District Medical Director - Mental Health

ME Medical Recruitment is currently recruiting for a District Medical Director of Mental Health Mid North Coast NSW Full time permanent position

The Medical Director will be clinically responsible for all inpatient and ambulatorybased mental health and alcohol and other drugs services in the network.

What youll be doing

For District Integrated Mental Health Alcohol & Other Drugs Services (IMHAOD) the position will:

Provide clinical leadership and will be responsible for overseeing of clinical policies and guidelines.

Develop strategies to minimise clinical risk and ensure quality and safety protocols are maintained.

In collaboration with Director Integrated Mental Health Alcohol & Other Drugs (IMHAOD) develop and monitor both the strategic and business plans financial plans and workforce plans.

Work with the IMHAOD Core Executive to develop and implement Models of Care for optimal service delivery based on a recovery focused philosophy of care.

Undertake medical workforce planning and development including oversight of annual performance reviews.

Develop and support research with a focus on developing and managing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

Ensure consultation and relationship development occurs with other area Clinical Directors of Divisions and Services particularly when considering new and/or shared services and/or strategies.

Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases

If you are applying for a Category A position under the NSW Health Policy Directive PD2022030 evidence of current immunity status that complies with the policy must be supplied.

COVID19 Vaccination Compliancy

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved or recognised COVID19 vaccine (except for the Janssen COVID19 vaccine which is approved by the TGA as a single dose primary course). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID19 vaccines available in NSW. A NSW Health agency may require further information about the medical contraindication (including but not limited to an Immunisation Medical Exemption form IM011 form)

Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID19 vaccinations.

Salary will be accordance with NSW Health State Awards for the advertised classification/s. These awards are available at
Selection Criteria

1. Current practicing Consultant Psychiatrist with Specialist registration or eligible for specialist registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) and/or equivalent specialist recognition.

2. Demonstrated leadership skills within a complex mental health service with the ability to motivate inspire and organise staff to achieve organisational program and professional outcomes.

3. Demonstrated ability to identify and analyse clinical needs and to recommend and evaluate innovative business plans and organisational strategies in response to those needs. This includes the implementation of innovative and effective models of clinical practice.

4. Evidence of being an advocate including involvement with consumers and carer s groups media and lobbying experience and ability in health promotion and prevention and recognition of the social environment in which the public mental health service operates.

5. Demonstrated experience in the application of change management principles and achievement of measurable outcomes.

6. Proven effective negotiation and communication skills (written and verbal) with a wide range of stakeholders including patients the public and Ministry of Health and government representatives.

7. A comprehensive knowledge of and commitment to health system safety quality risk management improvement systems research and professional development.

8. A current NSW Class C drivers licence and willingness to travel consistent with district position responsibilities.