Mental Health Clinician Team Leader

Location: Geelong

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Victoria Police

**Salary**: $106,534 - $128,897

Occupation: Medical and Nursing

Reference: VG/1796964EH

**About the role**:
An opportunity for one (1) x** Mental Health Clinician Team Leaders **to be part of our **Health and Wellbeing Hub **for the Western Region, located in Geelong.

The Health and Wellbeing Hub is the single most significant investment in the health, safety, and wellbeing of Victoria Police employees to prevent and respond to work related injuries. Six multi-disciplinary teams are being established, based in hubs across the state, with a focus on enhancing employee's mental health, injury prevention, early intervention, and recovery and return to work support.

This newly created team offers an exciting opportunity to support Victoria Police employees. You will lead your team to deliver outstanding mental health and wellbeing service and robust clinical practise on the ground in their portfolios.

The Mental Health Clinician Team Leader is a key leadership position in the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Hub providing day to day management and support to a team of mental health clinicians. The position will supervise and support a team of mental health clinicians in delivering proactive mental health and wellbeing services to employees. This position will role model good clinical practice and develop and nurture talent within the team.

Reporting to the Hub Manager, the Team Leader will work closely and collaboratively with key stakeholders, including injured employees, external service providers, Health & Wellbeing Hub leadership, and regional managers and leadership, to support their team, and role model exceptional clinical practice, and develop and nurture talent within the team.

Victoria Police is a contemporary and agile workplace and supports flexible working arrangements.

**Your duties will include**:

- Lead a dynamic team of Mental Health Clinicians, driving delivery of a range of employee wellbeing services
- Provide day to day support, advice, and supervision to your direct team, and the wider Health & Wellbeing Hub for all clinical and operational needs.
- Develop an engaged team culture, ensuring you support your team in their professional development and continuous improvement planning.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure quality service delivery and improve stakeholder satisfaction, with wellbeing of ill/injured members at the forefront of your work.
- Conduct regular case reviews and audits of clinical cases to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and governance with organisational policies and procedures.
- Provide oversight and governance to your team for best practise clinical delivery, policy, and procedure.
- Participate as part of the leadership team on program evaluation, reporting and meeting performance indicators.

**As the successful applicant, you will have**:

- Exceptional clinical expertise, with comprehensive experience in delivering a range of mental health services.
- Proven high level experience in managing a team of mental health professionals and the delivery of clinical supervision within a large, complex organisation.
- Exceptional leadership skills, specifically experienced in development and coaching of multidisciplinary teams.
- Highly developed communication skills and ability to negotiate complex and sensitive issues,
- Demonstrated talent for influence and negotiation, inspiring managers and stakeholders to collaborate to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes for their people.
- Expertise in oversight and governance of a complex work type, ensuring compliance with legislation across your team.
- Full registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA; or registration as a Social Worker with AASW; or registered Mental Health Nurse with AHPRA and ACMHN; or Occupational Therapist with AHPRA and endorsed for mental health practice by OTA.

**What we can offer you**:
As an employee of Victoria Police, you will have access to a range of benefits. Some of the benefits available include:

- Competitive salary including annual leave loading under the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement
- Generous leave entitlements including paid parental leave
- Opportunity to purchase leave
- Flexible working arrangements
- Employee Assistance Program and a range of internal services to support you
- Salary packaging options via superannuation contributions or a novated vehicle lease

**Requirements and relevant information**:

- One (1) x full-time, ongoing position available.
- This position is located at Geelong Police Headquarters, 1 Malop Street, Geelong.
- This position requires regular travel, applicants must hold a current Driver's Licence.
- Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa.
- The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include fingerprint checks and misconduct scre