Clinical Manager - Sydney, Australia - NSW Health

NSW Health

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Sydney, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Full time

Description

Employment Type:
Temporary Full Time (through to March 2024)

Position Classification:
Nurse Unit Manager Level 1, Occupational Therapist Level 4, Clinical Psychologist, Psychologist, Senior Psychologist, Social Worker Level 4

Remuneration:
$71,240 - $125,151 per annum plus superannuation.

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID:
REQ405530

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Where you'll be working
Community Mental Health, ESMHS, located in the Maroubra Community Centre

What you'll be doing
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is

_'exceptional care, healthier lives'_. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
The Clinical Manager is responsible for leadership provision to a multidisciplinary clinical mental health team (approx. 6 FTE) within the Adult Community Mental Health Service.
The purpose of the Clinical Manager role is to:

Lead, direct and coordinate consumer care.
Ensure clinical practice is safe and efficient, maintaining standards of care through continual quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
Lead and coordinated the clinical team.
Monitor the business and management functions and processes within the team.

The Clinical Manager ensures that the team provide comprehensive strengths based assessments with consumers and the formulation of time limited packages of care signed off by consumers and their care givers.

These packages will detail the clinical mental health services and other wraparound supports to be provided.

They will also oversee the provision of high quality evidence based clinical services including assessment, care co-ordination, intervention, liaison and review as part of a multidisciplinary team for adults referred to the service with a mental illness or disorder.

The Clinical Manager maintains responsibilities for personal and professional development by participating in training/education activities, and performance reviews in order to continuously improve the level of and quality of service.

Manage delegated financial responsibilities, through the development and maintenance of appropriate strategies and effective allocation of resources, to ensure optimal health outcomes are managed within budget.

Comply with and implement the NSW Health Work Health and Safety Better Practice Procedures by identifying, assessing, eliminating/controlling and monitoring hazards and risks within the workplace, to the extent of delegated authority for the role.

_Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing._

_ All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW._

_ Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations._

_ SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply._

Social Worker or Occupational Therapist qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award. Social Worker eligible for membership of AASW or Occupational Therapy with current registration with AHPRA. Registered Nurse/Midwife with current unrestricted registration with AHPRA and meet the requirement for NUM 1 grading under the NSW Public Health System Nurses' and Midwives' State Award. Psychology registration with the PsyBA, along with completion of 12 months at the 9th year of service and thereafter point on the salary scale for Psychologists. For Clinical Psychologists, full Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA), with endorsement in Clinical Psychology or Clinical Neuropsychology (or eligibility to progress towards the same), along with a minimum twoyear fulltime accredited postgraduate Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology or Neuropsychology.
Demonstrated skills in leadership and management within an adult community mental health care setting including negot