Team Coordinator, Safeguards Child and Adolescent

4 weeks ago

Illawarra, Australia Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Full time

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time

**Position Classification**: Nurse Unit Manager Level 1 / Occupational Therapist Level 4 / Social Worker Level 4 / Psychologist / Clinical Psychologist

**Remuneration**: $71,240 - $125,151 per annum

**Hours Per Week**: 38

**Requisition ID**: REQ424279

**Applications Close**: 7 September 2023

**What you'll be doing**

The Team Leader will provide leadership and supervision of the Safeguards Child and Adolescent Mental Health Response Team (‘Safeguards Team’). The position will provide expert clinical support to the team under the leadership of the Safeguards psychiatrist. The Safeguards Team is a new dedicated CAMHS resource designed to provide innovative and best practice care to children and adolescents aged 0-17 years experiencing acute mental health distress. The team is community based and provides rapid, mobile and flexible care to resolve mental health crisis, including assertive outreach, care coordination and time-limited therapeutic interventions. The Safeguards Team operates 7 days/week with extended hours on weekdays, and will respond to young people in their schools, homes and communities and in hospital-based settings, through face to face, phone and telehealth appointments. The Team Leader is responsible for operational management of the Safeguards Team. They are responsible for liaising and providing consultation to staff of other mental and general health teams and relevant external agencies. The Team Leader is responsible for ensuring the Safeguards staff comply with professional and organisational obligations in relation to Policies and Procedures, risk management and notifications in accordance with legal and regulatory requirements.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed an up-to-date course of a COVID-19 vaccine (3 doses for Category A roles, 2 doses for Category B roles) which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Please provide proof of vaccination if available.

**Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, People with Disability, Women and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.**

**Talent Pool**

Please note: Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.

Successful applicants to the role must provide certified documentation of vaccination history and pathology as part of their recruitment documentation. The applicant must be certified as compliant with Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases before employment can commence.

**Selection Criteria**
- Tertiary qualification in a health discipline (social work, nursing, occupational therapy, senior psychology or clinical psychology) together with current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for Nurses, and Health Professional; Senior Psychologist must have a four year degree in psychology, completed 9 years of service and full registration with the Psychology Board of Australia and for Clinical Psychologists a minimum of postgraduate degree in clinical psychology and Psychology Board of Australia endorsement in the area of clinical psychology and/or significant clinical experience in child and youth mental health.
- Extensive experience as a clinician in providing assessment and evidence-based therapeutic interventions to children and young people experiencing mental health problems, including acute care.
- Demonstrated experience in leading/managing a multidisciplinary team to accomplish service goals and improved consumer care and outcomes.
- Demonstrated skills in partnership development and negotiation with a wide range of service providers and well-developed understanding of the interface between services.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills and competence in the use of information technology systems.
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes with other staff.
- Current unrestricted Australian drivers’ license.

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