Team Clinical Lead - Young Community Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol

Murrumbidgee Local Health District – Orange NSW

Team Clinical Lead - Community Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol

Looking for a way to make a real impact on our community? Be at the forefront of a dynamic workforce providing mental wellbeing services.

With a rewarding career, you can be part of the vibrant and professional team enriching health in millions of ways every day.

Our benefits:

- Financial:
- 12% superannuation
- Salary packaging and novated leasing
- Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading (for full time and part-time staff)
- Relocation Assistance considerations
- Access to The Welcome Experience
- Work-Life Balance:
- Paid maternity/ parental leave (for more information)
- Generous leave options like long service and carers leave
- Health & Wellbeing:
- Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
- Free and confidential support for staff and their families via our Staff Wellbeing and Support Service (EAP)
- Wellbeing programs that promote mental health, resilience, and balance

Employment Type: Permanent Full / Part Time opportunities

Position Classification: Social Worker Level 5 / Occupational Therapist Level 5 / Sexual Assault Worker Level 5 / Counsellor (with PACFA) Level 5/ Clinical Psychologist / Clinical Nurse Consultant 2

Remuneration: $118,162.00 - $144,756.00 per annum, pro rata(+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)

Hours Per Week: up to 38

RequisitionID:REQ685560

Positions available

- Young – Permanent Full time up to 38
- Temora – Permanent Part time 6 hrs

What you’ll be doing:





Provision of expert clinical services across the lifespan, clinical governance and support to clinicians. The position is responsible for leading and maintaining clinical governance within the Community Mental Health team under the overall auspice of the Team Manager. The position provides high quality, evidence based mental health care to consumers, their families and carers.

This will include:

- Working collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Providing clinical expertise and leadership within a recovery framework.
- Facilitating and directly providing clinical supervision for Mental Health Clinicians.
- Providing education for clinicians and other parties as appropriate in relation to mental health.
- Developing and participating in quality activities and their evaluation and research appropriate to the role and service directions.
- Supporting the continued implementation and compliance with the relevant Policy Directives, Guidelines and other mandatory requirements under Commonwealth and State legislation.
- Ensuring that the physical Health care of Mental Health consumers is assessed and supported.
- Responsibility for the implementation of the Clinical Review and Support Program within the individual Mental Health team.





Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

- Tertiary qualifications in nursing, clinical psychology or other recognised qualification within the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award (i.e. social work, occupational therapy) and current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists and Nurses or eligibility for membership of the relevant discipline peak body e.g. AASW for Social Workers.
- Extensive experience in the delivery of mental health, drug and alcohol services, including the supervision, mentoring and education of staff.
- NSW Working with children clearance
- Current Driver’s license and ability to travel for work purposes

For role related queries or questions contact Sharlene Brown, Mental Health Inpatient Manager/MHECS/DON MHDA on 02 5943 1*** or **************@health.nsw.gov.au for a confidential chat.

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined intheNSW Health OASV Policy

MLHD values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

NSW Health is committed to implementing theChild Safe Standards.

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📌 Team Clinical Lead - Young Community Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol (Orange)
🏢 Murrumbidgee Local Health District
📍 Orange