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SalaryEnabling the enhancement of suicide aftercare services across Northern Sydney.
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 30 June 2026
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 3
Remuneration: $2,354.41 - $2,674.64 per week
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ453968
Who we are : We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives
Where you'll be working
Cameron Building, Macquarie Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District
What you'll be doing
Lead the coordination of Aftercare services with relevant hospital and community mental health and suicide prevention services to ensure access to suicide aftercare support is available for all people who need it. You will foster exceptional stakeholder relationships through effective communication, negotiation and issues management to ensure stakeholders are engaged throughout the project to ensure consumer health outcome are maximised, and project deliverables are met.
You will be required to plan and implement strategies to enhance service visibility for patients/consumers, families and clinicians. You will coordinate with District teams to ensure the effectiveness of referral pathways, and play a lead role in clinical and operational governance consistent with NSW Health and NSLHD policies, procedures and standards. This will include the co-design and delivery of training aligned with the Suicide Prevention Care Pathways
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent work experience specific to mental health and suicide prevention.
- An applied understanding of contemporary approaches to suicide prevention and service delivery models including the application of Clinical Care Standards, outcome measurement, evaluation and Value Based Health Care.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with senior health managers, clinical leaders, research partners and other external stakeholders. This includes facilitation and negotiation skills such as the ability to resolve conflicts, manage competing demands and prioritising resources.
- Experience in use of routinely collected clinical information for service improvement, research and/or performance management, including issues related to data governance
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities
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For role related queries or questions contact Carmen Betterridge on carmen.betterridge@health.nsw.gov.au or (02) 8877 4608
All NSW Health workers are required to provide evidence of having received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (TGA). Employees working in a clinical area or are required to attend clinical areas are considered category A and need to meet the requirements of the .
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate.
Applications Close: 8 January 2023
Tentative Interview Dates: 16 January 2023
