Job Description

Requisition ID: 333529

Position Number: 21000730

Posting End Date: Open until Filled

City: Winnipeg

Site: Shared Health

Work Location: Winnipeg Community

Department / Unit: PACT-Access Wpg West

Job Stream: Clinical Support

Union: SHMGEUCommunity

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends;Standby coverage as required

Daily Hours Worked: 7.25

Annual Base Hours: 1885

Salary: $34.843, $36.099, $37.626, $38.984, $40.523, $42.073, $43.771, $45.468, $47.290

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centred clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

\xe2\x80\x9cOur Vision is Healthy People, Vibrant Communities, Care for All\xe2\x80\x9d. To bring this vision to reality the WRHA Adult Mental Health Program provides an integrated and comprehensive range of mental health services and supports primarily for adult residents of Winnipeg across the healthcare continuum that support and promote recovery. Through collaboration and partnership across various health, social service and community sectors the program strives to promote mental health and well-being for all, to reduce inequities and the impact of mental health problems and to work towards sustainability of mentally healthy individuals and communities.

Under the general supervision of the Manager Specialized Mental Health Services the team leader is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the Assertive Community Treatment Team. A self-contained clinical team which:

• Assumes responsibility for directly providing needed treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness;
• Supervises and evaluates the multidisciplinary team in conjunction with appropriate psychiatric support;
• Incorporates the principles of recovery and empowerment to ensure helpful and respectful services to program participants; and functions as a practicing clinician on the team.
• Functions as a practicing clinician on the team.

Experience

• Minimum of (5) years directly related clinical experience with working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and principles of psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in supervising and managing in a unionized and interdisciplinary team environment.
• Clinical knowledge in the area of Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders and the related implications for clinical practice.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• BSW, BScMH, BScPN, BN, OT, RPN, RN, or related health/human service degree.
• ASIST
• Suicide Intervention Training
• Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Workshop

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Must be registered and a member in good standing with the relevant regulatory body.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated leadership, coaching and mentoring abilities.
• Expertise in the area of community mental health expertise and experience in clinical practice consultation, performance management of multidisciplinary staff, and team building.
• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective networking and agency relations skills.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of PACT, psychosocial rehabilitation, recovery, and empowerment.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Evidence Based Practices, including current knowledge of best practices in the area of Assertive Community Treatment.

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority