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Clinical Lead – Mental Health


HiTalent is partnering with a respected community mental health organisation to recruit an experienced Clinical Lead for an established service in Alice Springs.

This is an opportunity to provide clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary service supporting adults experiencing mental health crisis or significant distress. The service provides free, immediate and short-to-medium-term care in a welcoming, culturally safe environment.

About the role

Working alongside the Service Manager and leadership team, you will provide clinical oversight, operational guidance and positive leadership to a multidisciplinary team.

Your responsibilities will include:

* Leading safe, effective and person-centred mental health service delivery
* Supporting clinical governance, quality improvement and accreditation activities
* Coordinating assessments, referrals, shared care plans and therapeutic interventions
* Providing clinical interventions when required
* Supporting staff through supervision, coaching and reflective practice
* Building partnerships with public mental health, primary health, Aboriginal health and local community services
* Identifying service gaps and contributing to service planning and development
* Promoting culturally safe, trauma-informed and recovery-oriented practice
* Using service and consumer data to improve outcomes and the guest experience

About you

You are an experienced mental health professional who can confidently lead clinical practice while building a supportive, collaborative and accountable team culture.

To be considered, you will need:

* A tertiary qualification in psychology, social work, occupational therapy or mental health nursing
* Current registration or accreditation with the relevant professional body, such as AHPRA or AASW
* Proven experience leading clinical teams in mental health service delivery
* Strong knowledge of recovery-oriented and person-centred practice
* Experience working within a multidisciplinary team
* The ability to establish effective partnerships with government, health, emergency and community service providers
* Experience preparing reports and recommendations
* An understanding of funded mental health programs and contractual requirements
* A valid Working with Children Clearance (Ochre Card) and Police Check, or the ability to obtain them
* Capacity to meet applicable immunisation requirements

Knowledge of services available within Alice Springs and the surrounding region will be highly regarded.

Why consider this opportunity?

This role offers the chance to:

* Lead within an innovative, community-based mental health service
* Make a meaningful difference for people experiencing crisis or distress
* Work alongside clinical, cultural and lived-experience professionals
* Help shape an accessible and responsive service for the local community
* Contribute to culturally safe and inclusive mental health care

Apply now

If you are an experienced mental health clinician ready to take the next step in clinical leadership, HiTalent would love to hear from you.

**Apply through HiTalent today or contact our team for a confidential discussion.**

*HiTalent welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with lived experience of mental health challenges, culturally and linguistically diverse candidates, LGBTIQA+ people and people with disability.*
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