Camhs Principal Project Officer

**SA Health**
**Job reference**: 865304

**Location**: 5006 - NORTH ADELAIDE

**Job status**: Long Term Contract

**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone
- **Women's and Children's Health Network, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, North Adelaide 5006**:

- **Salary**
- **Classification - RN/M3 - Registered Nurse/Midwife LV 3 - $121,537 to $126,970**:

- **Second Classification - AHP3 - Allied Health Professional L3 - $102,641 to $110,094**:

- **Third Classification - ASO7 - Administrative Services Officer L7 - $106,512 to $115,137**
- **Employment Full time - Term Contract (temporary up to 30 Jun 2026)**

**About the Opportunity**

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the **Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service** as a** Principal Project Officer, this is a multi
- The development, scoping, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of identified priority projects and initiatives that support CAMHS to deliver against the operational / business goals and priorities to meet the objectives of the recommendations of the CAMHS Strategic Review.
- Revise service pathways and care models in consultation with senior leadership, clinicians and relevant key stakeholders to improve current service delivery models to optimise consumer outcomes.
- Developing and maintaining engagement with key stakeholders and partners, within CAMHS across WCHN, community services and the wider healthcare network.
- Coaching, leading and supporting clinicians to initiate and operationalise new service innovations to optimise better outcomes for consumers and their families with a focus on continuous improvement, evaluation and best practice principles.
- Leading the development of reporting mechanisms to monitor, analyse and report on core data accessed from associated information systems as well as patient-related outcome measures for each project/service related to the CAMHS review recommendations.

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Effective leadership skills including highly developed skills in communication, problem-solving, conflict resolution and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet set timelines.
- Demonstrated ability to foster a workplace environment that develops staff potential.

You will have experience in:

- The integration of contemporary information and evidence with personal experience to support decision-making, innovative thinking and objective analysis.
- Demonstrated extensive experience and success in developing, implementing and evaluating statewide/ large complex projects, including the development, implementation and evaluation of continuous improvement programs and initiatives.
- Substantial knowledge of research and evaluation methods applicable to service Improvement, project management and/or strategic planning.

To find out the specifics, including the **key selection criteria** and **special conditions**, please go to the relevant attached role description.

**What WCHN Can Offer You**
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year.
- Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
- Free Public Transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital Workers.
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

**About Us**

The **Women’s & Children’s Health Network** is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:

- specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
- state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
- community-based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
- specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health Services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient-centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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