Team Manager – Wonthaggi Community Mental Health Service
- Full time, fixed term for 13 months
- Opportunities for career advancement
Based in Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Hospital are looking for a Team Manager to join our Wonthaggi Community Mental Health Service on a full time, fixed term basis.
The Team Manager – Wonthaggi Community Mental Health Service, in conjunction with the Team Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Leads (0-25 and 26+) and General Manager – Community Mental Health (Western Region), will co-ordinate the provision of high-quality clinical leadership, monitoring and evaluation of clinical Mental Health services to consumers. The Team Manager – Wonthaggi Community Mental Health shall provide leadership, monitoring and evaluation of clinical mental health services to consumers and carers. The position has responsibility for the operational management of all the Community Mental Health Programs 0-25 and 26+ which includes the Acute Community Intensive Support team (ACIS), Recovery Team, Mental Health and Police Response (MHAPR) and administration staff.
LRH employees enjoy access to:
- Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering a range of health education and wellbeing services
- Access to ongoing development through daily education sessions, bespoke training and career & study support.
- Tailored flexible work options to support work life balance, including ADO’s, 5 weeks leave, regional salary packaging and additional purchased leave.
- Fantastic social club activities and diverse and inclusive workplace activities
- Workplace Wellbeing programs and activities uniquely designed for LRH staff
We are looking for candidates with:
- Nursing: Division 1 Registered Nurse with post basic qualification in mental health nursing holding a current Registration Certificate with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) OR
- Social Work: Approved degree in social work or other qualification approved for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers OR
- Psychology: Registration with AHPRA OR
- Occupational Therapy: Registration with AHPRA.
- Competency in utilising computer technology
- Demonstrated experience in senior leadership and management roles.
- Demonstrated experience in working in mental health service system.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team
For more information about this exciting opportunity, we encourage you to contact Rita Sanderson on 5128 0100 or [email protected] for a confidential discussion.
About LRH
LRH was proud to be the recipient of the 2022 Premier’s Health Service of the Year (Medium) Award. This prestigious award recognises the amazing work of our team in driving change and improvement in the health outcomes for the Victorian community.
We are located 150 km east of Melbourne, and LRH is the regional provider of a broad range of specialist health services including hospital based, sub-acute and mental health services across Gippsland.
Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with $217 million expansion nearing completion, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increase medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.
Explore all the great things happening at LRH – www.lrh.com.au and take the next step on your career journey by submitting your application for this and other roles here – https://lrh.mercury.com.au
Diversity and Inclusion
We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH’s Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on (03) 5173 8653.
IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated for 3 COVID-19 doses and current season influenza vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption applies.