Senior Adviser - Complex Needs, Office of the Chief Psychiatrist

Department of Health; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Department of Health invites applications for a Senior Adviser - Complex Needs to join the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist. You will provide expert advice on complex needs, work with a wide range of government and non-government partners, and help shape mental health and related services.

The role focuses on system-wide improvements, panel coordination, and supporting the team with presentations and briefs. A strong background in mental health, disability, or forensic services is required.

Formación

• Qualification in mental health, disability services, forensic services, or community services.

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 service systems capacity to respond to people with complex needs.
• Collaborate with service providers, government departments and non-government agencies to generate solutions to complex issues in mental health, disability, housing and other related areas.
• Forge strong connections across departments and external stakeholders 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 experience

Stakeholder collaboration

Policy advisory

Educación

Mental health / disability / forensic / community services qualification

Descripción del empleo

Senior Adviser - Complex Needs, Office of the Chief Psychiatrist

The Department of Health plays a critical role in the Victorian health system and is responsible for shaping it to meet the health needs of all Victorians. We're focused on
supporting Victorians to be as healthy as they can; whether through alerting them to seasonal risks like thunderstorm asthma, notifying them of contact with
communicable diseases, safeguarding their drinking water, developing the best health, wellbeing and care facilities in the world, being at the forefront of mental health and
wellbeing treatment or accelerating medical research. It's all part of the way we partner with the community to help every individual lead a healthy life.

About the role

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.

Specialist expertise

• 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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If you have any queries in relation to participation in recruitment processes at Health, or experience any issues in applying, please feel free to email ***************@health.vic.gov.au. Please note that unsolicited applications from third parties cannot be accepted. If you have questions regarding the role, please message the contact person listed on the advertisement directly.