Team Leader

**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

**The Role**:
An exciting opportunity exists for a Team Leader to join the Moreland Community Team within Northern Health’s Mental Health Division. We are located centrally in Coburg - close to Public Transport and parking options.

The Moreland Community team is a large, supportive and dynamic team made up of staff that are truly passionate and motivated in supporting consumers and their families/carers. We provide a comprehensive range of specialist mental health services to people who reside in the local government areas of Moreland and Hume.

We are seeking a suitably experienced RPN4, OT3, SW3 or P3 who is passionate about providing being a leader/role model within our team. This position is part time 3-4 days per week.

The Community Team Leader assists in the daily operational management and workflow for the team and supports staff to provide quality consumer focused care. The Team Leader participates and leads clinical service development activities, provides advanced clinical advice and supervision/line management to other staff of the service.

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

- Previous experience in leadership roles/projects within a public mental health setting.
- A strong commitment to supporting the development of staff, staff education and capacity to engage and lead organisational change
- An ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with consumers, families/carers, colleagues and other service providers
- Placing strong value on being part of a team and leading a supportive and inclusive team culture and excellence in service delivery.
- Skills in collaboration and in co-ordinating care from point of referral to discharge

**Next Steps...**

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

For further details, please contact:
**Tanya Goodison**, **Program Manager **on 9355 9700

Please see Position Description here.

**Applications close Tuesday 25**th** April** or please contact the Hiring Manager if you have any queries.

**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 influenza and Covid-19._