• Permanent, full time leadership opportunity
• Work for one of Australia's leading hospital groups
• Challenging and rewarding work environment in a diverse and vibrant inner-city location
  

About the Role

The Clarendon Community Mental Health Manager's role is of utmost importance. They are responsible for providing effective leadership and managing the Continuing Care Teams and other community-based programs at Clarendon Clinic. The manager's duties also include ensuring that all key performance indicators are met and that exemplary service standards are maintained.

• Provide clinical leadership and management expertise and manage the day-to-day operation of the multidisciplinary community teams and services
• Work collaboratively with the Team Leader to develop and sustain strategies that enhance and improve service delivery and support the team.
• Ensure all key performance indicators and activity-based funding targets are met
• Develop and maintain linkages with key internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal continuity of care between community mental health services and other parts of the service and primary care services.
• Identify service development gaps, create development plans, lead the change management processes, and implement quality projects to enhance service delivery.
• Participate in the on-call managers' roster for the mental health service.

The classification for this role will be YC92 with an additional over award (total base salary approx. $137k per annum)

Your Contribution

• Degree in a mental health discipline essential (Registered Nurse Division 1 or 3, Registered Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker) and registered with AHPRA or AASW as relevant.
• Post-graduate qualifications in management or health administration or progress toward such qualifications desirable
• Extensive experience of working in mental health services
• Knowledge and experience of the mental health service system and Mental Health legislation in the Victorian context
• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain
  

What We Offer

• A focus on wellbeing initiatives, with regular events and programs
• Confidential, solutions-focused employee counselling
• A healthy work/life balance encouraged. Full time employment comes with a monthly Accrued Day Off (additional day off per month!)
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
• Free car parking
• Discounts and Promotions always available through our Foundation
• Regular opportunities for professional development to assist you to reach your career goals
• Culture of continuous improvement

About the Mental Health Service
St. Vincent's Mental Health (SVMH) includes an adult area mental health service for the inner-city areas of Yarra and Boroondara. The adult mental health service components are Footbridge Community Care Unit (CCU), a 44-bed Acute Inpatient Service (AIS) located on the St. Vincent's Hospital site, the North Fitzroy PARC and two community mental health services (CMHS) at Hawthorn and East Melbourne (Clarendon CMHS) the community also comprises of the Primary Mental Health Team and STAY housing support. Community mental health services include the Community Acute Response Team (CART, Triage and Crisis Assessment and Treatment Service (CATS), Extended Triage (ET), Emergency Department Mental Health (EDMH), PACER, Police support and HOPE (Suicide Prevention). Other services include Continuing Care (CCT), Mobile Support and Treatment (MST) and Homeless Outreach (CHOPS) services. A Consultation & Liaison Service is provided to the health service. NEXUS Dual Diagnosis Service and the Body Image and Eating Disorders Assessment and Treatment Service (BETRS) are regional services. Statewide services are the Victorian Dual Disability Service and the Victorian Transcultural Mental Health. The Acute Inpatient Service includes five beds designated as the Koori Statewide Inpatient Service and linked to the Victorian Aboriginal Health Service.

Working at St Vincent's

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.

Application

• Please attach your resume and cover letter to your application

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.

We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.

Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM

SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).