NDIS Clinical Lead- Children’s Services

Summary about this job

Detail information about job NDIS Clinical Lead- Children’s Services. Terms and conditions vacancy

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Limited Term Full Time

• Opportunity to lead and develop a client centred and responsive NDIS service
• Supportive team environment
• Salary packaging and professional development are available
• Applicants seeking part time considered
• Potential for position to become permanent
• Opportunity for secondment

About Peninsula Health
Peninsula Health provides public healthcare services to residents of Frankston the Mornington Peninsula.

Our hospitals and emergency departments are located at Frankston and Rosebud, and we provide a wide range of community health, dental, rehabilitation, mental health, palliative care ad aged care services from campuses at Frankston, Hastings, Mornington and Rosebud.

Person centred care is at the heart of everything we do, guided by our values of Services, Integrity, Compassion, Respect and Excellence.

Position Summary
The NDIS Clinical Lead - Children’s Services is an exciting new position for an experience allied health clinician to facilitate and lead the development of the newly established NDIS Children’s Service stream for children from birth-12 years within the Community Health Children’s Services team.

The NDIS Clinical Lead - Children’s Services will support staff to deliver high quality, child-centred and family focused child development and disability services for eligible families in the City of Frankston and the Mornington Peninsula Shire. This position supports staff to deliver clinical services to children, families and groups, and engage in capacity building and local partnerships. The incumbent ensures preventative, responsive, inclusive and innovative client engagement and interventions are fundamental to staff practices. As a Senior Clinician the NDIS Clinical Lead- Children’s Services also provides clinical supervision to Grade 1 & 2 Clinicians of the same discipline where relevant in the team structure. In addition, the NDIS Clinical Lead- Children’s Services will contribute skills and support to the wider team drawing on broader disability practice knowledge and expertise.


Key Responsibilities
• Lead and develop business practices to support and improve the NDIS Children’s service stream.
• In conjunction with other members of the Children’s Services leadership team, develop a collaborative suite of services for children in the catchment.
• Provide operational and clinical leadership to staff across the NDIS service stream staff across multiple campuses and outreach locations to ensure a cohesive and integrated team.
• Support a child safe organisation by valuing, respecting, and listening to children and young people and by undertaking screening for suitability to work with children and vulnerable people and to comply with relevant state/territory legislative requirements.


Essential Criteria
Refer to position description


How to apply
To apply, please click on the APPLY NOW button to forward you current resume, covering letter and document addressing the key selection criteria for consideration

Other Information
• Ensuring the health and safety of our patients, visitors and staff is at the heart of everything we do. As part of this commitment, all new members of our team must meet the immunisation requirements of their role prior to commencement.
• Peninsula Health is committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
• Peninsula Health believes in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce where each person’s uniqueness is valued. Peninsula Health believes that by embracing the diverse life experiences and perspectives of our people, we will provide high-quality health care to all members of our community – regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, disability, religion or sexual orientation.


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Enquiries: Karen Anderson
Ph: 0400674368
Applications Close: 28/07/2018

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