Team Leader | Clarendon Community Mental Health Service

Description:

Job Description:

• Senior Clinical Position with an over award rate
• Full-time, permanent position
• Clarendon Clinic - East Melbourne location

About the Role

Centrally located and close to multiple public transport routes. A great opportunity to increase your skills in a leadership capacity. You will provide a high standard of leadership, clinical support, and supervision to clinical staff based within the Continuing Care Team at Clarendon Clinic.

You will join a dynamic community mental health team operating under a recovery-oriented model of care, utilising the Strengths Model of Case Management.

• Work within the Strengths Model of recovery orientated practice providing supervision and leadership to clinical staff
• Work together with the Team Manager to provide operational oversight, and develop processes, which improve the delivery of clinical care to consumers and their families/carers
• When required, undertake the assessment, provision of treatment and delivery of targeted interventions to consumers with complex mental health related needs and their family/carers

Classification Range

• OT/SW Grade 3 YB24 - YB27 or YC46 - YC49 ($101,597 - $11,6074 per annum)
• Psychologist Grade 3 PL1 - PL4 ($108,279 - $123,905 per annum)
• RPN Grade 4 NP75 - NP77 ($112,465 - $121,113 per annum)
• Plus an over award amount (per annum) is attached on top of the base salary

Your Contribution

• Current registration with AHPRA (if relevant)
• A minimum of 5 years post qualification clinical experience for Nursing, and 7 years post qualification clinical experience for Allied Health within Mental Health Services
• Extensive experience in the provision of assessment, discipline specific intervention and case management services for consumers experiencing early psychosis, as well as providing appropriate support for their carers and families within a recovery framework
• Experience in providing clinical supervision and leadership to other mental health staff
• A comprehensive understanding and working knowledge of the Mental Health & Wellbeing Act 2022 (including amendments) and other relevant legislation
• Current Victorian driver’s license
• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged.
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne’s best cafes, public transport and lots of carparks
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About the Mental Health Team

St. Vincent’s Mental Health (SVMH) includes an adult area mental health service for the inner city areas of Yarra and Boroondara.

The Continuing Care Teams provide ongoing specialist treatment and support to meet the identified needs of clients who suffer with a serious mental illness and associated high level of disability. The multidisciplinary team provides a range of clinical and therapeutic interventions using the recovery-focused Strengths Model of Recovery-Oriented Practice.

Working at St Vincent’s

St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application.

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You will therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations)

Contact:

Will Drapac | Manager, Clarendon CCT

03 9231 5428

Contact Details:

Alternate Contact:

Closing Date:

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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