Clincal Lead

Join Our Team as a Clinical Lead in Tamworth

Defined Term contract role - to end June days a week.

About New Horizons

With over 55 years of service, New Horizons has become a trusted leader in delivering impactful, community-focused support across New South Wales. We are a not-for-profit dedicated to creating a compassionate society where everyone can thrive. Our services address fundamental needs and uplift individuals, allowing them to achieve their goals and enhance their quality of life.

The Opportunity

New Horizons is working in partnership with the NSW government to combat suicide in children and young people. The i.am program is a one of its kind, award winning psychosocial mental health program co-produced with young people with lived experience of suicidality. It's also one of very few programs that works with children at young ages.

Why Join New Horizons?

We are committed to creating a workplace that supports your growth, work-life balance, and overall well-being. Here's what you'll enjoy:

• Salary Packaging: Up to $15,900 annually, maximizing your take-home pay.
• Entertainment Allowance: An additional $2,650 annually for dining, holidays, and more.
• Clinical Supervision & Peer Support: A collaborative environment to thrive professionally.
• Development Opportunities: Build your skills through internal and external training.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Free, confidential support for personal and work challenges.
• Paid Parental Leave: Comprehensive leave to support growing families.
• Fitness Passport: Affordable access to gyms and fitness centers.

About the Role

The Clinical Lead provides leadership that facilitates the ongoing development of clinical practice and is responsible for the development, implementation, monitoring and review of the clinical governance framework. The role involves providing high level clinical consultation and advice to clinicians (both salaried and contracted staff) to build capacity and ensure the delivery of high quality youth mental health.

The Clinical Lead will provide clinical supervision, and is actively involved in quality projects and working with other services and partners in the community. The position will also provide high level advice to support strategic and operational planning for the clinical services.

The successful applicant will become a key staff member within the headspace leadership team. Key relationships include youth access clinicians, Psychologists, Social Workers, General Practitioners and government and non-government service providers.

The Clinical Lead role presents an excellent next step for a senior clinician interested in taking on a leadership role that utilises their clinical knowledge and experience.

What you need to have:

• Recognised tertiary qualification in Clinical Psychology, Psychology, Nursing, Occupational Therapy or other relevant field.
• Full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) or eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• Post-qualifying experience, including demonstrated experience and in depth understanding of therapeutic modalities, mental health assessment and practice relevant to young people (aged years).
• Demonstrated ability to respond effectively to crisis and high-risk situations, when required.
• Demonstrated ability to consult, liaise and negotiate with young people, family members and carers seeking help in a non judgmental manner
• Demonstrated experience working with young people with mental health and related problems including substance abuse, physical health, and vocational/educational problems.
• Demonstrated experience providing supervision, for staff and/or students.
• Current Police Check (not older than 3 months)
• NDIS Worker Check and NSW Working with Children Check
• Valid NSW drivers licence, with ability to drive vehicles in licence C class

You could benefit from:

• Take advantage of the tax benefits available only to employees who work for a not for profit organization – (through lower tax deductions, we can pay more money to you each week)
• A supportive culture and working environment
• Professional development opportunities and secondments
• Clinical supervision
• Internal and external learning and development opportunities and workplace mentoring
• Employee Assistance Program providing counselling services
• Access to flexible work arrangements

To Apply:

Please let us have your current CV and a cover letter that explains how your skills, ability and experience meet the essential role requirements.

New Horizons acknowledges all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land. New Horizons values diversity and encourages applications from all people.