Team Leader - Upper Ferntree Gully, Australia - Eastern Health

Eastern Health

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Upper Ferntree Gully, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

Team Leader - Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health, Chandler Community Team

Permanent Full Time

Ferntree Gully Location

Social work, occupational therapy, clinical psychology and mental health nursing

Dynamic and innovative team

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne's largest public health services.

We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

Eastern Health's Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health Service (ICYMHS) is one of thirteen specialist mental health and wellbeing services in Victoria providing a comprehensive range of inpatient and community based multidisciplinary teams for infants, children and young people up to the age of 25 years and experiencing significant mental health or emotional, behavioural and/or developmental challenges, and their families.

About the role

The Chandler Community Team works to improve the outcomes for children and adolescents aged 0-25 years, and their families, experiencing significant emotional, behavioural or mental health difficulties alongside a range of vulnerabilities, including trauma and family violence.

As the Team Leader, working in close collaboration with the Team Consultant Psychiatrist, you will provide day to day operational leadership and clinical support to the multidisciplinary team, ensuring the delivery of high quality clinical care, including the provision of a range of evidence based specialist interventions, to assist children, adolescents and their families/carers, to achieve improved health and wellbeing outcomes.

The includes provision of supervision and mentoring of early career clinicians will be an essential component of the role. You will additionally manage a small case load of infants/children.

About you

To be successful in this role you will possess:
Current registration with AHPRA; for Social Work, eligibility for membership of AASW

Demonstrated ability and experience in clinical and operational leadership

Highly developed clinical expertise in infant and child mental health

A strong commitment to high quality care

The ability to work as part of a diverse team

Excellent communication and organisational skills

Experience in infant work and family therapy is desirable

Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.

Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.

An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here

Diverse and engaging career opportunities

Friendly & supportive team

Flexible working hours

Salary packaging options

Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps

Please note:

Eastern Health is a child safe organisation, committed to promoting the wellbeing and cultural safety of Aboriginal children, children with disabilities and all children in their diversity.

Eastern Health is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that welcomes and values all people. We recognise that diversity is essential in ensuring Eastern Health provides the best service to its consumers.

Values in Action:
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day

Contact Person

FELICITY BROWN
Contact Number

Alternate Contact Person
Lynne Allison

Alternate Contact Number

Closing Date
05/03/2024