Team Leader

**Job no**: 814808
**Work type**: Full time
**Location**: Adelaide CBD
**Categories**: Allied and Scientific Health, Mental Health, Nursing/Midwifery
- **Central Adelaide Local Health Network**:

- **Mental Health Services, Adelaide**:

- **Salary AHP-4 $110,960/$120,798**:

- **Salary RN-3 $114,560/$119,682**:

- **Full-time temporary up to 6/1/24**

**AHP-4 **The Team Leader is responsible for providing leadership and operational management of the multi-disciplinary team of mental health triage clinicians to ensure safe, efficient and effective service delivery to consumers and carers within a recovery orientated framework.

The Team Leader is the key position responsible for establishing the direction and functioning of the multi-disciplinary team consistent with the Central Adelaide Local Health Network Mental Health Directorate Clinical Business Rules. The position is responsible for the management of service demand and workload allocation, the provision of administrative and clinical support services, monitoring and oversight of service provision, data collection and evaluation. The Team Leader is responsible for the establishment and sustainment of positive working relationships within the Sector, across Mental Health Directorate, other government departments and external agencies consistent with a collaborative partnership approach.

**RN-3** The NUM is responsible for providing leadership and operational management of the multi-disciplinary team of mental health triage clinicians to ensure safe, efficient and effective service delivery to consumers and carers within a recovery orientated framework. The main focus of this role is the line management, coordination and leadership of nursing/midwifery and/or multi-disciplinary team activities to achieve continuity and quality of patient/client care and outcomes. Employees in this role accept accountability for the outcomes of nursing practices and/or multidisciplinary outcomes in the specific practice setting; for addressing inconsistencies between practice and policy; and for developing team performance and a positive work culture in the interest of consumer outcomes. Within the framework of the National Mental Health Policy and the Standards for Mental Health Services and in a manner consistent with the stated Vision and Values of SA Health, the NUM is accountable for their own practice standards, activities delegated to others and the guidance and development of less experienced staff. The NUM is accountable for the delivery of high quality care, which is consistent with the Department of Health and Ageing quality framework.

See role description for qualifications.

**Benefits of Working at CALHN**
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, and a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Central Adelaide Local Health Network.
- Salary packaging: Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
- Diversity and inclusion: CALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
- Flexible working arrangements: Voluntary flexible working provisions have been introduced to enable CALHN employees to better balance work, personal life and family commitments.
- Opportunity for movement across the SA Health system: There are always opportunities for you to develop your skills and your career at one of our many metropolitan or regional sites

**About CALHN**

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

Each day presents our nearly 15,000 employees with an opportunity to perform at their best, not because they are expected to, but because they want to as they work together to achieve our strategic ambitions. Together we’re committed to delivering the very best in care for the community in line with our organisation’s values.

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan area.

Our Statewide clinical services include BreastScreen SA, SA Pathology, SA Medical Imaging and SA Pharmacy. Community health services include SA Dental (including School Dental Services), SA Prison Health and Donate Life SA.

**Application Information**:
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants