CLINICAL TEAM LEADER
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES OLDER PEOPLE COMMUNITY TEAM, LIAISON PSYCHIATRY AND REGIONAL HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE SERVICE
Key leadership role
Full Time, Permanent Role
Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP)based at Greenlane is a community based specialist assessment and treatment service for people aged 65 years and over who are experiencing mental illness and/or cognitive change.
TheECT serviceis based at Auckland City Hospital and provides specialist assessment and treatment. The small team comprises an ECT Coordinator and a Lead Clinician who work collaboratively with theatre, anaesthetic staff, and staff from referring mental health teams.
Liaison Psychiatryprovides assessment, specialist advice and consultation to services and teams within Auckland City Hospital for people with concurrent physical and mental health needs including the Emergency Department at Auckland City Hospital. Liaison Psychiatry is a fast paced service delivered by a cohesive team of experienced Consultant Psychiatrists, Nurse Specialists, Registrar and a Clinical Psychologist with excellent admin support.
TheHuntington's Disease serviceis a regional service comprising a Nurse Specialist 0.5 FTE, Community Mental Health Nurse 0.5 FTE, 0.4 SMO and dedicated admin support. The service is mainly involved with patients and families at the predictive testing, early symptomatic and diagnostic phases.
As the Clinical Team Leader, you will bring both clinical leadership and operational management skills, ensuring the effective day to day operation of the service. This includes leading and implementing service developments, improvements and initiatives.
The position requires a self-motivated and conscientious leader with a strong clinical and consumer focus. You will relish the challenges and enjoy working in a supportive environment. You will have a positive attitude, flexibility and a proven ability to form good relationships with staff, consumers and their families/whanau. Although experience in an operational management role is desirable, experienced mental health professionals with a desire to extend into a management role will be considered, and if successful will be supported in their development.
You will work collaboratively at a senior clinical level with clients, colleagues, mental health service providers, and other community agencies to promote service user recovery.
We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. To do this we are working hard to develop a robust and capable workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Maori & Pacific communities. Our organisation values diversity, inclusivity and empathy, if you do too, apply now and join us to make a positive difference and to "do your life's best work at Auckland DHB".
We welcome applications from experienced NZ registeredMental Health Nurses, Clinical Psychologists, Occupational TherapistsandSocial Workers. A full and clean driver's license is required.
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To express interest, please apply online now at www.careers.adhb.govt.nz tojob number: AUC04273
For any informal inquiries, please contactAdele Wakeham Operations Manager,at **********
For any query or help applying online please contact Jimmy Mathews (Recruitment Consultant) on 09 638 0364 or email: **********
Applications close: 5 June 2019
Auckland DHB is committed to the application of the Vulnerable Children Act 2014 and its intent to improve the safety of all children.This position is not a Children's Workeras defined by the Act.
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