Psychiatric Emergency Care Team Manager

Psychiatric Emergency Care Team Manager

About the opportunity

Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) is the main provider of Mental Health services across the Gippsland region.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an experienced mental health professional join our mental health services team to lead our Psychiatric Emergency Care Team.

Our Psychiatric Emergency Care Team (PECT) respond to requests for urgent assistance (assessment and acute treatment) from members of the public, service providers or other stakeholders who present to an Emergency Department, admitted to a LRH Unit and those activated by the MHaPR program.

About the role

The PECT Manager shall provide clinical leadership, operational management, monitoring and evaluation of clinical mental health services to consumers and carers and lead the development of the agreed models of care within PECT.

The position has responsibility for the operational and clinical management of the PECT team including budgets, quality and safety/performance targets and key performance indicators.

About you

You will have a passion for Mental Health, a desire to make a real difference and be a skilled people leader with experience in effectively leading teams.

We are looking for candidates who:

• Have a qualification in either Nursing (with a post graduate qualification in mental health), Social Work, Psychology or Occupational therapy, holding current relevant registration
• Advanced clinical skills
• Demonstrated experience in senior leadership roles
• Demonstrated ability to lead, motivate and develop staff
• Demonstrated experience in developing and implementing innovative and workable solutions in a sensitive and complex service environment
• Highly developed written and interpersonal communication skills together with the ability to liaise, consult and negotiate effectively within the health/community service sector
• Demonstrated working knowledge of all relevant legislation

For more information about this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to contact Riju Philip on (03) 5173 8*** or ***********@lrh.com.au for a confidential discussion.

LRH employees enjoy access to:

• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of health education and wellbeing services
• Access to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training and career & study support
• Tailored flexible work options to support work life balance, including ADO’s, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging and additional purchased leave
• Fantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activities
• Workplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staff

About LRH

LRH was proud to be the recipient of the 2022 Premier’s Health Service of the Year (Medium) Award.  This prestigious award recognises the amazing work of our team in driving change and improvement in the health outcomes for the Victorian community.

We are located 150 km east of Melbourne, and LRH is the regional provider of a broad range of specialist health services including hospital based, sub-acute and mental health services across Gippsland.  Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with $217 million expansion nearing completion, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increase medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

Explore all the great things happening at LRH – www.lrh.com.au and take the next step on your career journey by submitting your application for this and other roles here - https://lrh.mercury.com.au

Diversity and Inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.  LRH’s Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8***.

IMPORTANT:  All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses and current season influenza vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption applies.