Clinical Lead

Zenith Search; Shire Of Esperance; On-site; AUD 115,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Relocation assistance

Senior leadership role

Multidisciplinary team

Small caseload

Training opportunities

Clinical governance involvement

Job summary

Zenith Search is assisting a community-focused organisation in regional Western Australia to recruit a Clinical Lead for Esperance. You will provide clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team, supervise staff, and maintain a small caseload of young people with complex needs.

The role emphasizes governance, service development and youth-focused practice. The ideal candidate is a registered mental health clinician with supervision experience, crises management skills, and a strong ability to

Qualifications

• Qualified mental health clinician with registration (AHPRA or AASW).
• Experience supervising staff and leading clinical governance.
• Experience with young people’s mental health and AOD concerns.
• Ability to manage crises and high-complexity cases.
• Strong written and verbal communication; data-informed decision making.
• Knowledge of culturally secure practices.
• Experience coordinating counselling or group services for youth and families.
• Must hold a current driver’s licence and relevant checks (WWCC, police clearance).

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership and support to the clinical delivery team.
• Supervise client services staff and build clinical capability.
• Oversee clinical governance and client-related decisions.
• Deliver evidence-based, best-practice services for youth and families.
• Maintain a small caseload with complex needs.
• Coordinate intake and clinical review meetings.
• Support staff training and identify service development needs.
• Foster relationships with stakeholders and participate in community networking.

Skills

Mental health clinician

AHPRA/AASW registration

Clinical supervision

Youth mental health/AOD experience

Crisis management

Strong communication

Data-informed service delivery

Cultural security

Counselling/service coordination

Driver's licence and checks

Education

Mental health clinician qualification

Job description

$115k - $120k p.a. + super + salary packaging + al

Location: Regional Western Australia - Coastal Town

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $120K + Super + Salary Packaging

Relocation: $1,500 relocation assistance

About the Organisation

Our client is a community-focused organisation providing mental health and wellbeing services to young people, their families and friends. They are seeking a Clinical Lead to join their Esperance team and play a key role in leading high-quality, evidence-based and developmentally appropriate mental health services.

The Role

This is a senior clinical leadership opportunity for an experienced mental health professional looking to combine clinical practice with supervision, service development and clinical governance. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing clinical leadership while maintaining a small caseload of young people with complex needs.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide clinical leadership, advice and support to the wider clinical delivery team.
• Provide supervision to client services staff and help build clinical capability across the service.
• Oversee clinical governance and take responsibility for client-related clinical decisions.
• Support the delivery of evidence-based, best-practice services for young people and their families and friends.
• Maintain a small caseload and provide individual and group interventions for young people with complex needs.
• Coordinate client intake and clinical review meetings as required.
• Support staff training and contribute to identifying service development and training needs.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders and participate in community networking.

What We're Looking For

To succeed in this role, you will ideally have:

• A relevant qualification as a mental health clinician.
• Current AHPRA or AASW registration, depending on your profession.
• Demonstrated experience providing clinical supervision.
• Experience assessing and working with young people experiencing mental health and/or alcohol and other drug concerns.
• Confidence managing complex situations, including crises and critical incidents.
• Strong communication, written, administrative and computer skills.
• Ability to analyse service data to monitor and inform service delivery.
• Knowledge and experience working in culturally secure ways.
• Experience coordinating counselling, therapeutic and/or group services for young people and their families and friends.
• A current C or A class driver's licence, Working with Children Check and police clearance (within 3 months).

What's On Offer

• $120K + Super + Salary Packaging.
• $1,500 relocation assistance to support your move to Esperance.
• Senior clinical leadership position within a multidisciplinary team.
• A combination of leadership, supervision, service development and direct clinical work.
• Small caseload of young people with complex needs.
• Opportunity to contribute to clinical governance, training and best-practice service delivery.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to youth mental health within the Esperance community.