Staff Specialist (Clinical Lead) – Older People’s Mental Health Service (OPMHS)

Job Description:

Position Title: Staff Specialist (Clinical Lead) Older Peoples Mental Health Service (OPMHS)
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Hours per week: 0.8 FTE
Position Grade: Staff Specialist
Salary: As per the award
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations Staff Specialist Agreement 2021
Department Name: Mental Health

About us:
St Vincents Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion excellence integrity and justice we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn grow and innovate.

Benefits of working at St Vincents include:
Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
Career development opportunities across the St Vincents Health Australia Network
Employee Assistance Program
Work/Life balance

About the role:

The OPMHS provides integrated clinical services to the older peoples population of the St Vincents Mental Health Service catchment area (and beyond as required). The OPMHS model of care includes inpatient consultation-liaison hospital outpatients community clinics and outreach to older people at home and residential aged care facilities.
This position will act as a senior clinician and clinical lead of the multidisciplinary team. This position will provide clinical leadership and management of the OPMHS to ensure delivery a high standard of patient care as well as drive service improvement innovation evaluation and research. There is capacity for the incumbent to work in other positions across the Mental Health and Homeless Health service on mutual agreement.

Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincents:
St Vincents is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culturally diverse sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.

Employment with St Vincents is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.

Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the Selection Criteria as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincents Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.

Selection Criteria:

• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincents Health Australia.
• Possess or be eligible to possess specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (FRANZCP) or equivalent as provided for in the Staff Specialists State Award and possess the RANZCP Certificate of Advanced Training in Psychiatry of Old Age (or equivalent qualification).
• Demonstrated knowledge skills and high standards of clinical practice in Psychiatry of Old Age (and electroconvulsive therapy) commensurate to experience which is appropriate to the requirements of the position.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work in collaborative interprofessional contexts to support the delivery of an effective high quality mental health service.
• Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication ability including capacity to communicate clearly inclusively and respectfully.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching and supervision of specialist trainees junior medical officers medical students and non-medical colleagues.
• Demonstrated leadership skills that promote robust clinical governance processes and support and foster innovation to create a learning culture with proven ability to improve the quality of services and patient care outcomes.
• Demonstrated ongoing contribution to the development dissemination and translation of new knowledge and practices commensurate with work in an academic teaching hospital environment.

For more information contact Dr Lyn Chiem Clinical Director Mental Health & Homeless Services -

The closing date for applications is 20 June 2025

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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