Allied Health Consultant

Full

time permanent position 40 hours per week (1FTE)Mō te tūnga | About the role
Our Specialist
Mental Health Services at the Canterbury DHB has an exciting opportunity for
experienced Allied Health Professionals to advance their career and move into a
senior leadership role as an Allied Health Consultant in our South-East 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. This is a pivotal role 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 South-East Adult
Community 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, Allied Health
Educator and other Allied Health Consultants. The role is 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
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