Team Manager CAMHS Cottage, DBT & CEIP Programs
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of PermanencyCity living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.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.Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).About the Role: Mental Health, Justice Health, Alcohol & Drug Services (MHJHADS) provide health services directly and through partnerships with community organisations. The services provided range from prevention and treatment to recovery, maintenance, and harm minimisation. Consumer and carer participation is encouraged in all aspects of service planning and delivery. The Division works in partnership with consumers, carers, and a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients.
The Division delivers services at a number of locations, including hospital inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, detention centres, and other community settings including peoples' homes.
These services include:
Adult Acute Mental Health ServicesAdult Community Mental Health ServicesAlcohol & Drug ServicesJustice Health ServicesChild & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)CAMHS provides assessment and treatment for young people up to the age of 18 years who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues. CAMHS has a number of specialist teams, three of which are the co-located Cottage, DBT, and Childhood Early Intervention Programs outlined below.
The Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Team is a specialist team within CAMHS that provides evidence-based individual and skills group therapeutic intervention to young people (14-18 years) who are experiencing moderate to severe mental illness and meet a minimum of three criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder.
The Cottage Adolescent Day Program is a therapeutic group program for young people between the ages of 12 and 18 in the ACT who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues which have impacted their ability to attend schooling. The Cottage has a recovery focus, and the program aims to reduce the severity of mental health symptoms and achieve functional gain in schooling, social functioning, and life skills.
The Childhood Early Intervention Program (CEIP) is a specialist team within CAMHS focusing on mental health well-being and early intervention for primary school-aged children. The CEIP is a multidisciplinary team that works in collaboration with the Education Department and Community Services Directorates.
CEIP delivers both group and individual-based intervention and support to children and families within ACT primary schools, as well as mental health in-reach and secondary consultation to the Child and Family Centres.
The team manager role will provide clinical and operational leadership to The Cottage, DBT, and Childhood Early Intervention Programs. This managerial role will include the daily management of a multidisciplinary service, including clinical leadership of intake, assessment, delivery of evidence-based treatment, care escalation, and consultation and liaison. They will also be responsible for chairing multi-disciplinary team meetings, clinical case reviews, and operational management of staff.
The role will also require the team manager to undertake professional development, participate in and lead quality initiatives, and manage human, financial, and physical resources, including work, health, and safety.
Additionally, the role is required to be available to work within all program areas of CAMHS, as service needs arise.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.Note: This is a temporary position for a period of 8 months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency. An Order of Merit may be used to fill similar future vacancies within a 12-month period. Appointment to the position may be based on written application and referee reports only.
For more information on this position and how to apply, click here. Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused 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 disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
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