Allied Health Consultant

Two full

time permanent positions 40 hours per week (1FTE)Mō
te tūnga | About the role
Our
Specialist Mental Health Services at the Canterbury DHB have 2 exciting
opportunities for experienced Allied Health Professionals to advance their
career and move into a senior leadership role as an Allied Health Consultant in
our Adult Community Mental Health Service. The
Adult Community Mental Health service provides assessment, treatment and
support services to adults in the community, including assessment and
interventions for urgent or crisis mental health needs. These are pivotal roles in clinical and strategic
leadership which will see you at the forefront of our service transformation,
helping reshape the way we operate through leading and developing Allied Health
Services that will sustain us well into the future.
This
is an exciting opportunity for an innovative and
outcome-focused clinician who has a deep commitment to work in collaboration
across disciplines and is driven to achieve professional and operational
excellence
Ko wai koe | About You;
As
an Allied Health Consultant you will work in partnership with the Clinical
Director, Nurse Consultant and the Service Manager/Nurse Director of the
allocated service to facilitate the ongoing development of mental health best
practice, promote inter-disciplinary models of care and lead service
improvements that deliver improved outcomes for consumers and their
families/whānau.
Reporting
to the Director of Allied Health you will be part of the Allied Health
Directorate, also working closely with the Allied Health Clinical Leaders and
Allied Health Educator. The roles are firmly focused on leadership within
the services, however you will also have strong clinical experience within your
area of practice. You will be based at Hillmorton Hospital but working
with our regional Mental Health Services and across the Canterbury Health
system.
Your

**key responsibilities will include**:

- Providing day to day strategic

leadership, in order to deliver a sustainable, high quality service that
contributes to the achievement of organisational goals.
- Providing clinical leadership
for the Allied Health workforce with a focus on workforce development, safe and
high-quality care, outcomes focussed practice and integration that support
strategic development and organisational priorities.
- Supporting
the integration of research evidence into practice and the implementation
of contemporary models of care;
- Develop,
maintain and evaluate organisational systems to facilitate delivery of
safe, quality care;
- Providing
clinical expertise at an advanced practice level within a specialist
clinical area, SMHS.To
be successful in this role you will have;
- Experience

in a leadership role is an essential but support for professional development
will also be given;
- Ability
to articulate a compelling vision for all Allied Health disciplines;
- Advanced
level of knowledge and clinical experience of Adult Community Mental Health
Services and case management;
- Experience
in leading improvement in service delivery and or practice development;
- Strong
professional networks and relationship skills;
- Allied
Health qualification and current Annual Practicing Certificate is
essential;Ngā hua |
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