NBMLHD – Staff Specialist in Psychiatry – Clinical Lead - Mental Health Services – APPLY VIA ECREDENTIAL
Job description
Employment Type Permanent Full/Part Time
Position Classification: Staff Specialist - Clinical Lead
Hours per Week: up to 1.0FTE
Requisition ID: REQ306926
How to apply
Your application is to be submitted through E-Credential ONLY. To apply please click this link, https://myclinicalprofile.com.au/OpenPositionLogin.aspx?UniqueId=d94dd3fa-ffbf-4a30-9403-c34e498f8c81
NSW Health Registered Medical Recruitment Agencies applying on behalf of a candidate (locally or overseas) must forward a current Curriculum Vitae via email to NBMLHD-SMORecruitment@health.nsw.gov.au and include the Requisition ID and Agency Name as the subject;
Applications close on 14 August 2022 and must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Please refer to the Application Guide for instructions on how to create a Clinician Profile and a list of mandatory requirements for all Senior Medical & Dental Officer applications. If you are experiencing any difficulties please first refer to the User Guide attached to this advertisement. Alternatively you can contact Senior Medical Workforce Unit on 4734 2501. For all enquiries relating to the position and its function, you must contact the designated contact person.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified medical practitioners for the above position within Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. The position is primarily located at the Mental Health Centre, Nepean Hospital campus, with a focus on the Acute and High Dependency Units and with community mental health teams based in the Hawkesbury and Penrith LGAs. Applicants are likely to build an affiliation with a specific CMHT.
This permanent position provides timely and need-adapted care to people presenting for specialised care to acute mental health inpatient and community mental health settings. In addition, the successful applicant adopts a clear medical leadership role especially in relation to the inpatient units and their capacity to support demand, collaborate with other teams and services, and maintain high standards of care. The successful applicant actively supports interdisciplinary collaboration, and the meaningful involvement of consumers and carers in clinical and service-related decision making. The successful applicant participates in a District-wide after hour’s roster.
The Mental Health Service is committed to aligning what we do to be able to meet diverse needs of communities within the District. We strive for practice that is strongly aligned to our CORE values. We believe that meaningful dialogue with consumers and carers is central to care delivery and service planning. We strive to support innovative person-centred and trauma informed approaches.
The Mountains and the Plains of the LHD include metropolitan, rural and semi-rural communities, many of that are situated within World Heritage natural environments with access to amenities and transport.
Together, Achieving Better Health
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District will drive innovation and excellence in health service delivery that provides safe, equitable, high quality, accessible, timely and efficient services that are responsive to the needs of patients and the community
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
About Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
The Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District provides world-class clinical care, research and innovation, and is committed to providing a workplace culture that values and promotes the growth of high performing teams and individuals. We are passionate about the work we do, and are committed to improving the health of our local community and enhancing the experience of all our patients.
See why people like you join our local health district – and welcome to the family! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2FVDzrwYZI
To check out our diverse workforce and see some of our recent innovative and community-focused achievements, browse our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NepeanBlueMtsLHD
If you would like more information about our Local Health district, please visit our website: http://www.nbmlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/
- Possess or be eligible for: registration with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA); Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or equivalent as provided by the Health Insurance Act 1997 and the Staff Specialist (NSW) Award; current driver’s licence. Demonstrated commitment to Continuing Professional Development including capacity for reflective practice relevant to the Scope of Clinical Practice of the position.
- Proven capacity and/or demonstrated experience and/or qualifications in the provision of effective high quality mental health services in different settings; demonstrated commitment to person-centred, recovery oriented, family inclusive, trauma informed and need adapted principles of care.
- Demonstrated ability to support and work collaboratively with interprofessional teams (including the peer, nursing, and allied health work force) and with other teams, agencies and health services, in the provision of high quality therapeutic care that is sensitive to biological, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual domains.
- Demonstrated capacity to communicate, negotiate and collaborate at a high level, both verbally and in written form, and to helpfully engage with and negotiate conflict and differences. Word processing skills necessary to complete expert documentation in the electronic record.
- Demonstrated skill and commitment to the teaching and supervision of medical staff and non-medical colleagues consistent with contemporary supervision and educational standards, to the support and education of medical students, and to the principles of interprofessional learning.
- Qualities, skills, attitudes and articulated values consistent with a senior medical practitioner working with persons receiving mental health care across the age span and their social networks, who provides leadership to fellow medical colleagues and who always demonstrates the highest ethical and professional standards.
- Experience with or proven capacity for activities that will improve the quality of service provision, including clinical governance and quality activities (such as audits and risk management activities) and appraisal of varying forms of evidence. Demonstrated commitment to provision of a high standard of clinical care in the public sector setting.
- Familiarity with and support of basic, clinical and applied research activities relevant to the needs of the Mental Health Service and its staff and the ability to draw on values and research concepts in the appraisal of evidence, guidelines and quality improvement activities.
Conditions of appointment are in accordance with the Health Services Act 1997, and Staff Specialists (State) Award
Employees and Contractors must abide by the NSW Health Code of Conduct.
The position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the office of the Children’s Guardian. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of Children’s Guardian website: http://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/Working-with-children/working-with-children-check
Successful applicants will be required to obtain required vaccinations prior to commencing employment. Please click on the link for further information: http://www1.health.nsw.gov.au/pds/ActivePDSDocuments/PD2018_009.pdf
To see a full position description, please click here
To work for NSW Health, you need to be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold an appropriate work visa.
Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact:
Dr Annaliese Finnane
A/Medical Director, Mental Health Services
4734 4347 / 0422 007 404 or Annaliese.Finnane@health.nsw.gov.au
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