Mental Health Clinician

GP partners Adelaide is a not for profit company and is part of a national network of Divisions of General Practice supported by the Commonwealth and State Governments to provide service and support to general medical practice to achieve improvements in population health.

In this role, you will be responsible for the provision of a clinical service within general practice to people who have significant mental health disorders and are living in the community. This includes improving the communication, collaboration and referral pathways between general practice, government and non-government mental health services to provide an integrated system of care.

Applications are sought from mental health clinicians with experience working with clients with mental health disorders. A relevant tertiary qualification, in Psychology, Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy is essential.

A Job and Person Specification is available here

We invite you to invest in this unique online platform for busy General Practitioners and Practice Managers to develop leadership skills and connect with an exclusive community of business leaders.

Features & Benefits

• Develop your business. Enhance your leadership skills by developing your personal network  using;
• a selection of the world's best e-learning content and certification courses from leading universities and institutes;
• a contact directory of your peers and colleagues from Australia's leading organizations;
• collaboration tools, discussion boards and blogs to interact with this exclusive community of business leaders, and exclusive invitations to in-person forums and open discussions.

GP partners Adelaide
Practice Manager of the Year Award

 Winner 2009

Mr. Rob Walter, Adelaide Health Care

At the GP partners Adelaide Annual General Meeting held on 15th October 2009 Mr. Rob Walter, Practice Manager Adelaide Health Care, Carrington Street, Adelaide was announced as this year’s recipient of the Practice Manager of the Year award.

The Award celebrates excellence in practice management and recognises the talent of practice managers who have demonstrated excellent business management in their general practice, contributed to service excellence or demonstrated personal qualities that have enhanced their role and function.

The Judging panel whilst impressed with the submissions received was unanimous in its decision to recognize Mr. Walter. His contribution to the practice has included marketing and rebranding, business development, education support, team work and leadership, financial acumen and successful integration of GP partners Adelaide projects and programmes into practice activities e.g. Australian Primary Care Collaboratives and the GP Plus Practice Nurse Program.

GP partners Adelaide is pleased to announce that SA Health has designated GP partners Adelaide as the coordinating body for the state-wide GP Obstetric Shared Care SA program from 1st September 2009.

The aim of the program is to increase choices and options for pregnancy care for women and to provide continuity of care. The program enables, within appropriate structures and guidelines, specialist obstetrician or a GP obstetrician in conjunction with shared care providers to facilitate shared antenatal and postnatal care in a safe and acceptable manner.

All GPs who practice obstetric shared care in SA are required to be accredited with the program. Accreditation is dependent on satisfactory antenatal care experience and completion of an OSC Accreditation program.

GP partners Adelaide immediate priorities for the program are:-

GP partners Adelaide will be convening a meeting of key stakeholders in October 2009.

Regular information bulletins regarding the GP Obstetric Shared Care SA program will be published on the GP partners Adelaide website.

Click here to goto the GP Obstetric Shared Care SA information page.

Click here to open the GP Obstetric Shared Care SA - Accredited GP Registry