Senior Allied Health Professional Adult Community Mental Health Team
Would you like to work with a dynamic and friendly adult community mental health team. Providing trauma informed recovery focused care co-ordination for consumers with clinical complexities.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Dependent on qualification
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ532155
Salary per week:
Health Professional Level 3: $2,081.22 - $2,148.66
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
Northern Beaches Adult Community Mental Health Team at Brookvale Community Health Health Centre
What you'll be doing
The Senior Allied Health Clinical Lead provides professional and clinical support to allied health clinicians to provide consumer focused, evidence based, trauma informed and recovery centered Mental Health Drug and Alcohol (MHDA) services to consumers, carers and families.
The position will make relevant professional contribution to the structure and function of the allied health team, and actively contribute to the growth and development of the team, and will be aware of, and abide by, appropriate professional ethics, and any other ethics of the Service.
They will maintain and develop professional and clinical skills by actively engaging in peer review and ongoing education and will liaise with equivalent positions across Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) and participate in relevant area committees and strategic planning and bench marking.
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 tertiary qualifications in Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, and registration with AHPRA or eligibility for membership with AASW for Social Workers. Clinical Psychologists must have a minimum postgraduate Masters or higher in Clinical Psychology. For Social Work and Occupational Therapy, minimum experience as a Level 2 clinician.
- Experience in mental health and/or leadership roles.
- Able to demonstrate excellent verbal and writen communication skills, interpersonal skills, advanced computer skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership that facilitates the ongoing development of evidenced based clinical practice and service improvement.
- Understanding of, and commitment to the effective and meaningful engagement of clinicians in the decision making process that impacts on positive patient outcomes including demonstrated knowledge of ACHS/ Mental Health Accreditation standards and processes.
- Current NSW Drivers Licence
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For role related queries or questions contact Janet Hallam on Jan.Hallam@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
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Applications Close: 18 November 2024
