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Form of workTeam Leader (RPN 4, SW3,OT3, P3)
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Service
- Western Health is delivering mental health service to the young people in the western suburbs of Melbourne
- Based at Sunshine Hospital and Joan Kirner Women’s and Children’s Hospital with travel to Western Health sites
- Part - time (0.8 FTE)
The Sunshine Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Service:
- Consultation-liaison model
- Supervision and education to paediatric and mental health clinicians associated with Sunshine Hospital
- Continued growth of an paediatric consultation-liaison psychiatry outpatient service
- Support children and Adolescents with comorbid mental and physical illness who typically do not meet threshold for a tertiary Child and Adolescent mental health service
Your new role:
- Build strategic relationships with key stakeholders
- Assess young people for mental health needs and provide clinical and therapeutic support
- Provide support to family and carers
- Co-ordinate and deliver new quality initiatives in collaboration with consumers and carers
- Be the driver of the development of a leading edge service models
About you:
- Utilise your knowledge, experience and expertise to help build a new clinical team
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of this new program and to participate in service development activities
- Contribute to capacity building and to further develop capabilities within our team and stakeholders
- To work collaboratively with our stakeholders and having the ability to build strong working relationships with primary health providers
About Us
Our workforce of over 11,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.
Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Hazeldean, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.
Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:
- Professional development support
- Career advancement opportunities
- Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing
- Work-life balance
Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation status clearance (including evidence of COVID 19 vaccination) and (if applicable) a Working with Children’s Check.
Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.
