Senior Clinical Manager - headspace
Job No:
FLO1281
Location:
Various
Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for the right person to be our Senior Clinical Manager overseeing all of our thriving headspace Services. The position is permanent full-time (76 hours/fortnight) working Monday to Friday. The remuneration package, including a fully maintained vehicle, will be commensurate with skills and experience.
About the Opportunity
As the Senior Clinical Manager, headspace Services, you will lead, oversee and manage the clinical and administrative operations of headspace services in Bankstown, Castle Hill and Parramatta (with clinical oversight only for our Broken Hill headspace office). You will provide leadership to the headspace teams and work collaboratively with relevant sectors to ensure an integrated model of care and effective service delivery. In addition, you will be responsible for leading the development of Flourish Australia's clinical capacity, overseeing the implementation of innovative clinical services and contributing to program and research development to ensure service integrity.
Your extensive clinical experience is coupled with sound management skills which will facilitate excellence in integrated holistic health care. In this role, your goal will be to improve outcomes for young people, families accessing the service and the wider community.
About headspace and Flourish Australia
headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation supporting young people aged 12-25 years with their mental & general health care needs. One in four young people have experienced a mental health issue in the past 12 months – a higher prevalence than all other age groups. headspace provides early intervention mental health services to young people who present with mental health issues, along with assistance in promoting young peoples’ wellbeing. This covers four core areas: mental health, physical health, work and study support and alcohol and other drug services.
More information about headspace can be found at: www.headspace.org.au
Flourish Australia has a long and proud history of providing recovery-oriented mental health services in Australia. We offer a range of services to meet the different needs of those with a lived experience of a mental health issue in the community. This ranges from individual and group support and activities to dedicated programs for specific areas of need.
Our positions are open to all suitably qualified applicants. We have a strong commitment to participation of people with lived experience of mental health issues in our workforce. We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island backgrounds, people from CALD and LGBTI communities and mature age candidates.
Selection Criteria
Essential:
- Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy or other allied health discipline and eligibility for membership of an appropriate professional body; and eligibility to register with Medicare Australia as an MBS Primary Care provider or an Allied Mental Health Professional provider.
- Demonstrated experience/ability to lead and report on complex planning and service development processes.
- Demonstrated capacity to engage in leadership and management processes.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in direct service provision to young people and/or providing mental health services or programs.
- Demonstrated experience in the establishment and management of clinical systems.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of Bankstown, Broken Hill, Castle Hill and Parramatta youth/health sectors.
- Experience in providing clinical supervision to mental health clinicians.
For more information contact Andrew O'Brien, General Manager Operations. E: andrew.obrien@flourishaustralia.org.au
Appointments will be subject to Australian residency/visa, satisfactory National Criminal Record checks, the Working With Children Check and reference checks.
About the Benefits
The successful applicant will join an organisation that recognises and values its people as demonstrated by:
- Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900; and
- Family-friendly and flexible working conditions; and
- Career development opportunities; and
- Comprehensive infrastructure including a laptop, mobile phone and a fully maintained vehicle for work purposes.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please complete the questions below. You will then be asked to attach a copy of your resume on the following page, we encourage you to have your resume up-to-date and available before you commence the application.