- Full-time permanent opportunity based in East Perth
- Monthly travel to the Pilbara region
- Clinical leadership opportunity within a multidisciplinary youth mental health service
- $123,123.00 per annum + 12% superannuation + salary packaging benefits

Introduction

- Full-time permanent opportunity based in East Perth
- Monthly travel to the Pilbara region
- Clinical leadership opportunity within a multidisciplinary youth mental health service
- $123,123.00 per annum + 12% superannuation + salary packaging benefits

Description

Reach Further With Us

headspace Pilbara provides holistic, youth-friendly services that support young people aged 12 to 25 years with their mental health, wellbeing and broader life goals.

As the Clinical Lead - headspace Pilbara, you will provide clinical leadership and oversight across the service, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based and youth-focused care is delivered to young people and their families. You will provide clinical guidance, support sound clinical decision making, contribute to service development and quality improvement activities, and help foster a culture of continuous learning and best practice.

Working closely with clinicians, Youth Wellbeing Workers and partner organisations, you will provide clinical reflective supervision, support complex case reviews and contribute to workforce capability and development. You will play a key role in ensuring services are safe, effective and responsive to the needs of young people across the Pilbara region.

Please note this is a full time permanent position (37.5 hours per week) based in East Perth with monthly travel to the Pilbara region.

Skills and Experiences:

About You

You are passionate about improving mental health outcomes for young people and committed to delivering clinically safe, evidence-based and culturally responsive services.

You will have

- Demonstrated experience and advanced clinical skills within mental health service settings
- Experience in complex clinical triage, assessment and referral processes




- Experience providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to multidisciplinary teams
- Experience in clinical governance, service development and continuous quality improvement initiatives
- Experience working with young people experiencing mental health concerns and complex risk presentations, including suicide and violence risk
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
- Knowledge of youth mental health services, relevant legislation and the broader health and mental health systems
- Experience engaging effectively with Aboriginal communities and networks

You must also hold one of the following:

- Full and current registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist and eligibility or progression towards membership with the Australian Psychological Society (APS); or
- An approved Social Work qualification (Bachelor or Master of Social Work), additional mental health specific training or endorsement in mental health, and eligibility or progression towards membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW); or
- Full and current registration with AHPRA as an Occupational Therapist and additional mental health specific training or endorsement in mental health.

The successful applicant must possess a current National Police Clearance, Working with Children Check and WA Driver's Licence.

A police record is not an automatic barrier to employment with us. The organisation may seek to request an international police clearance if necessary. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, and we review any disclosures on an individual basis, focusing on relevance to the role.

Impact And Benefits

Sharing your knowledge, skills and experience, you will help improve mental health and wellbeing outcomes for young people across the Pilbara region.

In return for your drive and commitment, we provide the support of an inclusive and welcoming community which places people at the heart of all the work we do and encourages broad thinking, curiosity, creativity and best practice.

Also:

- $123,123.00 per annum + 12% superannuation
- Flexible and famil

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