Clinical Lead - Social Work: Drive Impact & Innovation

Novita; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave loading

12% superannuation

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Job summary

Novita is seeking a Clinical Lead - Social Work to provide clinical leadership, supervision and specialist expertise while advancing services across the organisation. This 12‑month contract role focuses on growth, improving referral pathways and strengthening outcomes for clients within NDIS and wider community service models.

You will lead Social Workers, maintain a clinical caseload and drive quality improvement while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver holistic client

Qualifications

• Experience leading service improvement, change or project initiatives.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated experience providing clinical leadership, supervision and mentoring to Social Workers.
• Strong social work assessment, intervention and case management experience.
• Experience working within the NDIS, disability and community services sectors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of Social Workers through supervision, mentoring and coaching.
• Maintain a clinical caseload, delivering evidence-based assessment and intervention services.
• Drive clinical excellence, quality improvement and best-practice service delivery.
• Support the development of referral pathways and strategic stakeholder relationships.
• Contribute to service growth initiatives across NDIS and broader funding models.
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams to achieve holistic client outcomes.
• Influence service innovation, project work and future service development opportunities.
• Foster a culture of learning, accountability and continuous improvement.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Mentoring Social Workers

Stakeholder influence

NDIS knowledge

Change management

Education

Bachelor of Social Work

AASW eligibility

Accredited Social Worker status

Australian Driver's Licence

Tools

NDIS service delivery frameworks

Job description

Novita is seeking a Clinical Lead - Social Work to provide clinical leadership, supervision and specialist expertise while advancing services across the organisation. This 12‑month contract role focuses on growth, improving referral pathways and strengthening outcomes for clients within NDIS and wider community service models.

You will lead Social Workers, maintain a clinical caseload and drive quality improvement while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver holistic client