About our organisation and services

GenHealth Inc is a not-for-profit non-government multi-disciplinary organisation providing evidence based primary, specialist, allied and health promotion services across the mid and north coast of NSW. We pride ourselves on coming from this region and living our values: ethical, person-centred, embracing diversity, caring and respectful.

GenHealth is lead agency of the Coffs Harbour Women's Health Centre, headspace Coffs Harbour and headspace Grafton. Based on the banks of the spectacular Clarence River, headspace Grafton (funded by Healthy North Coast) aims to:

• Promote early identification and effective, evidence-based interventions for 12-25 year olds;
• Improve access to mental health services; and
• Specialist providers and primary health care working together within an accessible and integrated service framework.

About the NSW Mid North Coast / Clarence Valley

Located on the beautiful NSW Mid-North Coast around 4 hours’ drive from Brisbane and 6 hours or a short flight from Sydney, our region offers something for everyone. There are many beautiful beaches; headlands with amazing views; rainforests, rivers, and spectacular National Parks and State Forests. Enjoy a diverse range of cafes, restaurants, and friendly community towns. If sport is your scene, we have plenty of clubs and facilities within easy reach. Our local Art Galleries will inspire you, and you will enjoy access to a wide range of local shopping, good schools, and the opportunity to become part of a supportive local community.

Following the recent Pacific Highway upgrades and investment in infrastructure, and affordable housing, you can choose an ideal location for your next career move with your family, and everything will be within a short drive. Our closest communities are Grafton and Maclean, both set on the Clarence River or if you prefer the beach consider Yamba, Corindi, Woolgoolga, or Coffs Harbour with plenty of smaller beach community options in between to choose from.

About the role

The Clinical Lead is a key leadership position within the headspace Centre and provides oversight to the coordination and delivery of clinical services. The Clinical Lead is primarily responsible for providing clinical leadership and direction to the Centre team, ensuring that day-to-day clinical work is carried out to effectively meet the needs of young people.

The Clinical Lead will work collaboratively with all clinicians located at the headspace Centre and other GenHealth Youth services. This position will also form and maintain working relationships with key agencies in the community to establish integrated care pathways for young people.

A full list of key responsibilities is outlined in the Position Description, but includes:

• Maintain a clinical caseload delivering evidenced-based care and working closely with young people and their family friends to ensure they are active participants in that care;
• Monitor and lead the ongoing delivery and improvement of a high standard of evidence-based care, including clinical services across the mental health spectrum and compliance with professional and healthcare standards;
• Develop, review and implement clinical documents and processes and participate in quality assurance activities;
• Contribute to the vision, strategic planning, and relevant policy development for the headspace centres and actively participate as a member of the leadership team;
• Ensure the collection of all relevant data and documentation for compliance and in order to measure deliverables and continuously improve and evaluate the delivery of services at the headspace centres;
• Provide orientation, clinical support, supervision, direction and peer support to staff (and tertiary students where applicable) and foster a positive leadership/mentoring culture;
• Liaise and work closely with Consortium members and external providers, to ensure the effective functioning of the headspace centres; and
• Promote youth participation and participation of family and friends across all aspects of the service and organisation.

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About you

You will be adept in leading a multi-disciplinary team and an experienced and innovative professional with considerable knowledge and experience in mental health service delivery, including youth mental health. You will be highly motivated and facilitate excellence in integrated, holistic health care, with the goal of improving outcomes for Young People who access the service, their family and friends, and the wider community. You thrive in a fast-paced collaborative team and enjoy the work that you know will help individuals and the community.

You seek opportunities to constantly learn, grow and be challenged through experience.

You will also have:

• Tertiary level qualifications in an allied health discipline including social work, psychology (either clinical, counselling, 4+2 or 5+1 pathway), mental health nursing or occupational therapy.
• Current full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) (with mental health endorsement) or current full membership/eligibility for membership (with mental health endorsement) with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• Demonstrated experience and advanced level clinical skills in a range of mental health service settings, including youth mental health
• Experience in complex clinical triage (including identification and management of immediate clinical and/or safety concerns), assessment and referral.
• Experience in service development and maintaining continuous quality improvement.
• Demonstrated experience in the leadership of multidisciplinary teams, including the provision of clinical supervision and the facilitation of clinical review and performance management processes.
• Proven track record in building and maintaining effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills, including the ability to prioritise and manage multiple and competing work tasks and deliver to agreed deadlines.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to work with a diverse range of people including young people and their family and friends.

Other Information

• Full time position (38 hours per week) or flexibility to offer a 9 day fortnight available for immediate start
• Base work location is Grafton NSW
• Attractive senior salary is negotiable per annum
• Super Guarantee of 10.5% payable in addition to salary
• As a not-for-profit non-government organisation, GenHealth can offer eligible employees salary package benefits of up to $15,900 per annum + an additional $2,500 in meals, entertainment, and holiday accommodation per annum
• Opportunity to access professional development and internal supervision
• Some work from home days by agreement
• GenHealth regards the health, safety and wellbeing of our people, our contractors and our communities to be our highest priority, which is why we require all employees to have received at least two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine or have an approved medical contraindication form. You will be required to provide a record of your COVID-19 vaccination status if successful.

next steps

To submit your application, click Apply Now.

Enquiries to: Dan Griffin, Centre Manager, headspace Grafton on (02) 6642 1520.

A position description is attached.