Health Professional Officer

3 weeks ago

Canberra, Australia ACT Government Full time

**Health Professional Officer**
**Full-time Temporary**:
**Closes: 25 January 2023**:
**Classification**: Health Professional Level 4
**Salary**: $114,928 - $123,710 plus superannuation
**Position No**: 44783 - 02809
**Directorate**: Canberra Health Services
**Advertised (Gazettal date)**: 09 January 2023

**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

**POSITION OVERVIEW**

Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol & Drug Services (ADS) 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. 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, other community settings including people’s home. These services include:

- Rehabilitation and Speciality Services
- Adult Community Mental Health Services
- Adult Acute Mental Health Services
- Alcohol & Drug Services
- Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
- Justice Health Services

ADS is a part of the division of Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol & Drug Services (MHJHADS), which is contemporary, evidence-based service providing high quality ADS guided by the principles of harm minimisation. The ADS incorporate 6 areas including the Opioid Treatment Services, Medical Services, Consultation and Liaison Service, 10 bed Inpatient Withdrawal Service, Police and Court Drug Diversion Service and Counselling and Treatment Services.

ADS is seeking a senior health professional to provide professional supervision and clinical leadership to staff supporting people with substance misuse disorders in the public health sector, specifically the Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List (DASL) and client referred by ACT Policing and ACT Courts for assessment and referral to treatment. This includes providing clinical expertise, contribute to policy development and support for professional development in consultation with senior clinicians/professionals. It will involve liaison with services within the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) sector, Justice Services and other stakeholders.

Successful applicants require recent clinical experience, knowledge of the AOD sector and issues impacting on this client group excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

**ABOUT YOU**

**Behavioural Capabilities**
- Ability to provide leadership and management.
- Ability to manage confidential and sensitive information.

**Position Requirements/Qualifications**:

- Unconditional general registration as a Psychologist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or Degree in Social Work and eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
- Hold current drivers licence
- Have an understanding of how the National Standards and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.
- Fulfil the responsibilities of this role as detailed in the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, Partnering With Consumers Framework and all other related frameworks.
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Obtain a Compliance Certificate from OMU (Occupational Medicine Unit) relating to assessment, screening, and vaccination processes against specified infectious diseases.

**Note**: This is a temporary position available for nine months.

**Note**:
This is a temporary position available for nine months.

**Career interest categories**:
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services

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