Clinical Manager Care Connect

Social Futures Ltd; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring program

Professional development

Salary packaging

Wellness benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Social Futures Ltd in NSW seeks an experienced Clinical Manager to lead the Care Connect aftercare program across Central Coast, Greater Newcastle, Upper Hunter and Manning regions. Based in Charlestown or Gosford, with travel between regions.

You will provide leadership, clinical governance, and oversee a skilled team delivering psychosocial supports to people after suicide attempts, with mentoring and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in psychology, mental health nursing or social work with mental health accreditation.
• Registration with AHPRA or AASW.
• At least four years’ experience in a clinical mental health setting.
• At least two years’ experience leading a mental health / suicide aftercare program and workforce.
• Experience working with vulnerable people and recovery principles.
• Strong relationship, negotiation and conflict management skills.
• Excellent organizational, time-management and administrative skills.
• Experience building stakeholder relationships across community services regions.

Responsibilities

• Guide and support the Care Connect program in the Central Coast, Greater Newcastle and Manning regions to improve the care and support received by people after a suicide attempt.
• Lead an established and dedicated team delivering best-practice psychosocial supports.
• Guide exceptional clinical governance across the Care Connect program.
• Expand your network by collaborating with Local Health Districts and community organisations.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Clinical governance

Team supervision

Negotiation

Education

Tertiary qualifications in psychology, mental health nursing or social work (with mental health accreditation)

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and passionate Clinical Manager to guide our teams in our Universal Aftercare program - Care Connect across the Central Coast, Greater Newcastle, Upper Hunter and Manning regions. You can be based in Charlestown or Gosford -pool car available for travel between the program regions.

Care Connect is a non-clinical support service focused on providing psychosocial support to people experiencing a suicidal crisis or who have attempted suicide. The service is designed to increase access and engagement with care to prevent further suicidal behaviour and/or self-harm.

This role is a great opportunity to expand your leadership and supervision skills. As a leader at Social Futures, you will have access to a mentoring program and receive regular coaching sessions to enhance your skill set.

• Meaningful work that makes a difference
• Supportive and collaborative team culture
• Professional development and career growth opportunities
• Competitive salary, salary packaging and wellness benefits

What you’ll be doing

• Guide and support the Care Connect program in the Central Coast, Greater Newcastle and Manning regions to improve the care and support received by people after a suicide attempt
• Lead an established and dedicated team in providing best-practice psychosocial supports
• Guide exceptional clinical governance across the Care Connect program
• Expand your network by collaborating with the Local Health Districts (LHD) and a range of community-based organisations

What we’re looking for

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline, i.e. psychology, mental health nursing or social work (with mental health accreditation) and relevant professional registration e.g. AHPRA, AASW.
• At least four years’ experience in a clinical mental health setting
• At least two years’ experience in leading a mental health / suicide aftercare program and work force
• Demonstrated experience working with vulnerable people and an understanding of recovery principles to guide a team providing high quality, customer-centered supports
• Outstanding relationship, negotiation and conflict management skills
• A high level of organizational, time management and administrative skills with the ability to plan, prioritise and meet deadlines
• Demonstrated experience in establishing and building stakeholder relationships and an understanding of the community services landscape across the identified service regions

Social Futures is committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported to thrive. We actively encourage applications from key communities, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTIQSB+ people, and those with lived experience and expertise. We are committed to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage candidates to request reasonable adjustments if needed.