Team Leader - Community Mental Health
An exciting opportunity exists for a dynamic Team Leader with a strong interest in commitment to leadership and management.
Remuneration: $106,142 - $125,241 per annum + 11.5% Super + Salary Packaging
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 2
Location: Taree Community Health Service
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ534923
Applications Close: Sunday, 24th Novemeber 2024
About us:
At Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations.The Manning Community Mental Health Team provides comprehensive mental health services to the communities of Bulahdelah, Gloucester, Forster, and Taree, located on the Lower Mid North Coast. The dynamic, multidisciplinary team operates within a supportive environment, ensuring high-quality patient-centred care.
Our team culture is built on the CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Empowerment. We foster a positive and inclusive environment where every team member is valued and encouraged to contribute to the collective success. We prioritise open communication, mutual respect, and continuous professional development.
About the role:
As a leader, you will support the organisation in achieving the aims of the safety management system, establishing and maintaining a positive health and safety culture, and consulting with workers and others when making decisions that may impact their health, safety, and welfare.
In this role, you will provide clinical and operational leadership and management to the team, ensuring high-quality patient-centred care in accordance with relevant legislation, national Health Standards, organisational policies, and professional standards of practice. You will also be involved in change management and initiating new service delivery models within the established service.
The Manning Community Mental Health Team is supported by the Clinical Care Coordinator, with clinical supervision available and encouraged to support your professional development and career growth. New team members will receive comprehensive orientation and training, along with ongoing education and professional development opportunities to ensure continuous growth and improvement.
Our organisation supports the development of leadership skills and education through Organisational learning pathways or external learning providers with leave options facilitate learning opportunities.
About you:
The successful candidate will consistently demonstrate behaviours that reinforce our CORE Values with all stakeholders, including colleagues, direct reports, patients, consumers, and their caregivers. Key skills and attributes include:
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 2
Location: Taree Community Health Service
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ534923
Applications Close: Sunday, 24th Novemeber 2024
About us:
At Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations.The Manning Community Mental Health Team provides comprehensive mental health services to the communities of Bulahdelah, Gloucester, Forster, and Taree, located on the Lower Mid North Coast. The dynamic, multidisciplinary team operates within a supportive environment, ensuring high-quality patient-centred care.
Our team culture is built on the CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Empowerment. We foster a positive and inclusive environment where every team member is valued and encouraged to contribute to the collective success. We prioritise open communication, mutual respect, and continuous professional development.
About the role:
As a leader, you will support the organisation in achieving the aims of the safety management system, establishing and maintaining a positive health and safety culture, and consulting with workers and others when making decisions that may impact their health, safety, and welfare.
In this role, you will provide clinical and operational leadership and management to the team, ensuring high-quality patient-centred care in accordance with relevant legislation, national Health Standards, organisational policies, and professional standards of practice. You will also be involved in change management and initiating new service delivery models within the established service.
The Manning Community Mental Health Team is supported by the Clinical Care Coordinator, with clinical supervision available and encouraged to support your professional development and career growth. New team members will receive comprehensive orientation and training, along with ongoing education and professional development opportunities to ensure continuous growth and improvement.
Our organisation supports the development of leadership skills and education through Organisational learning pathways or external learning providers with leave options facilitate learning opportunities.
About you:
The successful candidate will consistently demonstrate behaviours that reinforce our CORE Values with all stakeholders, including colleagues, direct reports, patients, consumers, and their caregivers. Key skills and attributes include:
- Ability to lead, manage, and support a clinical team.
- Knowledge of or experience in change management.
- Commitment to consumer-focused care, clinical governance, and quality improvement.
- Encouragement of professional development for both yourself and your team.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Computer literacy.
- Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
Non-negotiable attributes include a commitment to our CORE Values and the ability to lead and support a team effectively. Skills such as specific clinical techniques or health IT programs can be learned on the job.
Requirements:
- Must hold qualification in Occupational Therapy, Clinical Psychology (or be in the process of completing Clinical Masters), Nursing, Social Worker, Counsellor (Degree in Bachelor of Science Mental Health, Djirruwang Program) which provides eligibility or membership of the relevant professional association general registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
- Relevant post graduate qualifications in clinical leadership or management; or willingness to undertake same.
- Eligible to drive in NSW.
Additional information:
- An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
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For role related queries or questions contact Joshua Louis on Joshua.Louis@health.nsw.gov.au
Information for Applicants:
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.
HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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