Senior Adviser - Complex Needs, Office of the Chief Psychiatrist

Department of Health Victoria; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 110.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

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Growth opportunities

Flexible working

Work-life balance

Descripción de la vacante

The Victorian Department of Health invites applications for a Senior Adviser - Complex Needs in the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist in Melbourne. The role provides expert complex needs advice, supports the Complex Needs Team, and helps coordinate panels such as SCNAP across government and non-government bodies.

You will work across departments to identify gaps, develop recommendations, and prepare ministerial briefs and annual reports.

Formación

• A qualification in fields related to mental health, disability services, forensic services, or community services.
• Minimum of five years' experience working with people with multiple and complex support needs.
• Knowledge of the Victorian mental health and wellbeing system and relevant Acts.

Responsabilidades

• Provide expert complex needs advice to service providers, government and non-government agencies, professional bodies, and other stakeholders.
• Generate recommendations to enable access to services and improve the service systems capacity to respond to people with complex needs.
• Collaborate with service providers, government departments and non-government agencies, professional bodies, and other stakeholders to generate solutions to complex issues regarding mental health, disability, alcohol and other drug use, housing and forensic service delivery.
• Forge strong connections across departments and with external stakeholders and collaborate to improve service delivery and access to services for people with complex needs.
• Support the Complex Needs Team to prepare presentations, resources, end of year report and ministerial briefs on complex mental health matters.

Conocimientos

Complex needs advisory

Stakeholder collaboration

Policy advisory

Educación

Mental health / disability / forensic / community services

Descripción del empleo

Senior Adviser - Complex Needs, Office of the Chief Psychiatrist

Department of Health Victoria – Melbourne VIC

The Senior Adviser works closely with the Complex Needs Team consisting of the Project Officer, Program Manager and a Deputy Chief Psychiatrist. The Complex Needs Team convenes clinical consults and panels including the State-wide Complex Needs Advisory Panel (SCNAP). The Senior Adviser role will provide complex needs advice, with a whole of system lens to services and departments including Designated Mental Health Services. The role will identify suitable people to be presented at panel, assist in the secretariat functions for panel meetings and provide departments and services with support to implement panel recommendations.

The Senior Adviser, Complex Needs will engage with services and programs across government and non-government providers in the interests of improving the capacity of services to provide optimal support to individuals with complex needs.

The role will provide advice to the Chief Psychiatrist or their delegate about systemic issues, service gaps and opportunities to improve that are identified through discussions about individuals presented to the panel.

About us:

At the Victorian Department of Health we want a future where Victorians are the healthiest people in the world. A Victoria where our children and people thrive, our workplaces are productive and safe, and our communities are more connected.

We see it as our job to support Victorians to stay healthy and safe. And to deliver a world-class healthcare system that ensures every single Victorian can access safe, quality care that leads to better health outcomes for all.

About you:

Key Accountabilities Include:

• Provide expert complex needs advice to service providers, government and non-government agencies, professional bodies, and other stakeholders.
• Generate recommendations to enable access to services and improve the service systems capacity to respond to people with complex needs.
• Collaborate with service providers, government departments and non-government agencies, professional bodies, and other stakeholders to generate solutions to complex issues regarding mental health, disability, alcohol and other drug use, housing and forensic service delivery.
• Forge strong connections across departments and with external stakeholders and collaborate to improve service delivery and access to services for people with complex needs.
• Support the Complex Needs Team to prepare presentations, resources, end of year report and ministerial briefs on complex mental health matters.

Qualification (s):

A qualification in fields related to mental health, disability services, forensic services, or community services.

• A minimum of five years' experience working with people with multiple and complex support needs including mental health, disability, homelessness, forensic, alcohol and other drugs, and family violence.
• Demonstrated specialist knowledge of the services and departments who support people with complex needs including: Child Protection, Youth Justice, Corrections Victoria, Forensicare, Forensic Disability Services, homelessness services, culturally specific services, alcohol and other drugs services, and services funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
• A sound understanding of the Victorian mental health and wellbeing system, and knowledge of the department and its operating processes and information systems.
• Demonstrated sound knowledge of the legislative requirements under the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022, Disability Act 2006, Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 and Serious Offenders Act 2018.

What we offer:

• The opportunity to perform meaningful work, making direct contributions toward enablingVictorians to be the healthiest people in the world.
• A wide range of growth and development opportunities within the department and wider Victorian Public Service.
• A strong commitment to work-life balance, including a diverse array of flexible working arrangements.

We are committed to developing and supporting a workforce that is well equipped and highly motivated to provide responsive and quality services to all Victorians. We continue to build an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity of backgrounds and differences to realise the potential of our employees for innovation and delivering services aimed at enhancing the lives of all Victorians. All roles can be worked flexibly and we encourage applications from Aboriginal people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Please contact us if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process at*********@health.vic.gov.au. For more information on our commitment to inclusion and diversity seeinclusion and diversity at the Department of Health.

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