Digital Clinical Content Writer

at  Orygen The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health

Orygen Digital Melbourne Permanent / Full Time

16/4/2024

• Parkville/Hybrid location | Close to public transport, onsite parking
• Full to part time ongoing position | (0.8-1.0 FTE)
• Access to NFP salary packaging | Join a multidisciplinary team

Your new job
The Digital Clinical Content Writer will write novel, evidence-based and youth-friendly clinical content applicable to a mobile-based and online digital context. The Clinical Content Writer will be assigned writing tasks to produce content for digital interventions and will require to work both creatively and within an evidence-based framework to produce engaging and youth-friendly content.

Reporting to the Clinical Content Manager, Orygen Digital you will:

• Have responsibility for the development, writing, design and execution of exceptional clinical content informed by evidence based psychological models and interventions.
• Work as clinical content writer within the MOST project: develop the initial draft of engaging clinical content (activities) informed by an evidence-based transdiagnostic framework to a specific clinical presentation or issue (strategic priorities set by Head of Content). Written content must be written for a Mobile app and online platform.
• Advise the Orygen Digital team on therapeutic best practices, sourced from your clinical training and real-life experience(s) with clients.
• Work collaboratively and flexibly to revise and update content as required within a short timeframe.

What you’ll need

You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people. The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology (preferably postgraduate or working towards postgraduate qualifications in Clinical Psychology or education/developmental Psychology),
• Psychological therapy or clinical experience working with adolescents and young adults to address mental health issues (this will inform content development)
• Sound understanding and knowledge of literature surrounding psychological interventions for, or mechanisms underpinning, common mental health conditions (in youth) and their application.
• Relevant experience in professional writing, editing, and/or publishing field (academically or otherwise)

What you’ll get in return

• Salary package between $90,000 - $95,000 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 11% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,600 meals and entertainment card.
• Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
• Flexible work to suit your lifestyle and access to policies and tools that support this.
• Join a growing organisation.
• Support the development of a world leading youth mental health digital solution.

Orygen – leading the revolution
Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.
Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always.
Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.
At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.
Join the revolution
If you’re keen to join Orygen and be part of our team challenging the status quo and reshaping the future for young people, apply now.
For more information and to review the position description, please follow the link
https://www.orygen.org.au/getmedia/bc3fd155-02df-4103-af80-a537850443ba/Position-description-Clinical-Content-writerAprilFinal.pdf.aspx
This is a part to full-time (0.8-1.0) ongoing position.
Applications will close on 30th April 2024, unless a suitable candidate is found sooner.
Orygen is committed to providing diverse, equitable and inclusive environments for Staff and anyone connected to Orygen. We strive to continue building a culturally safe workplace where our values underpin the way we work and our commitment to First Nations people of Australia, young people and their families, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and CALD communities. We strongly encourage applications from the First Nations people.
Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services.
All employment appointments are subject to holding a valid working with children check, successful police check and having at least three COVID-19 vaccinations.

Please refer the Job description for details