Scd - Local Adult Comm Mhs & Segar House

**Service Clinical Director for Adult Community Mental Health Services**

**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**
- **Exciting leadership role in the Mental Health & Addictions Directorate**:

- **Exceptional leadership opportunities available with a clinical element**:

- **Experience the outstanding New Zealand lifestyle**

Te Whatu Ora has introduced a clinical leadership model placing the clinical service leaders at the heart of service and strategic decision making. The aim is to place accountability as close to the patient as possible with a focus on clinical quality, safety and health outcomes whilst delivering economic sustainability.

**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**

We are looking for a suitably experienced senior clinician (medicine, allied health or nursing) to provide clinical leadership and effective management to four adult Community Mental Health services, Segar House and Service Coordination.

**Adult Community Mental Health Services**
Te Toka Tumai has four adult community mental health centres: Manaaki House (Panmure), Cornwall House (Greenlane), Taylor Centre (Ponsonby) and Kainga Tiaki (Mt Eden). The Community Mental Health Services (CMHCs) provide a range of services for adults with moderate to severe mental illness or psychological distress, including crisis assessment. Services are provided via multi-disciplinary teams which include psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists, social workers.

**Segar House - Rau Aroha**
Rau Aroha means “gift of peace” or “multitude of compassion”. This team offers an intensive specialist psychotherapy service that provides treatment for patients experiencing long term mental ill health. They offer individual and group therapy and utilise a range of psychological and psychotherapy approaches. Segar House aims to offer an intensive therapy experience for their service users.

**Service Coordination**
Service Coordination in Te Toka Tumai is a Needs Assessment and Service Coordination (NASC) service under the National Service Specifications on Tier 3 of the Ministry of Health Service Framework for Mental Health and Addictions. Funding and Planning operate contracts in the district, all of which have criteria for access. Service Coordination provides objective needs assessment and service coordination to best match the mental health and addictions needs of people and refer for service provision.

As the Service Clinical Director you will:

- Lead and ensure the clinical quality and safety of the service
- Safeguard high standards of care by creating an environment in which excellence in clinical care can flourish and develop in line with the vision for the directorate
- Provide leadership and management of the service’s clinical workforce fostering appropriate succession planning, excellence in practice standards and professional conduct
- Actively provide clinical leadership and effective management of the service’s performance and drive productivity improvements
- Manage projects as allocated by the Co-Directors of Mental Health and Addictions

The successful applicant will have demonstrated experience leading multi-disciplinary clinical teams to support the achievement of overall organisational strategies, goals and values. The role requires someone with a collaborative and positive working style who is committed to developing a strong team that promotes quality outcomes for service users. You will have a strong personal drive and determination to deliver improvements and a sound understanding of regional services.

You must be clinically qualified in a relevant field of practice and registered in New Zealand (or eligible for registration), and hold a current annual practicing certificate.

The particular clinical responsibilities allocated to this role will be dependent on the clinical background and experience of the successful applicant. These will be agreed with a successful applicant pr