Clinical Team Leader

**Requisition ID**: 361933 **Position Number**: 20065919 **Posting End Date**: October 15, 2024 **City**: Winnipeg **Employer**: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority **Site**: WRHA Community Health Services **Department / Unit**: Youth Mental Health & Addiction Services **Job Stream**: Clinical **Union**: MAHCP **Anticipated Start Date**: ASAP **FTE**: 1.00 **Anticipated Shift**: Days;Standby coverage as required **Work Arrangement**: In Person **Daily Hours Worked**: 7.75 **Annual Base Hours**: 2015 **Salary**: $39.371, $40.789, $42.514, $44.050, $45.789, $47.540, $49.459, $51.376, $53.435 Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We're united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care. Position Overview The WRHA Mental Health and Addictions provide a range of mental health and addiction services across the healthcare continuum that support and promote recovery. Through collaboration and partnership across various health services, social services and community sectors, WRHA Mental Health and Addiction strives to promote mental health and well-being for all, to reduce inequities, to improve access and coordination to minimize the impact of mental health and addiction issues for individuals and families and to work towards the sustainability of mentally healthy individuals and communities. Child and Youth (CY) Treatment Services within Mental Health and Addictions, WRHA has developed a new services and teams to provide a short-term responsive response for children and youth experiencing a mental health crisis, along with supporting their families, care providers, and professional supports. service will be provided both, both virtual and in person in community for Winnipeg. These services will provide timely consultation to service providers who deliver treatment resources to the child and youth population suffering with mental and emotional health challenges; and direct time-limited intervention to children and youth to support community stabilization. The service teams will work with the youth and community to fill service gaps, reduce barriers, and create pathways to existing services. With a trauma informed and equity informed perspectives these services connect youth to existing resource supports "close to home". Brief treatment may be provided in collaboration with community partnerships utilizing anti-racist, culturally informed and a person centric approach. Thus, allowing for increased safety for a diverse inclusive population of youth. Low barrier service delivery with smooth service transition is emphasized. We know in Manitoba a high proportion of children and youth that require or use mental health and addictions services may be from indigenous communities and backgrounds. This role requires a leader who can foster a team environment that is well positioned to support indigenous clients and families that may require these services. This includes identifying and developing improved pathways to service for indigenous clients. The Clinical Team Lead is a pivotal role in the development and implementation of these two exciting and much needed new service initiatives. The incumbent will demonstrate a commitment to holistic practice and will be focused on individual assets, strengths, recovery, and increasing competencies. Values of individual and family-centered care, accessibility, respect, continuous improvement and ethical practice will direct implementation of the service delivery. The Clinical Team Lead will assume the day-to-day - leadership role in assessment, treatment planning, formulation of an action plan to resolve the crisis and documentation. This role requires an ability to work collaboratively with other SDO's and agency partners. The incumbent may be required to work beyond regular business hours. As a condition of employment, all successful applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (with vulnerable sector screening), adult abuse and child abuse registry checks prior to commencing employment. May include advanced security screening. Main Function Under the general supervision the incumbent will report to the Health Services Manager within Child and Youth Treatment Services, Mental Health and Addictions, Shared Health and provide: Clinical Leadership and Coordination Clinical Therapeutic Interventions Clinical Supervision and Collaboration Program Development and Practice Standards Education and Training Experience Minimum of four (4) years related clinical experience in mental health/ addiction services, preferably in the child and youth area. 3 years' experience in supervisory and managing in a unionized and interdisciplinary team environment. Demonstrated experience in working with multi-sectoral partnerships: in developing and maintaining excellent working relationships with a broad range of individuals and