Address- Be part of a dedicated leadership team
- 7 days a fortnight
- Richmond Location
The Melbourne Clinic is seeking an experienced Allied Health Professional to join the team as the Manager of Allied Health clinicians (psychologists, social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, art therapists, music therapists). Reporting to the Director of Allied Health, the role will oversee the operational and workforce management of the inpatient therapy programs, and department heads of profession (Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy). This role is suited to an experienced clinician with well-developed leadership skills, who enjoys working in a dynamic environment, assisting the Allied Health team to provide high-quality, patient-led, evidence based mental health care.
The Melbourne Clinic (TMC) is a private adult mental health treatment service, that offers inpatient, outpatient (Day Program) and outreach services. This includes specialist programs in eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma processing, emotional management, dual diagnosis, neurodiversity (Autism and ADHD), older person's mental health and addictive behaviours. A wide range of evidence based treatment therapies are available, including CBT, DBT, ACT, Mindfulness and EMDR. Quality improvement projects are also underway in the areas of family violence support and neurodiversity safe care.
TMC is an inclusive workplace that is proudly Rainbow Tick compliant, striving to provide safe and supportive care for the LGBTIQA+ community.
Key Responsibilities:
· Operational management to support program co-ordinators of specialist inpatient programs (e.g. Living Well, Dual Diagnosis, Eating Disorder, Emotional Management and OCD programs) and Heads of Department (e.g. Chief Psychologists, Social Worker and Occupational Therapist).
· People management responsibilities for Allied Health staff in inpatient programs, including performance reviews, mandatory training, and quality projects.
· Workforce management of Allied Health staff in inpatient programs, including recruitment, and assisting the managers of Day Program and Outreach with recruitment to Allied Health positions in those services.
· Hold the role of People Representative, supporting a positive and safe workforce culture, and promoting activity on key days throughout the year, e.g. Psychology and Occupational Therapy week(s) and World Social Work Day.
Qualifications and Experience
· Qualification as an Allied Health Professional in a relevant discipline - such as Psychology (Clinical or Neuropsychology), Social Work or Occupational Therapy
· Masters or Doctoral post-graduate qualification in relevant area (desirable)
· Registration with AHPRA (if required for your profession), or eligibility for membership with AASW (for Social Workers)
· 10 years+ experience as a clinician
· Experience working in a private or public mental health setting
Why Healthscope?
When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care. Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. As the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia, our 42 sites are supported by our central Support Office, enabling them to provide an exceptional experience for the communities we care for.
We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate, and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.
Come and be the difference in our patient's lives.
Applications close: 30th May 2024
To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. For any questions, please reach out to
More Information: Our commitment to quality and safety for our patients, staff and visitors is our highest priority. Applicants will be required to provide a current National Police check, WWCC (where applicable) and Evidence of right to work in Australia prior to appointment. Staff in patient contact roles will be required to provide proof of immunity to specified infectious diseases as a Category A Healthcare worker.
