For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

Position Details

• Part-Time, Permanent (0.6FTE)
• Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3 with salary range of $125,515 - $132,352 per annum (pro rata) + Superannuation OR
• Classification: Health Professional Level3 with a salary range of $114,272 - $129,941per annum (pro rata) + Superannuation
• Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Location: Edwardstown, SA

About your new role

In the Clinical Lead role, you will lead a multidisciplinary team and be responsible for supporting the clinical oversight and leadership of the Medicare Mental Health phone service (MMHps).

The Clinical Lead will:

• Guide the delivery of high-quality mental health intake, assessment, triage, and referral services for individuals
• Connect people seamlessly to the most appropriate local service to meet their identified needs, consistent with the 'stepped care' approach.
• Provide service coordination, guidance, planning, implementation, and problem solving for the MMHps Service
• Provide supervision to clinical and non-clinical staff members.

You will play an active role in discipline knowledge sharing with your Neami colleagues and creating a reciprocal learning environment for staff.

As a member of the leadership team you will foster strategic partnerships within the community and have a key role in service development, evaluation, and improvement.

What will Neami offer

• Generous leave entitlements including Wellness Leave and Parental Leave (pro-rata)
• Access to paid study leave and discipline-specific paid external supervision
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance
• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Fitness Passport membership to support your health and wellbeing (available in most States/Territories and subject to minimum working hours and/or length of service)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family

What you will bring to the role

• Formal tertiary qualifications in Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or related
• Current full registration as a Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), OR
• Current full registration as a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Registered Nurse with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), OR
• Current full registration as a Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)

Desirable

• Post Graduate qualifications in Mental Health
• Held positions of leadership in a clinical setting

What the role requires

• National Criminal History Check (police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check - required before commencement of work
• Australian working rights
• A valid driver's licence

How to Apply

The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description which can be found on the Neami Job Vacancy portal (please select the paperclip icon in the top right-hand corner).

To apply for this position, please click the "Apply Now" button, then:

• Click the 'Apply' button where you will need to create a username and password
• Upload your resume and cover letter.

When applying for this position, you are asked to tell us about your previous work experience, your suitability for this role and your answers to any target questions (where asked). Please include in your application how you would prefer to be contacted (whether via email, text or phone call).

If you have any further questions not addressed in the job advertisement or position description, or if you require any adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact:

Diana Calic, Clinical Services Manager

E: [email protected] using the subject line: Clinical Lead - Edwardstown enquiry via EthicalJobs

If you are excited about this role, but only meet some of the requirements, we encourage you to call or email us to talk about this opportunity. We're passionate about creating opportunities and supporting professional development.

If you have any technical issues when applying for this role, please email [email protected] for assistance.

If your application is shortlisted:

• We may invite you to have an informal phone conversation to discuss the role and get to know more about your experience and interest and answer your questions.
• We may invite you to an interview (which may be in person or conducted online via Microsoft Teams) with up to three panel members from Neami.

Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

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