Clinical Services Manager

Leadership of clinical services within a great new community mental health service
- Lead a supportive multi-disciplinary team
- Competitive salary + NFP salary packaging benefits + staff discounts

**About us**:
We’re leaders in mental health service delivery, specialising in working with adults and young people, and in early childhood intervention.

Stride is a name that expresses our ambition - it’s a name that’s purposeful and shows awareness of the important role we play in the recovery journey.

As we embark on the next stage of our journey, join us to make a difference. We're here to Stride.

**About the service**:
The Medicare Mental Health Services are free and you do not need an appointment, referral or Medicare card to visit a Medicare Mental Health Centre. The new services in Launceston, Devonport, Burnie and Outer Hobart are co-funded by the Australian and Tasmanian Governments, to provide a streamlined approach to support better mental health and social wellbeing across the country.

The service is tailored to the needs of the community in Tasmania and provides a combination of peer-led recovery and clinical support.

The Medicare Mental Health Centre provides a safe, welcoming and supportive environment for people experiencing psychological distress, allowing them to:

- Identify alternatives to presenting to the Emergency Department
- Access support from trained mental health professionals within their community.

**On Offer**:

- Based in Launceston, TAS
- Full-time, permanent opportunity
- Salary Packaging options (up to $15,899 tax free)
- Meals and entertainment allowance of up to $2,650
- Leave loading at 17.5%
- Stride Rewards - access to discounts from 100s of retailers (fashion, food and fitness)
- One paid wellbeing leave day per year
- Purchase up to 5 additional leave days in a 12 month period (pro rata entitlement if part-time)
- Paid parental leave support
- Supportive team environment
- Excellent training and career development

**Relocation options available**:

- Stride will negotiate suitable relocation assistance with the successful applicant if required to relocate.

**Role Overview**:
The Clinical Services Manager is a member of Stride’s management team and will have a pivotal role in the overall leadership and management of the MMHC TAS teams, including:

- Leading and developing a multi-disciplinary team to provide primary care and support for all accessing Medicare Mental Health Services in Tasmania.
- Overseeing and contributing to the development and implementation of clinical, financial, administrative systems and billing processes
- Ensuring the MMHC teams operate within a framework of continuous quality improvement and risk management.
- Facilitating and convening meetings of the Clinical Governance Committee and associated subcommittees.

**Requirements**:

- Must have one of the following: Full AHPRA registration as a Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Mental Health Nurse, OR AASW registration as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker (or working towards)
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience managing a mental health service
- Demonstrated experience working within a recovery-based model
- Demonstrated expertise in the management of a multi-disciplinary service delivery team, with the ability to lead the coordination of care for people with complex needs including consultation and engagement with a wide range of professionals/stakeholders.
- Highly developed communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills including the ability to work and communicate effectively with clients, their families, community agencies and other professionals.
- Ability to meet deadlines in a high demand work environment and to exercise judgment and initiative.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Must be eligible to apply/currently hold a WWCC
- Current Driver’s License

This includes but is not limited to people with a lived-experience of mental health recovery, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.

Applications will be viewed and actioned upon receipt, with a final closing date of **31 January 2025**.

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