Open Dialogue Carer Peer Practitioner/Carer Peer Support Worker

Join the team at Royal Melbourne Hospital Mental Health Services (RMH MHS) as a designated lived experience dual role.

Use your personal experience of supporting a family member, partner/friend or loved one experiencing mental ill-health, psychological distress or alcohol and other drug (AOD) challenges to provide hope, advocacy and support to other families and carers.

Working as part of the Inner Melbourne (Open Dialogue) multidisciplinary team, you will help facilitate network meetings that bring together consumers, families, carers and clinicians to support shared understanding, collaborative decision-making and recovery.

Your Impact

• Provide peer support to families, carers, supporters and kin using your lived experience appropriately.
• Co-facilitate Open Dialogue network meetings alongside clinicians.
• Promote recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and family-inclusive practice.
• Advocate for the voice, rights and needs of carers within the mental health service.
• Support carers to navigate the mental health system and access community resources.
• Share lived experience in a purposeful and safe manner to inspire hope and connection.
• Build collaborative relationships with carers, clinicians and community organisations.
• Maintain professional boundaries, confidentiality and ethical peer practice.
• Participate in supervision, reflective practice and ongoing professional development.

About You

You are a Carer Lived Experience Worker who brings:

• Minimum 2 years' experience working as a Carer Peer Support role, or other carer Lived Experience role
• Personal lived experience as a family member, carer or supporter of an adult who has experienced mental illness, psychological distress or AOD challenges
• Demonstrated ability to use lived experience intentionally and appropriately to support others
• Understanding of recovery-oriented, trauma-informed and person-centred practice
• Strong communication, listening and relationship-building skills
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Knowledge of carer rights, advocacy and the Victorian mental health and wellbeing system

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful Work
  Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth
  Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging
  Join in a diverse and values-led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation
  Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.
• World-Class Excellence
  Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefitsSalary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off for eligible full-time staff (role/EBA dependent).
• Work in the Parkville PrecinctWork in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.

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Interested?

Click Apply to submit your application, please include your resume and cover letter. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Working With Children Check.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work and are committed to a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards.

As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.