Ra Vivek

• Developed the strategic workforce plan and recruitment and retention plan for a mental health and wellbeing statewide service to meet imminent service expansion in the context of the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health system
• Managed a statewide review of genomics use across medical specialties and delivered practical outputs for future implementation of genomics
• Reviewed the drivers of increasing antidepressant prescriptions through quantitative and qualitative analysis, including wide stakeholder engagement with peak bodies, clinicians and people with lived and living experience of mental illness
• Reviewed clinical capabilities to support younger people with disability access age-appropriate accommodation and supports through health care services
• Facilitated workshops providing targeted training on intersectionality and diversity to housing officers in Queensland.

Prior to joining Nous, Ra was a senior registrar at a tertiary metropolitan psychiatric inpatient service and complex care outreach team. He remains engaged with clinical practice and research.

Ra holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Monash University. He has also completed further training in human-centred design and project management.

Ra is a peer facilitator with the Open Exchange and a key peer educator with Harm Reduction Victoria. He enjoys camping, yoga, beach volleyball and live music; and plays the trumpet.