The role:

The Lived Experience Workforce Lead will guide the development and embedding of the Lived Experience Workforce (LEW) in alignment with state and national policy frameworks and relevant LEW operational plans within Tasmania’s public mental health services at a regional level, to ensure a socially and psychologically safe environment for LEW employees.

The LEW Lead will ensure the provision of a supported, skilled, and effective Lived Experience Workforce through the delivery of discipline specific practice supervision, coaching, and mentoring to the respective region’s consumer and family/carer peer workers and the embedding of appropriate support and training strategies.

The LEW Lead will uphold and promote the Lived Experience principles and values, the principles of co-design and co-production to encourage a recovery-focused, person-centred, and strengths-based approach to all aspects of work whilst ensuring inclusive, equitable, and sustainable consumer and family/carer participation and engagement.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

• This position is located in beautiful Launceston – or “Launnie” to the locals. Launceston is located in Northern Tasmania, known for its sweeping valley’s and vast farmland. The city offers a vibrant yet laid-back culture with a plethora of options to explore Tasmanian’s finest produce; farmers markets, urban bars, cafes, wineries, and distillers to name a few. Launceston is one of Australia’s oldest cities, some must-dos include; Cataract Gorge, City Park, the Sports Stadium and Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery. All located within the city centre.
• This role is based within the ward Northside, a Mental Health unit that offers consumers 20 inpatient beds, including a high-dependency unit. Northside is located within the Launceston General Hospital, Tasmania’s second largest.
• The incumbent will provide direct support to the consumers of Northside and provide supervision to our Lived Experience Workforce within our Mental Health Services community teams in Launceston.

Details of Appointment

Permanent full time day worker position working 76 hours per fortnight commencing as soon as possible

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or fixed term full time, part time and casual vacancies.

Salary: $79,529 - $91,517 per annum. Our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement 2022

Eligibility:

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

1. Personal experience of mental health challenges, service use, periods of healing/personal recovery, and/or

2. Experience of supporting someone (family or friend) through mental health challenges, service use, and periods of healing/personal recovery.

3. Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work, or willingness to work towards same.

4. Current Driver’s Licence.

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

1. crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty
5. serious traffic offences 

2. Identification check
3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

• 528653, 528657, 528658 Lived Experience Workforce Lead Band 4 (Nov 2023) CSU.pdf
• 528653, 528657, 528658 Lived Experience Workforce Lead Band 4 (Nov 2023) CSU (1).docx

Applicant Guide

• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.pdf
• Department of Health - Applicant Guide June 22.docx

For more information, please contact

Andrew Cameron
Position: Director of Nursing - Mental Health Services (N/NW)
Phone:  0461 459 401
E-mail: andrew.cameron1@ths.tas.gov.au 

Important information

The email account you provide when submitting job applications will be used in correspondence to you.  It is important that this is kept up to date and monitored regularly.

To update your email address (or contact number), log in to www.jobs.tas.gov.au and look for “Existing applicant login” where you can update your details

The Department of Health values workforce diversity and recognises the value each person offers which is shaped by their unique characteristics, background, experiences, knowledge, skills, values and perspectives.

The core purpose guiding the way in which we work across the Department of Health is to CARE for the health and wellbeing of all in Tasmania through our Values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. We are united by our shared purpose and model our CARE Values through our interactions with one another, our patients, our clients and the Tasmanian community.