Team Leader Youth Response Team
Temporary opportunity to be the Team Leader at the Youth Response Team until end October 2025.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 31 October 2025 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Dependent on qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ554475
Salary per week:
Health Professional Level 4: $2,331.57 - $2,288.09
Nurse Unit Manager Level 1: $2,435.70
Clinical Psychologist: $2,093.71 - $2,551.93
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Mainly based at Macquarie Hospital with some time at Brookvale and Mona Vale
What you'll be doing
The Team Leader, in collaboration with the CYMHS Service Manager, will provide expert clinical and operational leadership, supervision and oversight to the Youth Response Team (YRT) to ensure delivery of high quality evidence based specialist mental health interventions to young people psychological distress and/or suicidal crisis and their families and carers.
The Team Leader will be required to exercise independent clinical judgement, initiative and problem solving skills to provide senior clinical support to the multi-disciplinary clinicians within the team.
The Team Leader will take a care coordination load within YRT, carrying a reduced clinical load to accommodate leadership and management duties.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
- Relevant qualification in Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Diversional Therapy or Nursing with current AHPRA registration. - For Social Work, a bachelor’s degree in social work and eligibility for membership with AASW. - For Psychology, a Master's degree or higher in Clinical Psychology from an APAC Accredited University. - For Nursing – registration with AHPRA and significant experience OR post graduate management qualification. - For Diversional Therapy, a health science or applied science bachelor’s degree in leisure, recreation or diversional therapy recognised by the Diversional Therapy Association of Australian National Council, or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer. - Health Professionals require experience at a minimum Level 2 or equivalent. - Current unrestricted NSW drivers licence.
- Describe your experience in roles where you have worked as a leader and a clinician.
- Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership, service coordination and support to a multi-disciplinary team.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including negotiation, advocacy and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical services or programs.
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For role related queries or questions contact Julie Wortans on Julie.Wortans@health.nsw.gov.au
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Applications Close: 23 February 2025
Tentative Interview Dates: 27 February 2025
