Clinical Lead - Maitland/ Cessnock

Job Description

On Offer

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• Competitive Salary:$52 an hour + super + packaging
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• Opportunity to lead an established multidisciplinary youth mental health team
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• Work within a nationally recognised headspace service
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• Meaningful role supporting young people, families and community wellbeing
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• 2 days a week perm part time position
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The Role

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Reporting to the Centre Manager, you will provide clinical leadership and operational oversight across a busy headspace service. You will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based mental health care for young people aged 12-25 years while supporting clinicians, managing service demand and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

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Key responsibilities include:

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• Providing clinical leadership, consultation and support to multidisciplinary clinicians and allied health professionals
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• Leading clinical review meetings, case discussions and clinical governance activities
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• Managing referrals, service demand, waitlists and client flow to ensure timely access to care
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• Providing formal and informal supervision, mentoring and professional development to clinical staff
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• Supporting evidence-based interventions including CBT, ACT, Narrative Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and psychoeducation approaches
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• Monitoring clinical quality, risk management and compliance with relevant governance frameworks
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• Building and maintaining strong relationships with community providers, consortium partners and external stakeholders
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• Supporting service development, health promotion initiatives and integrated care pathways for young people and families
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• Contributing to strategic planning, reporting requirements and continuous quality improvement activities
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• Maintaining a small clinical caseload during periods of increased service demand where required
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Essential Criteria:

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• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing or a related discipline
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• Current AHPRA registration or eligibility for membership with AASW or relevant professional body
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• Demonstrated leadership experience within youth, mental health or community health settings
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• Strong clinical assessment, intervention and risk management skills working with young people and families
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• Experience providing clinical supervision, mentoring and support to multidisciplinary teams
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• Sound understanding of clinical governance, quality improvement and mental health service delivery frameworks
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• Experience managing competing priorities, service demand and workforce coordination
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• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
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• Understanding of culturally safe practice and social and emotional wellbeing principles, particularly for First Nations communities
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• Current Driver's Licence, Working with Children Check, National Police Check and First Aid/CPR certification
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