Clinical Manager, Child And Adolescent Mental Health (Camhs) - St George Mhs

Clinical Manager, Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) - St George MHSEmployment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist, Nurse Unit Manager Level 2, Occupational Therapist Level 5, Senior Psychologist, Social Worker Level 5
Remuneration: $105,553 - $129,309 per annum, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ484216To be considered for this position you must be an employee of NSW Health and its Affiliated Health Organisations.The Clinical Manager, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) will provide expert operational and clinical leadership, and supervision to the multidisciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality Mental Health care and efficient use of resources across the Sutherland Mental Health Services. The Clinical Manager will be based at Kirk Place in Kogarah.For more information we encourage you to contact Gareth Brown on Gareth.Brown@health.nsw.gov.auInterviews are expected to be held between 6 May 2024 and 10 May 2024.What you'll be doingThe vision for Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier . SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it. Line management of a Multi-Disciplinary Team or specialist team that works across a region, zone or network. The CAMHS Clinical Manager h as a sound understanding of the broader policy and strategic context to apply to their clinical units/teams/services. They support the line manager to ensure services are provided in keeping with policy for the single or multidisciplinary clinical specialty service.Responsible for the professional leadership, guidance and line management of an MDT or specialist unit across a geographic regions/zone, or network. May report to a Department Head (Allied Health) or another professional/senior manager. Programs, strategies and priorities are set at a higher level. The Unit Head supports the Line Manager to achieve results within the limits of available resources. They are expected to contribute and assist in the planning, decision making and implementation process to achieve these results.

• Assists with finances.
• May have responsibility for physical resources.
• Maintains a clinical load.

This position has operational accountability for their team within the STG Mental Health Service, reports operationally to the Service Manager (CAMHS) or delegate and has professional accountability to their Discipline Advisor.The Clinical ManagerChild and Adolescent Mental Health Services CAMHS SGH will provide expert operational and clinical leadership, and supervision to the multidisciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality Mental Health care and efficient use of resources across the Sutherland Mental Health Services.The Clinical Manager will oversee the provision of comprehensive, evidence-based clinical services that meet the needs of the children and young people presenting to CAMHS at Kirk Place in Kogarah.The Clinical Manager is responsible for the operational management of CAMHS, for liaising and providing consultation to other Mental Health and general health teams as well as relevant external agencies, ensuring staff comply with professional and organisational obligations in relation to policies & procedures, risk management and reporting in accordance with legal and mandatory requirements..Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.All workers and new recruits are required to receive 2 doses of a Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine to commence employment/ engagement or continue to work within a NSW Health service.A worker and new recruit will be considered compliant if they have a medical contraindication to all available Therapeutic Goods Administration approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccines and provide medical contraindication evidence in line with the policy requirements.In addition, all Category A workers and new recruits are required to receive one dose of the seasonal influenza vaccine annually to be considered compliant.Category A workers and new recruits who are non-compliant with seasonal influenza vaccination or have a medical contraindication to influenza or COVID-19 vaccinations must comply with all other infection control risk reduction strategies as directed while working in a Category A position.SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Candidates
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to:Selection Criteria: * Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award. Professional qualifications in Social Work (eligible for membership of AASW) or Occupational Therapy (with current APHRA registration), or Registered Nurse (with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia), or Senior Psychologist with a recognised 4 year degree in Psychology (with full registration with AHPRA), and at least 8 years’ post registration experience; or Clinical Psychologist with full registration with AHPRA and Endorsement in Clinical Psychology (or eligibility to progress to same), along with a minimum two-year full-time equivalent Master or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology.

• Extensive knowledge, clinical experience and leadership in the management and delivery of health care services, in particular a complex child & adolescent community Mental Health setting.
• Ability to provide high level of guidance, leadership and management in innovative clinical service delivery, harm minimisation and practice development.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
• Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and demonstrated application of evidence-based practice within Mental Health services.
• Proven ability to create and maintain a positive workplace culture, and articulate and achieve a vision for nursing/ allied health services.
• Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
• Current NSW Drivers License, and a willingness to travel in accordance with the demands of the position.

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