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Salary“Full citizenship for all people living with a mental health issues in Australian society”
About the Role
Full Time - Permanent Position
HPSS Award Level 4 or Nurses Award Level 4 (depending on experience) p.a pro rata + super + salary packaging
Location: Whittlesea, VIC 3757
- Salary: $118,017.59- $ 133,833.49 AUD
Neami National has partnered with Uniting and Drummond St to deliver a new Adult and Older Adult Mental Health Local Service in Whittlesea. The team will be made up of Clinicians and non-clinical staff providing Social and Emotional Wellbeing Supports, Psychosocial Support, and Peer Support.
The Clinical Service Manager will lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver a range of services to adults and older adults experiencing emotional distress, crises, mental ill health and/or addiction, and to their families, support people and carers through a “no wrong door” approach. The service will receive referrals from GPs in the area, public mental health services, emergency services, community organisations as well as self-referrals from members of the community.
Core duties
Provide clinical oversight for and positive leadership of the services, to ensure all staff within the team work together to achieve excellence in service delivery, within the available resources.
Facilitate a strong clinical governance culture within the team, where each practitioner takes responsibility for their own decision making and quality improvement activities, whilst supporting the clinical governance framework of Neami. Including monitoring and evaluation to ensure Neami's internal audits and external accreditation requirements are met.
Promote Neami's culture of practice, which is underpinned by the principles of Collaborative Recovery. Ensure that a consumer-centred approach is used in the provision of intake, assessment and referral services
Provide services that are consistent with Neami's Clinical Governance Framework
What will you need?
The Clinical Service Manager will be expected to be a Registered Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Registered Nurse with a current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency is essential or a Social Worker with eligibility to register with the Australian Association of Social Work.
AHPRA Registration and maintenance of registration standards and continuing professional development (CPD
Experience working in cross cultural settings, especially with first nations people.
Experience working within a recovery-oriented service
Excellent communication skills
Computer literacy and written communication skills
Police check
Driver's licence
Neami National will require, as part of our condition of employment, that all candidates applying for any position must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19
Candidates will be required to provide appropriate evidence of COVID-19 vaccination to Neami National.
Incentives include:
Diverse and inclusive organisation
Induction and extensive Learning and Development Program
Regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
Salary Packaging providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
How to apply:
If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words, please contact:
Yasmin Appleby - Talent Acquisition Specialist - 0499 627 697 or Yasmin.Appleby@neaminational.org.au
We celebrate multidisciplinary teams and value the rich skills and experiences brought by applicants from a range of sectors and professional backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
