Team Leader Older Persons Mental Health

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (up to March 2024)
Position Classification: Health Clinician Level 4
Remuneration: Dependent on Qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ369077

This recruitment may be used to fill future positions via an eligibility list for permanent, full time, part time, temporary and casual positions.

What you'll be doing

This position sits within the SMHSOP team which follows a recovery model of care as per The National Framework for Recovery for Mental Health Services.
The SMHSOP team provides community mental health services to persons over the age of 65 years living within the community setting including residential aged care facilities.
The primary role of the SMHSOP Team Leader/Care Coordinator is to work as part of a team that provides individual case management, family/carer interventions, recovery interventions as well as group programs.

This role is suitable for:

• Clinical Psychologist
• Occupational Therapist.Lvl 4
• Social Worker.Lvl 4
• Nurse Unit Mgr.Lvl 1
• Midwifery Unit Mgr.Lvl 1

Where you'll be working

Central Coast Local Health District is the largest employer and healthcare provider on the Central Coast. We are committed to providing our staff with a happy, healthy and rewarding workplace. We encourage and support professional development and community engagement. With two acute hospitals, two sub-acute hospitals and eight community health centres we provide the most comprehensive medical service in the region.

As an employer we offer our staff competitive benefits such as salary packaging, a monthly day off, paid maternity and parental leave, flexible work arrangements and professional development programs.

Our district covers a diverse landscape and demographic experience, from thriving urban centres to quiet beachside villages. The Central Coast can offer you a career unlike anywhere else as we straddle the line between metropolitan and rural, giving you a truly comprehensive and unique work experience that will serve you for your whole career.

Central Coast Local Health District is committed to developing a diverse workforce to best support our community and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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For role related queries or questions contact Simon Hill on 4394 7501 or Simon.Hill@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: Sunday, 5 February 2023 at 11:59pm

You are encouraged to complete applications on a week day where Technical Support is available Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm by phoning ROB Help Desk on 1300 679 367.

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