Clinical Manager

**Clinical Manager - Plus - Fighting Chance**
- **Full-time permanent role with an incredible NFP organisation**:

- **A community-focused role located near Sydney’s Northern Beaches with flexibility to WFH.**:

- **Competitive salary of $140,000 + Super + NFP Salary Packaging**

**About Plus**

We are excited to partner with Plus - Fighting chance, a brilliant for-purpose organisation building to be a leading service for people with complex behaviours. Plus will integrate a world-class life skills day program with therapeutic, allied health and clinical supports. Plus is part of the Fighting Chance group.

Fighting Chance designs, builds and scales social enterprises which move the dial for Australians with disability and their family. Plus is specifically built to be an inclusive space where people with high behaviour support requirements are valued for who they are as individuals.

**About the Role**

The Clinical Manager is a new, pivotal leadership role responsible for developing and implementing Plus’ Clinical Framework to achieve their vision to become a provider of choice and ensure high-quality outcomes for individuals with challenging behaviours. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the clinical team of Behavioural Support Practitioners and allied health professionals into a phase of growth.

**In the role you will be responsible for;**
- Developing and implementing the Plus Clinical Framework.
- Providing supervision and leadership to the clinical staff of Behaviour Support Practitioners, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists and/or other allied health professionals.
- Providing supervision, training and clinical guidance to the clinical team that will also inform the clinical training framework for the wider staffing team at Plus.
- Leading the development of the clinical participant/client pipeline, whilst managing a caseload.
- Coordinating NDIS reporting requirements and accreditation, and ensuring all work delivered is in line with the NDIS Quality and Safeguard Commission.
- Establishing strong working relationships with allied health professionals and other stakeholders

**A bit about you**

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To have success in the role you will be led by an ongoing willingness to learn and develop practice excellence across clinical services. You will enjoy collaborative working environments where there is a passion for improving the quality of life for people with disability. You will also have:

- Demonstrated people management experience
- Behaviour Support practitioner registration, or be provisionally registered with the NDIS Commission at a proficient/advanced level.
- Previous experience in similar program/support service delivery in the disability or similar sector.
- Demonstrated understanding of the NDIS and the needs of people with a disability.
- Experience in relevant areas of practice with people who exhibit challenging behaviours, intellectual and/or cognitive disabilities, particularly in the area of risk management and reporting.
- Understanding of working as a partner in the NDIA and NDIS planning processes.
- Understanding of mental health and trauma-informed practice.
- Demonstrated ability to develop, influence, and lead effective teams.
- A valid Working with Children’s Check (WWCC), NDIS Worker check and a full vaccination against COVID-19, including booster.

**What’s in it for you**
- A role where you can utilise your leadership skills and collaborate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders
- The opportunity to develop the enterprise’s first clinical framework and implement it according to your expertise.
- Competitive remuneration package - $140,000 + Super + NFP Salary Packaging
- For-purpose work supporting a dynamic team with a fantastic workplace culture.
- Wellness days - up to four extra days off a year to relax, recharge and refresh.

**Are you interested?