Team Manager - Alcohol and Drug Services | Full-time Temporary

Australian Capital Territory; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Salary packaging

Flexible working conditions

Employee Assistance Program

Onsite Physiotherapists

Onsite cafes

Job summary

Canberra Health Services (CHS) invites applications for a Team Manager in Alcohol and Drug Services. You will provide clinical and operational leadership to the Counselling and Treatment Services team, supporting a multidisciplinary workforce to deliver high quality AOD treatment across the ACT.

You will lead service planning, governance, performance monitoring and partnerships, drawing on experience delivering counselling interventions in a complex healthcare setting.

Job description

Team Manager - Alcohol and Drug Services
Full-time Temporary

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key leadership role in shaping and delivering specialist alcohol and drug treatment services while supporting a skilled and dedicated clinical workforce.

Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) is seeking an experienced clinician to lead the Counselling and Treatment Services team and support the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based alcohol and other drug treatment services for the ACT community.

ADS provides information, advice, referral, intake, assessment and treatment support to people experiencing substance use concerns. As Team Manager, you will provide clinical and operational leadership, professional supervision and strategic direction for a multidisciplinary team delivering specialised treatment services.

In this role, you will lead, manage and support the Counselling and Treatment Services team while providing clinical leadership, supervision and guidance to staff. You will oversee service planning, performance monitoring, reporting, evaluation and governance activities, manage financial, human and physical resources, and contribute to policy development, service improvement initiatives and strategic planning. You will also build and maintain effective partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to support health promotion and service delivery objectives and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

The successful applicant will have demonstrated experience delivering psychological and counselling interventions for people experiencing alcohol and other drug-related issues, together with strong knowledge of the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) sector and contemporary treatment approaches. You will have a proven ability to lead and manage multidisciplinary teams in a complex healthcare environment, supported by excellent organisational, communication and stakeholder engagement skills. You will be adaptable, resilient and capable of thriving in a dynamic service environment, with strong critical thinking, analytical and reflective practice skills that support sound, evidence-based decision-making. The ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with professionalism and integrity is essential.

Note: This is a temporary position available for 10 months with possibility of extension. Appointment to the position may be made based on written application and referee reports.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‑based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.