Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Position Classification: Health Clinician Lvl 6
Remuneration: $102051 - $135398 per annum depending on qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38hrs
Requisition ID: REQ384211
Lismore Mental Health Service is seeking a Director of Allied Health, Mental Health, Alcohol & Other Drugs to provide professional leadership in the development of the highest standards of allied health clinical practice to ensure the Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs (MHAOD) services meet the needs of its patient, carer’s and community. Providing leadership, supervision and operational management to direct reports to achieve a client focused work culture and efficient work environment.
If you have:
- Relevant qualifications to meet level 6 award requirements and, where applicable, membership of the relevant association and registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), in one of the following disciplines: Diversional Therapy, Dietitian, Welfare Officer, Counselling, Exercise Physiology, Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapist OR Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) as a Psychologist with post graduate qualification at Masters level or higher in Clinical Psychology, Clinical Neuropsychology or other relevant specialty. OR Relevant qualification in Social Work with eligibility for membership to Australian Association of Social Workers.
- Relevant senior management experience working in a complex health environment, including financial, contractual and human resource management
- Leadership with the ability to empower, motivate and support employees to achieve service and professional goals through quality improvement and change management principles
- Knowledge of clinical redesign methodologies and their application in mental health, alcohol and other drugs service delivery with the ability to lead the implementation of evidence based, best practice models of care within a complex multidisciplinary team environment
- Flexible and supportive work environment
- Diverse career pathways
- Professional and personal development
- Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
- Challenging, inspiring and rewarding roles, and
- The opportunity to make a difference!
NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably. For help with your application to this role visit , our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.
- To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information please see
- You may be subject to a probationary period of three months from the date of appointment to this position.
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For role related queries or questions contact Deidre Robinson on Deidre.Robinson@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 21 March 2023