Description
Directorate
Canberra Health Services
Division
Mental Health, Justice Health & Alcohol & Drug Services
Business Unit
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Role
Visiting Medical Officer – Perinatal and Infant Mental Health
Vacancy Type
Sessional VMO Contract
Duration
12 months
Location
Canberra Health Services
Contact Officer
Ilona DiBella (02) 5124 0000
Closing Date
22 March 2023
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website: CHS website
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
POSITION OVERVIEW
Visiting Medical Officers (VMO) with Canberra Health Services are covered by generous contract provisions. The standard VMO contract is available online: https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2020-579/
Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides support to youth and adults via inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, justice health facilities and other community settings, including people’s homes. MHJHADS aims to be socially inclusive and operate within a recovery-focussed and/or harm minimisation approach.
The Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Consultation Service is a community-based specialist service providing care to women experiencing moderate to severe mental illness in the perinatal period (pregnancy to 12 months postpartum.) and their infants. The Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Service is governed by the Child and Adolescent Mental health Service.
MHJHADS aims to be socially inclusive and operate within a recovery-focussed and/or harm minimisation approach.
The successful applicant will have senior specialist experience in Perinatal and Infant Mental Health. The successful applicant will also be expected to participate in the mandatory administrative, governance and training requirements of medical officers within the Division and provide supervision to the multidisciplinary team. Emphasis on recovery focus and person-centred care are essential.
Visiting Medical Officers are engaged as independent contractors.
DUTIES
The successful applicant will be expected to participate in the mandatory administrative, governance and training requirements of the Division. Emphasis on recovery focus and person-centred care are essential. As the successful applicant -
Provide expert clinical services for the Mother-Infant Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (MI-DBT) program.
Teach and supervise psychiatry trainees and medical students.
Contribute to the clinical oversight of multi-disciplinary MI-DBT program team and in particular:
- Provide expert opinion, consultation, and supervision on clinical work;
- Participate in the development, implementation, and ongoing review of the MI-DBT program. Research experience in the field, and an ability to support the development of local research endeavours, will be viewed particularly favourably.
Participation in administration and clinical governance activities as required.
Undertake other duties as set out in your contract.
ABOUT YOU
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, or Questioning (LGBTIQ) are particularly encouraged to apply.
Behavioural Capabilities
Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet consumers’ needs;
Displays critical thinking skills and forms defensible conclusions based on evidence and sound judgement;
Effective communication skills and the ability to develop and maintain networks across Canberra Health Services and with external parties; and
Ability to work within multi-disciplinary and management teams and adapt quickly to a changing environment, including managing confidential and sensitive information.
Position Requirements/Qualifications:
Registered or eligible for registration as a medical practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner’s Regulation Agency (AHPRA), in the relevant specialty with no conditions, undertakings or reprimands.
Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or equivalent specialist qualifications and evidence of satisfactory participation on the RANZCP Continuing Professional Development Program is mandatory.
Relevant Perinatal and Infant Mental Health qualifications and/or experience, experience working in Mother-Infant Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and research experience.
CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates and contingencies.
You will need to understand how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
You will need to fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and other related frameworks.
Not be the subject of an unresolved scope of clinical practice review of by a state/territory credentialing and scope of clinical practice committee (such as the CHS Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee) or a current inquiry by AHPRA.
Have had no substantiated performance or behavioural issues in the last three years, no such matters currently under investigation, and have not been found to display behaviours and/or performance inconsistent with CHS values.
Current driver licence is preferred.
Knowledge of the Mental Health Act 2015 and other related legislation.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
Be granted their Scope of Clinical Practice through the CHS Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC).
Undergo a pre-employment Police check.
Obtain a Compliance Certificate from OMU (Occupational Medicine Unit) relating to assessment, screening & vaccination processes against specified infectious diseases.
Agree to a VMO contract setting out specific work obligations in accordance with Part 7 of the Health ACT 1993.
WHAT YOU REQUIRE
These are the key criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resume and experience.
Your statement of claims against the selection criteria should summarise how your skills and experiences would enable you to fulfil the responsibilities of the role. It is therefore in the interests of candidates to present their application in a way that demonstrates significant outcomes associated with each of the criteria, as well as the capabilities and behaviours that underpin them.
Proven track record of provision of specialist mental health care in the perinatal period.
Demonstrated commitment to the maintenance and further development of skills applicable to the area of specialisation; including involvement in further education and quality assurance activities, and the ability to support, develop and supervise local research activities in the field of Mother Infant Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, and related areas.
Demonstrated capacity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team, whilst providing leadership in clinical care, systems and MDT management and participating in the mandatory requirements of medical officers within the Division. Candidates should have effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated commitment to the provision of teaching at all levels, including medical, nursing, scientific and allied health professional staff, both postgraduate and undergraduates.
Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviour consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful and kind
HOW TO APPLY / OR WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system. Applications must include:
Copy of a current resumé;
A response to the selection criteria under “what you require” in no more than two pages.
Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
Job: Senior Medical Officers
Contact Name: Jenae Smith
Contact Email: Jenae.Smith@act.gov.au
Closing Date: 22/Mar/2023, 7:59:00 AM