• Permanent full time – 80 hours per fortnight (1 x ADO per month)
• Brand new position – open to experienced mental health professionals
• Provide additional support to the exciting program manager of CCS

About the service

The Mental Health Drugs and Alcohol Services (MHDAS), provides integrated and recovery oriented mental health, drugs and alcohol assessment, treatment and community support to people of all ages within the Barwon region experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, mental health and drug & alcohol issues, and their families.

Barwon Health’s Continuing Care Services (CCS) provides community supports to people aged between 16 and 65 years, experiencing serious mental health needs.

About you

• Formal professionally recognized qualifications in relevant health field (i.e. Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Psychology).
• Clinical mental health background meets classification definitions under appropriate Award / Agreement.
• Leadership and operation management skills working in a complex health environment
• Proven ability to lead, manage and motivate staff
• Ability to analyse and interpret data
• Demonstrated robust communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective in decision making and evidence of this
• Conflict management skills
• Proven ability to deliver negotiated outcomes

About the role

As the successful applicant, you will support the CCS Program Manager to provide strategic leadership and operational accountability to Continuing Care Services. Duties include but are not limited to;

• Ensuring services are high quality, innovative, evidence based and uphold the Barwon Health MHDAS principles of recovery oriented practice
• Providing leadership and mentoring within the CCS Leadership Team
• Working in conjunction with the Deputy Program Medical Director
• Continuing to develop the role over the initial 12 months of its operation (as it is a brand new position)

What we offer

• EBA annual leave entitlements with the option to purchase additional leave
• Professional development opportunities
• Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
• Attractive salary packaging benefits!
• Living Expenses capped at $9,010 and includes repayments on mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and rental payments
• Meal Entertainment & Accommodation capped at $2,650 and includes food and drink consumed in a social or entertainment settings and some accommodation expenditure

Diversity and Inclusion

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We also strongly encourage people with disability and diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles.

We are strongly committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au) We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

If we can assist you with any reasonable adjustments to submit your application for this role, please contact mentalhealth.recruitment@barwonhealth.org.au noting your preferred method of communication and contact details and a member of the team will be in touch.

Applicants for this role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy.

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