Practice Lead and Clinical Specialist

**About Vines Therapy**

Vines Therapy is an exciting allied health social enterprise start-up. We are a values-driven, vision-empowered community that wants to enhance people’s quality of life and sustainable well-being through trans-disciplinary research and narrative-informed approaches.

At Vines Therapy, we are ambitious for our clients we are opening a new practice hub to enhance our clients' well-being and healthcare outcomes Our specialised and highly trained team will support and partner with people from this clinic and the community in achieving their hopes, dreams, and goals for health and well-being. The Vines Therapy team works with clients to create suitable therapy and well-being solutions.

**Role Overview**

As the Practice Lead and Clinical Specialist, you'll embody our strategic values and the "Ambitious For You Approach, exerting trans-disciplinary clinical leadership to your assigned team while providing exceptional therapy services to our clients. Primarily, you will focus on our Child Development and Therapy Practice Domain. Additionally, you will collaborate to develop innovative allied therapy solutions, implement the Vines Therapy operational approach and achieve set KPI's and strategic outcomes. **This opportunity is open in Melbourne, and SEQ (Brisbane or Gold Coast).**

**Responsibilities**:
**As Practice Lead**:

- **Operational Excellence**: Manage day-to-day operations of assigned clinic hub.
- **Trans-disciplinary Leadership**:Work closely with various teams to deliver integrated care that improves client outcomes and achieves business objectives.
- **Client Engagement**: actively involved in collaborative strategy and client engagement and delight initiatives
- **Healthy Workplace**: Provide direction to the assigned trans-disciplinary team, enhancing professional development and fostering a healthy work culture
- **Quality Assurance and Outcomes**:implement the Vines Therapy clinical quality and outcomes framework to enhance and achieve clients' goals and strategic business outcomes.

**As Clinical Specialist**:

- **Customised Therapy Approach**:maintain agreed client caseload; craft personalised plans that cater to client needs, goals and therapeutic outcomes.
- **Assessment and Intervention**: Utilise standard assessments and evidence-based interventions in all therapeutic interventions
- **Care and Progress Tracking**: Leverage data analytics tools to document and evaluate client progress to ensure effective therapy outcomes.
- **Technology Integration**: innovatively incorporates emerging allied health technologies, apps, devices and other assistive technologies into therapeutic interventions.
- **Innovative Interventions**:enhance client-care outcomes by utilising innovative and evidence-based strategies to maximise therapy interventions.
- **Research Engagement**: contribute to various research and project initiatives of Vines Institute, (a parent company of Vines Therapy).

**You will need to have**:

- Bachelor's degree in an allied health discipline (preferably Occupational Therapy, Psychology or Speech and Language Pathology); a postgraduate degree is preferred.
- Active licensure with a minimum of 5 years of clinical experience.
- Proven leadership abilities and mentoring experience.
- Proficiency in allied therapy practices and technologies.
- Strong interpersonal abilities to interact with diverse groups

**Benefits**:

- Profit Sharing and Performance Incentives: Eligible for a percentage profit share of the assigned clinic hub (conditions apply). Additional performance incentives may apply.
- Professional Development: Opportunities for ongoing training and international PD opportunities
- Career Growth: Clinical mentoring and personalised career coaching to accelerate career progression.
- Specialisation: opportunity for therapy area specialisation (Paediatrics, Adults Care or Home Modification, etc.)

**Application Process**:
**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent, Fixed term

Pay: $105,000.00 - $115,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Bachelor Degree (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Clinical: 5 years (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person