Title:  Team Leader Mobile Support Treatment Service

Team Leader | Mobile Support Treatment Service

• Open to Registered Psychiatric Nurses Grade 5, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, and Social Workers Grade 4
• Clinical and Operational Leadership Role | Permanent Full Time role with monthly day off
• Primarily Monday-Friday role with the opportunity for some weekend work | Central East Location | Attractive Salary packaging options to increase your take home pay!

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.

This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.

About the role

The Team Leader within the Mobile Support Team (MSTS) will work collaboratively with the Consultant Psychiatrist and other Senior Clinicians in MSTS, and under the direction of the AMHS Rehabilitation Services Manager in providing professional leadership, ensuring high quality clinical standards, quality improvement and ongoing development of the Rehabilitation Program

Main responsibilities but not limited to:

• Actively lead MSTS team processes to maintain service delivery to consumers and carers – overseeing day-to-day clinical and operational procedures and practices, developing staff rosters, leave management, etc. – under the direction of the Manager AMHS Rehabilitation Services.  
• With the Consultant Psychiatrist actively co-lead the clinical service delivery and lead the multidisciplinary team to ensure that clinical quality and risk, service performance and care standards are maintained.
• Carry a reduced clinical caseload to accommodate team leader duties, ensuring effective management and support of both clinical responsibilities and team leader functions. 
• Lead the implementation of recovery-oriented case management services by the team utilising the Collaborative Recovery Model (CRM).  
• Ensure that Eastern Health’s objectives are upheld and that the standards, practice guidelines and legal requirements are adhered to and/or implemented by the multidisciplinary team. 

About you 

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• At least 5 years’ mental health experience Registered Psychiatric Nurse / Occupational Therapist / Psychologist / or Social Worker as per EBA. 
• Registration with relevant professional organization or body with relevant post graduate qualifications preferably in mental health or community health.  
• Experience in supporting adults with the lived experience of mental ill health
• Previous experience in a clinical leadership role
• Demonstrated high level of ability to provide and evaluate discipline specific and mental health assessment, consultation, and advice to consumers, carers and other team members in a mental health setting.
• Ability to work as part of a diverse team and autonomously
• Commitment to supervised practice, ongoing professional development and further developing skills in clinical mental health.
• A strong commitment to high quality care
• Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• You must hold a valid driver's license

Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.

What we offer

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

• Diverse and engaging career opportunities
• Friendly & supportive team
• Flexible working hours
• Salary packaging options
• Career progression in our teaching hospitals

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

Good to know:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
• We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
• As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
• Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
• Advertising may end before the closing date.
• We do not accept recruitment agency application

If you are a current Eastern Health employee, please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.

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Contact Person: Oded Weingarten; Central East AMHS Rehabilitation Manager

Contact Number: 0438 653 363

Contact Email: Oded.Weingarten@easternhealth.org.au

Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]

Our Values in Action:

Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day