Clinical Lead

Neami National Limited

Alice Springs, Alice Springs & Central Australia NT

Psychology, Counselling & Social Work (Healthcare & Medical)

Full time

119686 to 136126 p.a. + Salary Packaging, sign on

Clinical Services

Mental Health Care

Clinical Leadership

Clinical Lead

For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

Position Details

Full-Time Permanent

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3 with a salary range between 131,483 to 138,655 per annum + Superannuation OR

Classification: Health Professional Level 3 with a salary range between 119,686 to 136,126 per annum + Superannuation

Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year

Location: 8/ 16 Hartley St, Alice Springs, 0870

Incentive to Sign on bonus available

About your new role

The Clinical Lead will ensure that ASMMHC provides safe and effective, immediate and short to medium term responses to adults experiencing a crisis or significant distress. As the Clinical Lead you will support the clinical service manager and leadership team to initiate, lead, and coordinate strategic partnerships within the community, including with Public Mental Health Services, local government, community housing, and health and welfare providers, to improve health and wellbeing outcomes for guests. In collaboration with partners, staff and guest, along with the CSM you will identify service gaps and develop appropriate models of service delivery to address these gaps. Along with the leadership team the clinical lead will take a lead role in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of ASMMHC. The Clinical Lead will ensure services are provided in an accessible manner with mechanisms in place to regularly monitor the level of access achieved. Along with the leadership team the clinical lead will provide operational management and clinical leadership to the multi-disciplinary team. The clinical lead will work closely with the CSM, partner agency and Senior Manager Operations to review centre operations and ensure practice is aligned to the needs of the Alice Springs Community

About Neami National

We're Neami. We're big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life. We support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them. We provide services across Australia for mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.

For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. We support people to improve their quality of life in a way that suits them.

We're proud to support 34,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands.

Values

Together with our vision and purpose, our values define who we are and guide the way we operate. They arefundamental to our identity, and we align all our actions with them.

Connecting

Collaborating

Learning

Belonging

What will Neami offer

Generous leave entitlements including Wellness Leave and Parental Leave (pro-rata if part-time)

Access to paid study leave and discipline-specific paid external supervision

17.5% Annual Leave Loading

Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance

Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor

Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building

Fitness Passport membership to support your health and wellbeing (available in most States/Territories and subject to minimum working hours and/or length of service)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS to providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family

What you will bring to the role

Formal tertiary qualifications in Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or related

Current full registration as an Registered Nurse with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), OR

Current full registration as a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Registered Nurse with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), OR

Current full registration as a Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW),

Proven experience at managing clinical teams within the area of mental health service delivery

Demonstrated skill in the application of recovery-based approaches in a clinical setting

Experience working as a member of a multi- disciplinary team with the ability to inspire and facilitate team commitment and cooperation

Excellent communication skills to Computer literacy and written communication skills

Experience and knowledge working with consumers that identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

What the role requires

National Criminal History Check (police check) to disc losable outcomes considered

Current Working with Children Check to required before commencement of work (Orche Card)

Australian working rights

A valid driver's licence

How to apply

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description which can be found on the Neami Job Vacancy portal (please select the paperclip icon in the top right-hand corner).

To apply for this position, please:

Click the 'Apply' button where you will need to create a username and password

Upload your resume and cover letter.

When applying for this position, you are asked to tell us about your previous work experience, your suitability for this role and your answers to any target questions (where asked). Please include in your application how you would prefer to be contacted (whether via email, text or phone call).

If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:

If you are excited about this role, but only meet some of the requirements, we encourage you to call or email us to talk about this opportunity. We're passionate about creating opportunities and supporting professional development.

If your application is shortlisted:

We may invite you to have an informal phone conversation to discuss the role and get to know more about your experience and interest and answer your questions.

We may invite you to an interview (which may be in person or conducted online via Microsoft Teams) with up to three panel members from Neami.

NOTE: Never make payment to any employer, person, company, contractor or agency to get hired for a Job.

If you have any technical issues when applying for this role, email careers@neaminational.org.au for assistance. Shilpa Ullagaddi, Senior Manager Operations: 0428803319 and Shilpa.ullagaddi@neaminational.org.au