Clinical Lead

**“Our vision is **_full_** **_citizenship for all people living with mental health challenges in Australia_**”**

**About the Role**
- Part-Time Permanent
- Classification: Health Professional Level 3 with a salary range of $100,637 - $114,449 or Registered Nurse Level 3 $110,537 - $116,564 pro rata per annum + Superannuation
- Salary Packaging 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.
- Generous above award pay and entitlements (see details below)

**About Neami National**

Neami National is a community mental health service supporting people living with mental illness to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals.

We have been providing mental health support for over 30 years. We were founded on an alliance between professionals, individuals and their families. Collaborative recovery remains at the heart of who we are today.

**About your new role**

As the Clinical Lead, you will lead a team of clinicians and be responsible for providing clinical oversight and leadership to the multidisciplinary mental health team of the Adelaide HtH PDIS.

The Clinical Lead will guide the delivery of high-quality mental health intake, assessment, triage, and referral services for individuals in the community who experience mental health issues and are seeking support. A priority of the role is to connect people seamlessly to the most appropriate local service to meet their identified needs, consistent with the ‘stepped care’ approach.

**What will Neami offer in return?**
- Generous leave entitlements including 13 weeks paid parental leave, 4 weeks paid partner leave, 2 days wellness leave, 2 days additional carers leave, and 3 days compassionate per occasion
- Access to paid study leave and discipline specific paid external supervision
- 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
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Benestar - access a holistic health and wellness offering of supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
- Work flexibility arrangements available for maintaining your work-life balance

**What you will bring to the role?**
- Substantial work experience delivering clinical and or psycho-social interventions with consumers experiencing mental health concerns.
- Proven ability to; use initiative and encourage collaborative teamwork, maintain confidentiality and build trust to deal with sensitive and difficult situations in an empathetic manner; adapt communication style to meet the needs of a diverse range of people; and to work productively in a changing and agile environment.
- Compliant with SA Health workplace health and safety requirements, including Requirements for Workers in Healthcare Settings.

**What the role requires**:

- National Criminal History Check (Police check) - disclosable outcomes considered
- Current Working with Children Check required before commencement of work
- Current AHPRA or AASW registration
- Current Drivers licence
- Australian Working Rights
- As part of Neami’s condition of employment you will need to provide appropriate evidence of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (having received three doses) to Neami National.

**How to apply**:
The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description. If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:
**Applications Close: Tuesday 6th June 2023**

**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.