Clinical Lead

headspace provides support to young people aged 12-25 experiencing mild to moderate or emerging mental health issues. The multidisciplinary team at headspace Kiama work to improve health, social, vocational and educational outcomes for young people. Grand Pacific Health is the lead agency of headspace Kiama. We are a not-for-profit, primary health care organisation providing locally-tailored, high quality physical and mental health services across NSW and the ACT. About the position The Clinical Lead is a key leadership position within the headspace Kiama centre. As a Clinical Lead, you will provide oversight for the coordination and delivery of clinical services and ensure that day-to-day clinical work is carried out to the highest standard to meet the needs of young people and their families. This will include providing support and guidance to the multidisciplinary team, coordinating clinical reviews and actively supporting the management of referrals and demand management strategies. This position also involves maintaining a small caseload providing 1-2 counselling sessions each day. This role will ensure efficient, effective, safe and high-quality clinical and psychosocial youth mental health service delivery, consistent with best practice guidelines. This is fixed term, a part-time (22.5 hours per week) opportunity to 30 June 2026 with likelihood of extension following funding renewal. If you have any questions about the hours or the fixed-term dates, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We are looking for someone with: Current full AHPRA registration as a clinical psychologist, registered psychologist, mental health nurse, or occupational therapist (accredited with OTA in mental health), or accreditation with the AASW as a mental health social worker (or working towards). Must have experience in mental health service delivery. Advanced clinical skills including clinical triage, assessment, delivery of evidence based, focused psychological therapies and support of young people at risk. Experience in continuous quality improvement and development and delivery of effective clinical processes that contribute to the clinical governance of a service. Demonstrated skills in clinical supervision and clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team. Flexible work arrangements to find your best work life balance Continuous learning and development opportunities Regular supervision and support Extra leave at Christmas 17.5% annual leave loading Free and confidential access to our Employee Assistance Program Increase your take home pay with salary packaging of up to $15,900 in living expenses and an additional benefit of up to $2,650 in meals and entertainment We make a positive difference to the lives of those we support Interested? Visit our website to download Position Description and our Employee Benefits Information and click the 'apply' button to submit your application. Please ensure that your application addresses the selection criteria detailed in the position description and include this in your application or it may mean that your application does not progress to the next step in our recruitment process. For more information contact: Charo Serventy, Service Manager on *********@gph.org.au or call 5*** *Please note that short-listing of candidates will commence prior to the closure of this role, so please do not delay submitting your application. We welcome applications from people with lived experience of mental health, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from the LGBTQI community, young people from multicultural communities and people with a disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr