Senior Allied Health Professional Adult Community Mental Health TeamWould you like to work with a dynamic and friendly adult community mental health team? Providing trauma informed recovery focused care co-ordination for consumers with clinical complexities.Salary per week:Health Professional Level 3: $2,081.22 - $2,148.66Clinical Psychologist: $2,022.92 - $2,465.63Who 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 every day. 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.NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensuring that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism.Where you'll be working:Northern Beaches Adult Community Mental Health Team at Brookvale Community Health Centre.What you'll be doing:The Senior Allied Health Clinical Lead provides professional and clinical support to allied health clinicians to provide consumer focused, evidence-based, trauma informed and recovery centered Mental Health Drug and Alcohol (MHDA) services to consumers, carers and families. The position will make relevant professional contributions to the structure and function of the allied health team, actively contribute to the growth and development of the team, and will abide by appropriate professional ethics and any other ethics of the Service. They will maintain and develop professional and clinical skills by actively engaging in peer review and ongoing education and will liaise with equivalent positions across Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD) and participate in relevant area committees and strategic planning and benchmarking.People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.Minimum Requirements:Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation: Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.Relevant tertiary qualifications in Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, and registration with AHPRA or eligibility for membership with AASW for Social Workers. Clinical Psychologists must have a minimum postgraduate Masters or higher in Clinical Psychology. For Social Work and Occupational Therapy, minimum experience as a Level 2 clinician.Experience in mental health and/or leadership roles.Able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills, advanced computer skills and problem-solving abilities.Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership that facilitates the ongoing development of evidence-based clinical practice and service improvement.Understanding of, and commitment to the effective and meaningful engagement of clinicians in the decision-making process that impacts positive patient outcomes, including demonstrated knowledge of ACHS/ Mental Health Accreditation standards and processes.Northern Sydney Local Health District is one of the leading health services in Australia providing high-quality healthcare to a population of nearly 970,000 people. The district covers a region approximately 900 square kilometres between Sydney Harbour and the Hawkesbury River. Hospitals in the district include Royal North Shore, Ryde, Mona Vale and Hornsby Ku-ring-gai. Other health services include Primary and Community Health and Mental Health Drug and Alcohol.
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