Clinical Lead

Neami National; Sydney; On-site; AUD 123,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Wellness Leave

Parental Leave

Annual Leave Loading 17.5%

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development

Fitness Passport

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Neami National Auburn Medicare Mental Health Centre seeks a Clinical Lead to provide clinical leadership, supervision and guidance to staff, ensuring safe and high‑quality service delivery across the Auburn site. You will collaborate with service leaders to strengthen practice and support staff in applying clinical frameworks.

The role focuses on supervision, mentorship and governance, aligning with Neami's CRP and Co-creating Safety approaches, and contributing to a culture of reflective

Qualifications

• Ongoing compliance with CPD and professional registration requirements.
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Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring to staff to support safe, high‑quality service delivery.
• Support clinical decision-making, risk management and governance processes within the service.
• Collaborate with service leaders and discipline teams to implement clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives.
• Foster a culture of reflective practice, trauma‑informed, recovery‑oriented and person‑led care.

Skills

Nursing

Psychology

Occupational Therapy

Social Work

Counselling

Psychotherapy

AHPRA registration

AASW membership

CPD

Clinical governance

Education

Nursing (RN)

Psychology

Occupational Therapy

Social Work (AASW)

Counselling/Psychotherapy (ACA or PACFA)

Job description

Clinical Lead – Auburn Medicare Mental Health Centre

For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.

Position Details

• Full Time or Part Time Permanent
• Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3 with a salary range of $131,483 - $138,655 per annum (pro rata if part-time) + Superannuation OR
• Classification: Health Professional Level 2.1 or 2.2 with a salary range of $123,065 - $131,285 per annum (pro rata if part-time) + Superannuation
• Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
• Location: Auburn Medicare Mental Health Centre, Western Sydney NSW

About your new role

Working in close partnership with Service Leaders and the broader leadership team, the Clinical Lead provides clinical leadership to support safe, consistent and high-quality service delivery.

The role focuses on strengthening clinical practice through the provision of supervision, coaching, mentoring and clinical guidance. The Clinical Lead supports staff to apply clinical frameworks in practice, respond effectively to complexity and risk, and deliver care in alignment with Neami's Collaborative Relational Practice (CRP) and Co-creating Safety approaches.

The Clinical Lead exercises delegated clinical leadership responsibility within the service, supporting clinical decision-making, risk management and practice consistency. The role operates under the direction of service leadership and contributes to the implementation of clinical governance processes, quality improvement activities and service development initiatives.

Working alongside discipline and practice leaders, the Clinical Lead contributes to a culture of reflective practice, professional accountability, continuous improvement and person-led care.

About Neami National

We’re Neami. We’re big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life. We support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them. We provide services across Australia for mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.

For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. We support people to improve their quality of life in a way that suits them.

We’re proud to support 34,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands.

Values

Together with our vision and purpose, our values define who we are and guide the way we operate. They are fundamental to our identity, and we align all our actions with them.

• Connecting
• Collaborating
• Learning
• Belonging

What will Neami offer

• Generous leave entitlements including Wellness Leave & Parental Leave (pro rata if part-time)
• Access to paid study leave and discipline-specific paid external supervision
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
• Flexible work arrangements are available for maintaining your work-life balance
• Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
• Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
• Fitness Passport membership to support your health and wellbeing (available in most States/Territories and subject to minimum working hours and/or length of service)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS - providing holistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family

What you will bring to the role

Essential

• Relevant tertiary qualification and professional registration including:
• Psychology, Nursing or Occupational Therapy with AHPRA registration; or
• Social Work with current membership/eligibility with AASW; or
• Counselling or Psychotherapy with current level 3 membership with ACA or clinical PACFA registration, where permitted within jurisdictional or program specific requirements.
• Ongoing compliance with CPD and professional registration requirements.
• Demonstrated capacity to provide clinical guidance, consultation and professional support to other practitioners.
• Demonstrated advanced mental health practice experience including comprehensive assessment and clinical formulation, clinical decision‑making and escalation pathways, secondary consultation and case review and the application of clinical governance frameworks.
• Experience building partnerships across health, community, and emergency services.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries, demonstrate empathy and build trusted therapeutic and professional relationships.
• Strong capacity to engage effectively when working with discomfort, distress and people experiencing crisis.
• Ability to work autonomously, manage competing demands and exercise sound judgement.
• Experience in working as a member of a multidisciplinary team with the ability to inspire and facilitate team commitment and cooperation.
• Well‑developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to adapt communication style to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge and application of trauma‑informed, recovery‑oriented and person‑led practice approaches.
• Strong computer literacy and written communication skills.
• A current and valid Working with Children Check (or equivalent), in accordance with relevant state or territory requirements.
• For Social Workers, Mental health accreditation

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in mental health.
• Demonstrated experience in clinical leadership and staff supervision.
• Discipline specific mental health accreditation.
• Experience in Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) frameworks and interventions.

What the role requires

• National Criminal History Check (police check) – disclosable outcomes considered
• Current Working with Children Check – required before commencement of work
• Australian working rights
• A valid driver’s licence

Applications Close: 14 November 2026

Be Yourself

Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.

Safety Statement

Neami is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We commit to providing accessible and safe physical and online environments for all children and young people.

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