Secu Diversion and Liaison Team Leader

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Northern Health Australia Full time

**About Northern Health**:
As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none.

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be

A rewarding leadership opportunity exists for either a Grade 4 Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Grade 3 Social Worker or Grade 3 Occupational Therapist to join the Secure Extended Care Unit and broader Northern Area Mental Health Service at Northern Health.

**The Role: Diversion and Liaison Team Leader - Secure Extended Care Unit**

The SECU Team Leader position is responsible (but is not limited to) demonstrating:

- Support to clinical staff in the provision of clinical care for consumers experiencing psychiatric illness/disability
- Provide high level clinical expertise within the SECU Team with respect to the assessment and treatment of consumers with complex mental health related needs and their family/carers.
- Provide active leadership and support to SECU clinicians (and clinicians of broader NAMHS) aimed at optimising the capacity to undertake skilled and effective clinical assessment, decision-making, care-planning and service-delivery activities that reflect the highest possible standards of good clinical practice.
- Participation in service development, quality initiatives and research will also be required. The role will involve providing additional disciple-based supervision arrangements and supporting students on placement.
- Act as the point of liaison between SECU inpatient team, NAMHS treating team and other community services during the assessment, treatment and discharge phase of the consumers journey.
- Consistent with the inclusive and mutually supportive culture of the SECU Team, the Team Leader, at times, maybe expected to deploy their expertise to assist broader community team functions.

**To be successful in this role you will have**:

- Demonstrated ability to provide specialist consultation and care with evidenced based interventions and intensive support to assist in better outcomes for consumers and families/carers.
- Demonstrated clinical expertise in assessment, risk management and decision making in the delivery of treatment and interventions to consumers, maximizing participation in collaborative recovery and wellness planning.
- Demonstrated ability to liaise, collaborate, manage conflict and negotiate with other services.
- Highly developed organisational, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills including competent use of relevant information technology and electronic patient record systems
- A sound working knowledge of the philosophical foundations, processes and environments that support recovery; including major types of treatments, therapies and targeted interventions and their contributions to innovative recovery-oriented service delivery approaches
- The ability to build key working relationships with other key NAMHS leader positions that provides in-reach support and expertise advice on access to SECU / SECU liaison service.

**Next Steps...**

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please refer to the Position Description here. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For a confidential discussion, please contact:
Fiona Jeal - SECU Program Manager

T: 7025 0800

Applications close 4th April 2023.

**Why work at the Northern Health?**

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

- Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive’ program
- Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
- An inclusive and culturally safe space
- State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
- A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’
- Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

For a glimpse of life at NH, click here.
- Work with us Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged._
- All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to infl



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