Team Leader

**Employment Type**: Permanent Full Time
**Location**:Site Negotiable within SNSWLHD
**Position Classification**: Dependent on Qualifications
**Remuneration**:
Allied Health Professional - $61.36 to $62.84 per hour
Clinical Psychologist - $60.12 to $65.15 per hour

Senior Psychologist - $55.10 to 67.16 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**: REQ536284
**Applications Close**:7 December 2024**
**Interview Details**:Scheduled within 10 days of closing

**The Welcome Experience | NSW Government**
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities. To find out more on what it is like to live and work in Southern NSW LHD click here - We Are Southern

**What we offer**:

- Flexible work arrangements
- Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing
- Corporate Health and Fitness program
- 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
- Annual Leave Loading

**What you'll be doing**

Safeguards is a new dedicated child and adolescent mental health service designed to provide care to young people aged 0-17 years who are experiencing acute mental health distress. The Safeguards team is community-based and will provide rapid, mobile, intensive and flexible short-term support to help during a mental health crisis.
The Safeguards service will operate 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 (EDs/Wards), through face to face, phone and telehealth appointments.

The Safeguards Team Leader will provide expert clinical services, as well as clinical leadership and support to multidisciplinary Safeguards clinicians. The Safeguards Team Leader will be responsible for embedding effective clinical governance processes in the SNSWLHD Safeguards service.

**Selection Criteria**
- Tertiary qualifications, professional registration/membership as follows, plus significant clinical experience in child and youth mental health - see Essential Criteria one for additional information.
- 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.
- Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers' license and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.

Applicants can request reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please contact (convenor) should you require assistance.

**Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases**

This is a Category 'A' position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015 All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

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