Team Leader

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time - 38 hours per week
**Position Classification**: Health Manger Level 3
**Remuneration**: $119,348 - $136,057 p/annum
**Requisition ID**: REQ394065

**Position Title**: Team Leader (HM3) - Statewide Community and Court Liaison Service - PFT - Sydney Olympic Park

**Are you right for us?**

Do you love a challenge? Do you have a high level of personal motivation and drive to deliver results? Do you communicate seamlessly with all levels of staff?

Then you could be the perfect Team Leader (HM3) - Statewide Community and Court Liaison Service for our service. Specifically, we're looking for a healthcare professional with relevant tertiary qualifications and/or postgraduate qualifications in (Forensic) Mental Health and/or management discipline. Qualifications in a health field will require current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) in your relevant field of practice. Someone with demonstrated experience in leadership or as a manager in a mental health service and experience working with public mental health consumers who have had contact with the criminal justice system. Importantly, if you are an overseas resident with a temporary visa, please apply. This position will be open to you if no suitable Australian permanent resident or citizen is identified.

**Are we right for you?**

Here at Justice Health NSW, the Team Leader - Statewide Community and Court Liaison Service (SCCLS) aims to assist the court magistrate with the diversion of mentally ill, mentally disordered and/or cognitively impaired individuals from the courts into the community for treatment. The SCCLS Team Leader ’s primary responsibility is to support and assist the Operations Manager and the Clinical Director with the service development and operational management of SCCLS. The Team Leader will coordinate operations, manage select SCCLS resources and provide support to the Clinical Director and the SCCLS clinicians to deliver a standardised and effective model of care. This role will assist the SCCLS to achieve the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (JHFMHN) strategic plan and objectives. The Team Leader will work in partnership with the SCCLS management team to develop effective and collaborative working relationships with external agencies including, Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW), Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ), Aboriginal Support Unit (DCJ), Local Health Districts (LHD’s), community treatment providers, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Non-Governmental organisations (NGO’s).

**Want to know more about our service?**

Justice Health NSW is a Statutory Health Corporation established under the Health Services Act (NSW) 1997 and is funded by NSW Ministry of Health. Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network is a state-wide Specialty Health Network delivering health care to adults and young people in contact with the forensic mental health and criminal justice systems across community, inpatient and custodial settings.

**Want more than just a salary?**

Your salary of $119,348 - $136,057 p/annum (+ super) is just the beginning. You’ll also have access to:

- Salary packaging benefits + Access to ADOs
- Fitness passport (if you’re eligible)
- Fantastic training & education opportunities available
- Genuine professional development & career progression avenues
- Support from a passionate & enthusiastic management team

**Want proof we’re an inclusive and diverse?**

Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network employs people from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. Put simply, we focus on your capability and your passion.

**Please Note**: This is a Targeted Aboriginal Position. Preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal descent. Exemption is claimed under Section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

**Ready to Apply?**

The first step is to submit your resume and your answers to the following selection criteria:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or postgraduate qualifications in (Forensic) Mental Health and/or management discipline. Qualifications in a health field will require current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) in your relevant field of practice.
- Demonstrated experience in leadership or as a manager in a mental health service and experience working with public mental health consumers who have had contact with the criminal justice system.
- Excellent leadership and people management skills including: demonstrated experience in motivating and influencing staff members to achieve high standards in service provision; problem solving, planning, delegating and evaluating individual and team performance.
- Demonstrated skills in meeting service targets, working to critical timef