Location:
- Canberra- Contact name:
- Sarah Rice- Job ref:
- 460- Published:
- about 2 hours ago**_On Offer:_**
- Excellent Remuneration - $99,819 - $105,180 (up to $110,398 on achieving a personal upgrade) + Super
- Work with an organisation that is reliable, progressive, respectful and kind.
- Temporary Position - view to extend.
- Monday - Friday.
**_The Role:_**
The organisation is focused on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary, and community?based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region.
The Office of the Director of Allied Health in Mental Health, Justice Health, Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides strategic leadership, professional governance and advocacy for Allied Health in MHJHADS. The Office of the Director of Allied Health also provides leadership to a range of allied health operational teams.
The successful applicant of the HP3 Social Work position is responsible for conducting skilled clinical assessments and delivering individual and group based social work interventions to people. The successful applicant will also be required to undertake professional development and clinical supervision, participate in quality improvement initiatives, and contribute to multidisciplinary team processes. It is an expectation that the successful applicant will provide supervision to staff at the Health Professional 1 and 2 levels, as well as to students and clinically related staff (such as Allied Health Assistants).
The position will report operationally and clinically to the Allied Health Manager and Allied Health Clinical Lead of AAMHS respectively. Professional governance of this position will come from the Discipline Principal Social Work (MHJHADs).
- The Allied Health team is made up of diverse group of allied health professions that work together to support the recovery goals of consumers admitted to any of the Adult Mental Health Inpatient facilities._
**_Behavioural Capabilities:_**
- Demonstrated leadership qualities in managing and positively influencing teams, processes and practice improvement in a human services environment.
- Ability to mentor more junior staff and students and external parties in a collaborative and influential manner.
- Be flexible, adaptable and comfortable with a changing working environment.
- Competent negotiation and influencing skills in dealing with complex situations.
**_Criteria:_**
- Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years (ideal 5 years) paid work experience, post qualification, in a related/ relevant organisation/ service
- Degree in Social Work
- Professional membership or eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Registration under the Working with Vulnerable People ACT 2011
- Current passenger Vehicle driver's license.
- Experience of working within mental health in either an inpatient unit or community setting.
- Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.