HiTalent Recruitment is currently partnering with a leading national mental health organisation to recruit for a rare leadership opportunity within a newly established community mental health service.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in establishing and leading an innovative service designed to improve access to mental health support within the local community.

As the Clinical Services Manager, you will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team comprising clinical, non-clinical, and lived experience professionals, ensuring the delivery of safe, effective, culturally responsive, and recovery-focused care.

This position is less focused on a specific clinical modality and more centred around leadership, operational oversight, workforce development, stakeholder engagement, and risk management. You will work closely with community partners, health services, and key stakeholders to establish a service that is responsive to local needs while maintaining best-practice clinical governance.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to the recruitment and development of the wider leadership team, helping shape the culture, structure, and future direction of the service.

Position Details

Location: Alice Springs, NT

Employment Type: Full-Time Permanent

Classification:

• Registered Nurse Level 4: $134,012 - $151,993 + Superannuation

Or

• Health Professional Level 4: $133,123 - $154,424 + Superannuation

You will lead a multidisciplinary workforce and provide operational and clinical leadership across the service, ensuring best-practice care while fostering a culture of collaboration, cultural safety, recovery-oriented practice, and continuous improvement.

The role requires a strong leader who can confidently navigate complex stakeholder environments, support staff through high-risk presentations, and contribute to the successful establishment and growth of a new service within the community.

About You

You may come from a Social Work, Psychology, Nursing, or Occupational Therapy background; however, your ability to lead teams, manage risk, drive service outcomes, and build strong stakeholder relationships will be the key to your success.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated leadership experience within mental health, psychosocial, or community-based services.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and supporting staff through complex presentations and high-risk situations.
• Strong understanding of clinical governance, risk management, and contemporary mental health practice.
• Experience building collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• The ability to work within culturally diverse communities and adapt services to local needs.
• A commitment to trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, and person-centred practice.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience supporting workforce development, supervision, and staff wellbeing.

Essential Requirements

• Formal tertiary qualification in Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or a related discipline.
• Current registration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse, Psychologist, or Occupational Therapist OR current membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• Current unrestricted Australian Driver's Licence.
• Experience working within cross-cultural settings, particularly with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Significant experience working alongside Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and communities.
• Experience working within recovery-oriented mental health services.
• Excellent written communication and computer literacy skills.
• Ability to obtain a National Criminal History Check and relevant clearances.

Highly Regarded

• Experience working within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Experience working within regional, rural, or remote settings.
• Experience establishing, developing, or leading new programs and services.
• Experience managing peer workforces and lived experience models of care.
• Previous leadership experience within crisis, community mental health, or psychosocial support services.
• Postgraduate Mental Health qualifications.

Additional Benefits

• Sign-on bonus available for the successful candidate.
• Relocation assistance available.
• Salary packaging benefits.
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading.
• Wellness Leave.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Paid Study Leave.
• Discipline-specific external clinical supervision.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Ongoing professional development and leadership training.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Fitness Passport membership.

If you are an experienced mental health leader looking to make a genuine impact while leading an innovative service from inception, we would love to hear from you.

To submit your application please click 'Apply Now' by the closing date.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact: Nupur @HiTalent Recruitment.

P: 0468 039 786

E: [email protected] using the subject line: Clinical Services Manager - Alice Springs enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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