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SalaryReference Number 35351
Position Title Clinical Lead-Frankston Local Mental Health
Employment Status Permanent Full Time
Location Peninsula Community Mental Health Service
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Help lead major Mental Health reform in Victoria to ensure that everyone is supported.
In this role you will be part of the leadership group of one of the first of 60 Mental Health Locals in Victoria.
- Be part of an emerging Mental Health service stream in response to Mental Health reform
- Opportunity to lead and shape a community-led Mental Health service.
- Generous salary packaging, great location in Frankston; close to the shops, beaches and public transport.
- Classification Range: RPN GRADE 5; OCC THER GRADE 4; PSYCHOLOGIST GRADE 4; S WKR GRADE 4 *
Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Local provides local support and is a key recommendation of the recent Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health system and promises to make our community a better place to live.
Wellways, Mentis Assist and Peninsula Health together provide Mental Health and wellbeing supports in Frankston to ensure everyone can access treatment and care closer to home.
The Frankston Mental Health Local provides welcoming and inclusive support for people aged 26 years and over who are experiencing Mental Health challenges, including people with co-occurring alcohol and drug addiction treatment and care needs.
The Local is working with the local Frankston community and people who have a personal experience of Mental Health issues and recovery to continue to build and develop these services so they are the best they can be and are responsive to community needs.
The Frankston Mental Health Local is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of Mental Health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply.
What You Will Be Doing
The Towards Change Clinical Lead B will play an active integration role between the Frankston Local Service and Peninsula Health Area Mental Health and Wellbeing Services (PHAMHWS). Attending PHAMHWS leadership and governance meetings as a representative of the Frankston Local Service, the Towards Change Clinical Lead B will support ongoing communication, referral flow and shared care opportunities between services.
What You Need
We anticipate you will have:
- Registered Nurse, Social Worker, OT or Clinical Psychologist with relevant registration.
- Demonstrated management and leadership experience or a specialists undergraduate psychiatric/Mental Health nursing program.
- Manage and provide leadership planning, develop and implementation of Mental Health Service initiatives in line with strategic objectives in line with Frankston Local Adult and Older Adult Mental Health and Wellbeing Service.
- Coordinate and Supervise Clinicians
- Oversee KPI's
- Be responsible for ensuring own professional development is up to date and in line with best practice standards.
- Provide clinical and operational leadership to the team.
- Provide leadership for the Mental Health Service ensuring the service achieves excellence in integrated and seamless care.
- Provide operational support to Peninsula Health clinicians including rostering and budgeting.
Apply now online, or contact the Recruitment team for more information.
If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People Experience Team on (03) 9784 2700.
Additional Requirements
Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity and promotes a workplace that welcomes and includes the unique contributions of all people. We encourage applications from individuals who identify as being Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, are culturally diverse, LGBTQIA+ or who have a disability to apply. We are also strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments or additional support you may require during the recruitment process.
To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:
*Please refer to salary circular for VICTORIAN PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT 2021 - 2024 for salary range. Sub-grading will be based on years of experience.
This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.
Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.
Selection Criteria Essential: Are you a Registered Nurse, Social Worker, OT or Clinical Psychologist with relevant registration?
Essential: RPN ONLY: Do you have a Post Graduate Qualification in Mental Health or have you completed a Specialist Undergraduate Mental Health Program?
Essential: Do you have management and leadership experience or a specialists undergraduate psychiatric/Mental Health nursing program?
Contact Person Kate Andrews (General Manager)
Contact Number 97847101
Contact Email kandrews@phcn.vic.gov.au
Alternate Contact Person Jade Barton
Alternate Contact Number 97841185
