AddressAbout us
headspace provides support to young people aged 12-25 experiencing mild to moderate or emerging mental health issues. The multidisciplinary team at headspace Wollongong work to improve health, social, vocational and educational outcomes for young people.
Grand Pacific Health is the lead agency of headspace Wollongong. We are a not-for-profit, primary health care organisation providing locally-tailored, high quality physical and mental health services across NSW and the ACT.
About the position
The Clinical Lead is a key leadership position within the centre. The Clinical Lead provides oversight for the coordination and delivery of clinical services and ensures that day-to-day clinical work is carried out to the highest standard to meet the needs of young people and their families.
The Clinical Lead provides support and guidance to the multidisciplinary team, coordinates clinical reviews and actively supports the management of referrals and demand management strategies. This role will ensure efficient, effective, safe and high-quality clinical and psychosocial youth mental health service delivery, consistent with best practice guidelines.
This is fixed term, a part-time (22.5 hours per week) opportunity to 30 June 2025 with possibility of extension. Hours and days are negotiable.
We are looking for someone with:
- Current full AHPRA registration as a clinical psychologist, registered psychologist, or occupational therapist (accredited with OTA in mental health), or accreditation with the AASW as a mental health social worker. Must have experience in mental health service delivery.
- Advanced clinical skills including clinical triage, assessment, delivery of evidence based, focussed psychological therapies and support of young people at risk.
- Experience in continuous quality improvement and development and delivery of effective clinical processes that contribute to the clinical governance of a service.
- Demonstrated skills in clinical supervision and Clinical Leadership within a multidisciplinary team.
Why join GPH?
- Flexible work arrangements to find your best work life balance
- Continuous learning and development opportunities
- Regular supervision and support within your team
- Increase your take home pay with salary packaging of up to $15,900 in living expenses and an additional benefit of up to $2650 in meals and entertainment
- We make a positive difference to the lives of those we support!
Interested?
Visit our website www.gph.org.au/employment to download Position Description and our Employee Benefits Information and click the 'apply' button to submit your application.
Please ensure that your application addresses the selection criteria detailed in the position description and include this in your application or it may mean that your application does not progress to the next step in our recruitment process.
For more information contact: David Wootton, Service Manager on ********@gph.org.au or call 02 4220 7***
Applications close: 23 May 2024
*Please note that short-listing of candidates will commence prior to the closure of this role, so please do not delay submitting your application.
We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from the LGBTQI community, young people from multicultural communities and people with a disability.
Selected applicants will be asked to provide evidence of compliance with COVID-19 Vaccination.
