Clinical Director, Specialty Mental Health Services
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- Make an impact in supporting the mental health consumers, their families and carers
- Join our highly supportive and collaborative Mental Health Division
- Full time permanent opportunity
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education, and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About the Mental Health Division
Austin Health’s Mental Health Division provides care and services through a comprehensive range of teams to meet the needs of mental health consumers and carers throughout Victoria. Services in the MH Division are located across Austin Health and in the community. These services include:
- Adult & Older Adult Mental Health Services
- Infant, Child & Youth Mental Health Services (ICYMHS)
- Specialty Mental Health Services
All Mental Health Services work within a clinical framework that promotes recovery-oriented practice and supported decision making. This approach to client wellbeing builds on the strengths of the individual working in partnership with their treating team. It encompasses the principles of self-determination and individualised treatment and care.
About the role
- Hours per week: 38
- Employment status: Permanent Full-time
As a Clinical Director, you will work collaboratively with a supportive team of professionals, who are passionate about providing best practice care for consumers. You’ll enjoy our continuing education and quality improvement strategy, which is developed through leadership forums and committees. You’ll join a friendly and supportive team who genuinely enjoy their work and the contribution they make.
Reporting to the Medical Director, Mental Health Division, this presents an exciting opportunity to take up a senior leadership role within the Mental Health Division. The Clinical Director is expected to lead and develop the Mental Health Specialty Services directorate, incorporating the Brain Disorders Program, Psychological Trauma Recovery Service, Transitional Support Unit and Consultation Liaison Psychiatry, to achieve goals and objectives consistent with the strategic plan of Austin Health and reflecting the vision and mission statements of our organization. In collaboration with the Mental Health Divisional Medical Director, the Clinical Director is responsible for the leadership and direction of the services including clinical treatment, teaching, research, financial and human resource management.
To be successful for this role you must:
- Be a registered Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Hold a Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or equivalent
- Have appropriate training and experience applicable to the field of Psychiatry
- Demonstrate a commitment to high quality patient care
- Demonstrate a commitment to working as a team member with peer medical, junior medical, nursing and other clinical staff to provide efficient, safe and quality care across the continuum, and
- Demonstrate a commitment to teaching, training and research.
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging benefits, for living expenses, meals and holiday accommodation
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager, Dr Charu Gandhi, Medical Director, Mental Health Division on 0422 619 124.
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: 6th October 2024
