Do you want to be a part of a team that promotes and improves the health of its people and community?

This is for a Permanent Full Time appointment.

What is our Team Leader role?

We are looking for a dynamic team leader for our Child and Adolescent Forensic Service (CAFS). You will bring a passion for working in a complex multidisciplinary care environment and delivering high quality care to complex cohorts. You will have strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, experience leading teams and a drive for facilitating health service change.

CAFS is a newly established statewide specialist community mental health service, aimed at 10–18-year-olds with serious mental health difficulties, who are in contact with the justice system or at risk of serious offending. The CAFS role is to reduce risk and improve outcomes for young people in consultation with other agencies and service providers. The CAFS clinical services are delivered in partnership with a non-government organisation, currently Yirra Dandjoo, provided by Centrecare and Waalitj Foundation, who offer psychosocial and cultural support.

The CAFS service has just opened a new custom-designed community forensic service in Northbridge, has a growing specialist clinical workforce and is transitioning from a consultative service to an expanded clinical care delivery model. Our new team leader will bring their experience of working within a complex health environment, leadership, change management and people management skills to support the service expansion, establish the new integrated model of care and bring the CAFS team on this journey.

CAFS is part of the State Forensic Mental Health Service (SFMHS) which provides mental health services for individuals with mental illness associated with high-risk behaviours and who are typically involved in the criminal justice system. Our multidisciplinary services are delivered across a variety of settings including inpatient beds, the community, prisons, detention, and courts, in partnership with The Department of Justice, Department of Attorney General and other health providers. CAFS forms part of the SFMHS Child and Adolescent stream which also includes the Neurodevelopmental and Mental Health Service within Youth Detention and the Links Children’s Court program.

There has been substantial State Government investment in forensic mental health services, which includes the establishment of new Child and Adolescent services. Funding of over $185 million has been committed for new adult and child and adolescent forensic mental health units, with further announcements expected. Additional services are also being implemented in relation to the Criminal Law Mental Impairment (CLMI) reform with expansion across all service streams, including CAFS.

For more information on the State Forensic Mental Health Service within North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS), you can visit their website.

While your qualifications and experience tell us part of your story, your values and attitude speak louder still. At NMHS, we aim to ensure our behaviours reflect our core values: Care, Respect, Innovation, Teamwork and Integrity. During the selection process you will be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position while upholding our values.

What we offer

NMHS supports flexible working practices and consideration will be given to flexible work options, where operationally appropriate. In addition to the great salary, our employees enjoy an amazing range of benefits (North Metropolitan Health Service - Pay and Benefits) including:

• Generous salary packaging to increase take-home pay
• Professional and career development opportunities
• Diverse and inclusive culture

Want to know more about this role?

We encourage you to contact Pippa Blatchford on 08 6159 6536 or email [email protected] to discuss how this role aligns with your personal and career interests.

Area Profile

NMHS provides timely access to high quality health care, embracing acknowledged best practice to deliver improved clinical outcomes in the face of rising challenges for all healthcare providers. The NMHS comprises a mix of tertiary, specialist and generalist hospitals. Our north metropolitan catchment area covers almost 1000 square kilometres. Our population represents about 28 per cent of Western Australia’s total, and is projected to grow to more than 0.9 million by 2031. For further information about NMHS visit: http://www.nmahs.health.wa.gov.au/.

NMHS contains Western Australia’s largest Mental Health Service caring for youths, adults and older adults. Services are delivered through inpatient units, community mental health clinics and day therapy and outreach programs to a catchment area of almost 1 million people. State-wide and Tertiary Mental Health Services include research, forensics, neurosciences, art therapy, eating disorders and other specialised services.

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Ready to join our team?

Applicants are required to apply online www.jobs.wa.gov.au so allow enough time to complete the online application process and attach your documentation. If you experience difficulties, please contact Employee Services on 13 44 77 for immediate assistance during business hours.

The JDF is attached for reference. Your application should include:

• An up-to-date curriculum vitae which summarises your qualifications, any registrations, skills and experience, and highlights how you meet the position requirements.
• Write a statement no longer than four (4) pages addressing all Essential Selection Criteria in the Job Description
• The names and contact details of two (2) referees. It is preferable for one of your referees to be your current line manager.

Eligibility to Apply: Australian citizenship or permanent residency is an essential requirement for applicants to be considered for permanent positions in the public sector.

This vacancy is subject to a Western Australian Working With Children (WWC) Check. For further information please refer to the WWC website at: https://workingwithchildren.wa.gov.au

WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process. Additional security clearances will be required to be performed by the Department of Justice,including, but not limited to minimum identity proofing requirements, criminal record screening and integrity checks.

Whilst this selection process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy, it may also be used to fill other "similar" vacancies throughout the health service. In addition to this, should the successful applicant decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most suitable applicant may also be selected from this process. Both of these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment decision.

NMHS fosters an environment of equity and inclusion and strives to ensure everyone experiences a sense of belonging. We celebrate the rich diversity of our community and are committed to recruiting a team that is reflective of those we care for. We encourage anyone who aligns with our values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, Innovation and Care to apply for this role.

NMHS is committed to growing the Aboriginal workforce as a part of our Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Strategy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 applies to this position.

NMHS upholds the social model of disability. We welcome applicants who have disability and endeavour to support reasonable workplace adjustments and flexibility. If you have any access needs or require adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact the NMHS Talent Attraction Group (TAG) at email [email protected].

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions after or on, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.

We look forward to receiving your application.