Job Description - Administration Manager - Adult Mental Health Unit (02HEG)
Job Description
Job Number: Administration Manager - Adult Mental Health Unit ( Job Number: 02HEG )
Description
Employment Type : Full Time, Temporary with possibility of extension and/or permanency Classification : Administrative Service Officer Class 5 (PN 45525) Salary : $89,114.00 - $ 94,120.00 ( P lus 11.5% Super) Location : Canberra Health Services Section : Adult Mental Health Unit Closing Date : 30th April, 2024
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
Flexible working conditions.
11.5% Superannuation.
VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates
Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role: Mental Health, Justice Health, Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides health services directly and through partnerships with community organisations. The services provided range from prevention and treatment to recovery and maintenance and harm minimisation. The participation of the people who use the service, including families and carers, is encouraged in all aspects of service planning and delivery. The division works in partnership with a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients.
MHJHADS delivers services at a number of locations, including hospital inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, detention centres, other community settings including people's home. These services include:
Adult Community Mental Health Services (ACHMS)
Alcohol & Drug Services (ADS)
Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Justice Health Services
Rehabilitation and Specialty Mental Health Services
Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services currently incorporates the Adult Mental Health Unit (AMHU) including the Neurostimulation Therapy Suit (NTS), Ward 12B Mental Health Unit, the Mental Health Short Stay Unit (MHSSU), the Mental Health Consultation Liaison (MHCL) Team, The Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (AMHRU) and the Adult Mental Health Day Service (AMHDS) across the Emergency Department, The Canberra Hospital (TCH) and the University of Canberra Hospital (UCH).
AMHU is a 40-bed inpatient facility comprised of a High Dependency Unit (HDU) and Low Dependency Unit (LDU), Ward 12B Mental Health Unit is a 10-bed low dependency unit for people experiencing moderate to severe mental illness. These units provide a contemporary evidence-based service providing high quality mental health care, guided by the principles of recovery. The service aims to provide collaborative care involving the patient, their carers and other key services. MHSSU is a 6-bed low dependency unit in the Emergency Department for people requiring extended mental health assessment and or treatment initiation. AMHRU is an inpatient rehabilitation unit whose aim is to attain and maximise independence through bio-psychosocial rehabilitation in all aspects of daily living for graduated community re-integration. The Adult Mental Health Day Service (AMHDS) is located adjacent to AMHRU at UCH, and focuses upon step-down programs, pharmacotherapy, psychological therapies and healthy living skills.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
To Apply: Please submit a copy of your CV along with a cover letter or 2 x page pitch responding to the Selection Criteria listed in the position description. Successful candidate/s maybe selected based on application only. A merit list/pool may be established from this process that can be used to fill similar vacancies within the unit over the next 12 months.
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 .
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
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 LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called 'Building 5' which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory's history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution. North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities. If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Tessa Sealeyat (02) 51245404 or at Tessa.Sealey @act.gov.au
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