Lead Community Mental Health Clinician - St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Position Title: Lead Community Mental Health Clinician - Acute Care Team and Triage
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Hours per week: 38 hours per week
Position Grade: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 (Year 1-2) / Social Worker Level 3 (Year 1-2) / Senior Psychologist (Year 1-3) / or Occupational Therapist Level 3 (Year 1-2)
Salary: $105,719.00 - $109,188.88 / $105,093.00 - $108,612.00 / $111,673.00 - $121,301.00 / $105,093.00 - $108,612.00 base per annum
Enterprise Agreement The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Nurses Enterprise Agreement 2017
The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations' Professional & Associated Staff Agreement 2009
Department Name: Community Mental Health Service

About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:

• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a large range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance

About the role:
The primary responsibility of the advertised senior position, is to provide Clinical Coordination and leadership of the community mental health main stream services, primarily Triage, Acute Care and 7day Follow Up.
The successful applicant will assist the management team in leading the clinical services (and practicing within) to ensure a high quality service is provided to our consumers.

As a senior clinician on the community mental health team the role includes the provision of supervision and the facilitation of education to other members of the mental health teams. This role will provide support to individuals with multiple complex needs including mental illness, drug and alcohol use and homelessness. The role also includes working with the individual consumer, their family and carers, and their support network in the community in a recovery framework.

Our Culture:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2022_030). Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.

About you:
We are seeking a skilled and energetic Lead Mental Health Clinician who possess a passion for person centred care. We welcome applications from people who have the appropriate skillset to lead, direct and coordinate high quality holistic care. Previous management experience is desirable but not essential.

Application Instructions:
To have you application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.

Selection Criteria:
1. Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia
2. Current registration with the Australian Health Professional Regulation Agency or Australian Association of Social Workers.
3. A minimum of 4 years experience working within a mental health position as part of a multidisciplinary health care team.
4. Demonstrated ability to lead, direct and coordinate high quality holistic care to support clients and carers within a mental health service.
5. Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and experience of the MHA 2007 NSW.
6. Excellent computer, written and verbal communication skills, and effective interpersonal and organisational skills, including using an electronic medical record system.
7. Current unrestricted NSW Drivers License.

Applications close on 28 December 2022
Interviews will be conducted in Early January 2023

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