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Mental Health Care Partners Team Leader

Communify
  • Redcliffe Medicare Mental Health Centre
  • Part-time (67.5 hours per fortnight) - Fixed Term to 30 June 2028
  • SCHADS Award Level 6
  • Lead a new model of integrated mental health care.

Communify is seeking an experienced and passionate Mental Health Care Partners Team Leader to lead an exciting new Brisbane North PHN initiative that strengthens collaboration between primary care and specialist mental health services.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a multidisciplinary team delivering recovery-oriented mental health support while helping shape the implementation of an innovative model of care that places people, recovery and collaboration at its centre.

Based at the Redcliffe Medicare Mental Health Centre, you'll combine operational leadership with a reduced clinical caseload, supporting your team to deliver high-quality, person-centred care while building strong partnerships with General Practices and community stakeholders.

About Communify

Communify is a leading not-for-profit organisation committed to supporting people to lead active, healthy and connected lives.

Across Southeast Queensland we deliver a broad range of community services including:

  • Mental Health
  • Aged Care
  • Disability
  • Housing & Homelessness
  • Family & Individual Support
  • Drug & Alcohol Recovery
  • Community Development
  • Neighbourhood Centres

Our Medicare Mental Health Centres provide free, multidisciplinary support for adults experiencing mental health concerns through assessment, brief intervention, peer support, care coordination and recovery-focused services.

About the Role

Reporting to the Clinical Manager, you will provide operational leadership, supervision and practice support while maintaining a reduced participant caseload.

You will:

  • Lead, mentor and support a multidisciplinary mental health team.
  • Provide clinical supervision, coaching and reflective practice.
  • Oversee day-to-day service delivery and workforce planning.
  • Deliver recovery-oriented assessments, care coordination and shared care planning.
  • Build collaborative partnerships with General Practices and key stakeholders.
  • Monitor service quality, performance and contractual KPIs.
  • Drive continuous quality improvement and contribute to program evaluation.
  • Foster a positive, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented team culture.

About You

You are an experienced mental health professional who enjoys supporting others to thrive while maintaining your own clinical practice.

You will bring:

  • Qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Mental Health Nursing, Behavioural Science, Counselling, Community Services or a related discipline.
  • Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience.
  • Experience providing recovery-oriented mental health support for people experiencing complex needs.
  • Strong skills in biopsychosocial assessment, care planning and care coordination.
  • Experience working within multidisciplinary teams.
  • Excellent communication, relationship-building and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • A commitment to trauma-informed, strengths-based and person-centred practice.

Why Join Communify?

At Communify you'll join an organisation that values innovation, collaboration and making a genuine difference in people's lives.

We offer:

  • Opportunity to lead an innovative mental health program
  • Supportive and collaborative leadership team
  • Professional supervision and ongoing development
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Flexible and inclusive workplace culture
  • Opportunity to influence service development and continuous improvement
  • Meaningful work that changes lives every day

Essential Requirements

  • Current Queensland Driver Licence
  • Current Working with Children Check (or ability to obtain)
  • Working with People with Disability Check (or ability to obtain)
  • National Police Check

Ready to Apply?

If you're an experienced mental health leader who is passionate about integrated, recovery-oriented care and wants to help shape an exciting new model of service delivery, we'd love to hear from you.

For more information about the role or to view the full position description, download the attachment below.

Please click "Apply Now" and submit:

  • A current resume; and
  • A cover letter outlining your suitability for the role and addressing the essential requirements.

Communify is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ individuals, refugees and people seeking asylum.

Note: Applications will be reviewed as received and interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date.

A position description is attached.

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