Drug Health Court Diversion Programs Manager - (Liverpool Drug Health Services)- Perm FT

Are you an experienced, forward thinking, enthusiastic and authentic individual dedicated to high quality and better value patient care?  Look no further, this is the job for you!

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 hours per week. 

Position Classification:  Health Manager Level 2

Remuneration: $97,812 – $116,013 per annum

Application Close Date: 29/09/2019

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

About The Opportunity

The SWSLHD Court Diversion Programs Manager provides management and leadership to the Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) and Drug Court programs. The successful applicant will be based at the George Street Liverpool Drug Health Services, with teams offering Court Diversion programs across the district. This is an interesting and exciting position within South Western Sydney Drug Health Services. Life at South Western Sydney Local Health District is rewarding, progressive and diverse and is always focused on achieving our Vision of Leading Care, Healthier Communities.

1. A meaningful career path in a growing culturally diverse community.

2. MAXXIA salary packaging options, with savings up to $2000 per annum.

3. Discounted gym membership / Corporate wellbeing programs, including Fitness Passport.

4. Onsite staff parking (most facilities and services).

5. Annual Leave + 17.5% Leave Loading.

6. One Additional Day Off per month (ADO’s).

7. Additional NSW Health Public Holiday between Christmas and New Years.

8. Great Paid Maternity and Parental leave provisions for parents.

9. Learning and development Opportunities, including in-house RTO and MyHealth Learning.

10. Professional growth, acting and accelerated career progression opportunities.

     

Where You'll Be Working
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background and people with a disability to apply.

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

The primary purpose of this position is to provide management and leadership support to the Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) and Drug Court (DC) programs. This position is required to carry out the strategic intent and achieve the performance targets set for the MERIT and DC teams.
 
The Court Diversion Program (CDP) Manager will be required to effectively administer the day to day functioning of the programs, liaise closely with members of the legal system and community agencies, and provide direction and supervision to the MERIT and DC team leaders.
 
This position is responsible for ensuring that the clinical and corporate operations of the CDP’s are consistent with relevant Commonwealth, State and District policies.  
 
The Drug Court is a special court based at Parramatta which supervises the community based rehabilitation of drug dependent offenders. Once accepted onto the program, clients are provided with relevant counselling, treatment and case management services. All clients must be referred through the court.
 
Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) Program – The MERIT Program is a local court based voluntary diversion program which targets adult defendants with illicit drug use problems who are eligible for release on bail and motivated to undertake drug treatment. The program is three months in duration, reflecting the average local court bail period.
 
This position is based at George Street Liverpool.

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria as thoroughly as possible.

Need more information?

1. Click here for the Position Description

2. Click here for SWSLHD Website

3. Contact for role related enquiries and questions, please contact

   Valda Burge
   0425 330 381

Stepping Up – Close the Gap
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal applicants understand how to apply for roles with NSW Health by clarifying the recruitment and onboarding process.

If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role within South Western Sydney Local Health District, please contact the SWSLHD Aboriginal Workforce Team on SWSLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au.