to the professional development of the multidisciplinary team.

Participate in the PYMHWS on call roster 5-6 weeks per calendar year.

Participate in the PYMHWS Medical Education and Training Program.

Contribute to service development, quality improvement, research and innovation in youth mental health care.

Participate in the PYMWS Medical Education and Training Program

About You:

You are a skilled and thoughtful Consultant Psychiatrist with a strong interest in child and adolescent mental health, committed to improving outcomes for young people with complex needs.

• Fellowship of RANZCP (FRANZCP) and AHPRA specialist registration
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and experience in all aspects of psychiatry, and with substantial experience in clinical practice with young people (aged 12-25 years) experiencing mental disorders.
• Ability to demonstrate experience/ interest in working in a mental health setting.
• Strong expertise in complex assessment, formulation and risk management
• Experience working within multidisciplinary and cross sector systems
• Excellent consultation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership and supervision
• Commitment to trauma informed, developmentally appropriate care
• Interest in service development, teaching and system capacity building
• Knowledge of the Victorian Mental Health Wellbeing Act 2022.
• A Working with Children check
• PYHMWS will organise a Police Check prior to commencement of employment
• A current Victorian Driving license

Ready to Make a Difference?

If you're looking to be part of something truly meaningful and shape the future of forensic youth mental health, we'd love to hear from you.

Name and Contact: Dr Kausik Goswami

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check. Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

PYMHWS stands in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in work and care. We are proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications.

Parkville Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service invites applications for a Consultant Psychiatrist to lead the Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, delivering expert medical leadership to a multidisciplinary team and providing youth-focused care to 12-25 year olds with complex mental health needs.

The role includes supervision of Psychiatry Registrars, involvement in service development, and participation in education and training programs, with an on-call roster of 5-6 weeks per calendar year.