Clinical Team Leader - Crisis Services
Requisition ID: 372364
Position Number: 20070373
Posting End Date: December 23, 2024
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Shared Health
Site: Shared Health - Downtown Comm Health & SS
Department / Unit: Mental Health Crisis Stabilization Unit
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MAHCP
Anticipated Start Date: 01/06/2025
FTE: 0.60
Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends;Standby coverage as required Days, Evening, and Alternating weekends
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 8.00
Annual Base Hours: 2080
Salary: $40.552, $42.013, $43.789, $45.372, $47.163, $48.966, $50.943, $52.917, $55.038,
Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered 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
The Shared Health Mental Health and Addictions program provides a range of mental health and addiction services 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 and addiction problems and to work towards sustainability of mentally healthy individuals and communities.
The Crisis Response Centre is a ground-breaking development in the delivery of crisis services within Winnipeg, and upon completion, will be the first of its kind in Canada to offer a constellation of walk-in, mobile and scheduled crisis response services. Once complete, this new service will offer mental health crisis services seven days a week, 24 hours a day. The Centre will include a multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, nurses, social workers along with other clinicians and support workers with expertise in mental health as well as an understanding of the service needs of persons with an accompanying substance use disorder. The Crisis Stabilization is a separate but linked service that will remain at a separate location. Up to 20,000 people are anticipated to access the Crisis Response Services each year.
Under the general supervision of the Manager, Crisis Response Services, Adult Mental Health, the incumbent is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the Mobile Crisis Service, Walk-In Crisis Services and Crisis Stabilization Unit including:
- Clinical Leadership and Coordination.
- Clinical Therapeutic Interventions.
- Clinical Supervision and Collaboration.
- Clinical On-Call.
- Information Management/Research.
- Program Development and Practice Standards.
- Education and Training.
Experience
- Minimum of four years related clinical experience in mental health, with experience in the provision of crisis response services required.
- Experience in acute care mental health considered an asset.
- 3 years’ experience in supervisory and managing in a unionized and interdisciplinary team environment.
- Experience developing and delivering education and training sessions.
- Demonstrated experience in working with multi-sectoral partnerships: in developing and maintain excellent working relationships with a broad range of individuals and organizations, including the ability to facilitate, collaborate and resolve conflict.
The Crisis Response Centre has a mandate to provide service in French; preference will be given to bilingual (French/English) candidates.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- BSW, BSc.PN, BN, OT, RPN, RN, or related health/human services degree required.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Eligibility for registration in area of professional practice required.
- Must be able to physically access and work in a variety of community environments.
- Valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle.
Qualifications and Skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of the Mental Health Crisis Response System in the Winnipeg Health Region/Shared Health and advanced expertise in Crisis Intervention, Suicide Intervention, and mental health assessment processes specific crisis response services.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of Evidence-Based Practice, including current knowledge of best practices in the area of mental health crisis response systems and service provision.
- Clinical knowledge and experience in the area of Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders and the related implications for clinical practice with clients with this diagnosis.
- Ability to work independently with an interdisciplinary, intersectoral and intrasectoral context.
- Ability to handle sensitive system level issues in a multi-level service system with professionalism.
- Working knowledge of legislative acts governing healthcare, and specific knowledge of the Manitoba Mental Health Act, as it relates to service provision to clients in mental health crisis.
Physical Requirements
Not Applicable
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.
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