Manager EPS/ CL Adult Mental Health

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About the Role

The position of Clayton Emergency Psychiatry Service (EPS) and Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (CLP) Team Manager is based within the Clayton Adult Mental Health Directorate at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton. The position is expected to provide both clinical, operational and organizational oversight to the service.  The Emergency Psychiatry Service consists of a team that provide clinical psychiatric expertise to people who are presenting to the Clayton Emergency Department with a condition requiring acute psychiatric assessment or intervention. CLP provides mental health assessment and support to both patients and wards where a person is admitted to general inpatient beds who require greater expertise than can be provided by the parent unit. 

The successful applicant is expected to have effective leadership and management skills to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders which include the Emergency Department, Emergency Mental Health and Alcohol and other Drugs (AOD), Allied & Peer – EMAAP team, and Emergency Services, as well as team managers within the Clayton Mental Health Program.   You will be required to have a strong clinical presence, to ensure that the EPS and CL provides timely and holistic care to our client group, which is in keeping with the Royal Commission’s recommendations and Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022. The manager is expected to lead the team in partnership with the Lead Psychiatrist in the Clayton area in achieving the mandated KPI’s within their financial targets, investigate adverse events and lead opportunities for quality improvement in the services provided using any relevant research and evidence based interventions to allow for the provision of client centred care and recovery. 

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Carmen Cilmi, Manager on 0407 100 192.

Position Description can be found here

Nursing Gr 5 Position Attachment can be found here

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How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close 30th October 2024.