Allied Health Professional Lead - Mental Health Services (515893)

Service Tasmania; Launceston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking an Allied Health Lead to join their Northern Team. This leadership role involves shaping team culture and driving innovative practices in community mental health care. Candidates should have at least five years of postgraduate experience and strong clinical management skills. The position focuses on overseeing Allied Health staff, driving service innovation, and representing Allied Health perspectives in strategic planning. Join a dynamic team committed to transformative community-based mental health services.

Qualifications

• At least five years postgraduate clinical experience in mental health or relevant transferrable skills.
• Highly developed leadership and clinical management skills.
• Ability to work constructively as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical oversight to Allied Health staff.
• Drive service development and innovation in Allied Health practice.
• Represent Allied Health in strategic planning and evaluations.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical oversight

Interpersonal communication

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Job description

The Team:

The team is committed to partnering with consumers to deliver excellent, contemporary community-based mental health care. We are currently in an exciting period of positive transformation as part of the Tasmanian Statewide Mental Health Reform program — making this an inspiring time to be part of meaningful change. Our team is made up of allied health, nursing, medical, admin, lived experience, and support staff.

The Role:

Adult Community Mental Health Services North is looking to add to our dynamic leadership group by appointing a positive, vibrant, and grounded Allied Health Lead for our Northern Team. This role is a leadership factor to be reckoned with — one that will help shape our culture, develop our team, and inspire excellence across our community mental health services.

Due to the current composition of our team, we are specifically seeking applications from Social Workers and Occupational Therapists for the Allied Health Lead role, as we already have a dedicated Psychology Lead. This position will coordinate and provide clinical leadership and supervision to OTs and Social Workers within the community team.

As part of our senior leadership team, we are looking for a leader who:

• Has experience and commitment to collaborate with others.
• Possesses a growth mindset, seeing mistakes as opportunities for growth.
• Is not fear-driven, but leads from a place of hope and positivity.
• Is committed to de-escalating and problem-solving challenging issues in a trauma-informed way.
• Demonstrates self-awareness and self-regulation, remaining grounded and rational when facing service and strategic challenges.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing high-quality leadership and clinical oversight to Allied Health staff in ACMHSN.
• Driving service development and innovation in Allied Health practice.
• Leading intersectoral liaison and representing Allied Health perspectives in strategic planning, policy development, and service evaluation.
• Offering specialist clinical assessment, treatment, and case management using evidence-based, best practice principles.

You will need:

• Extensive experience in, and comprehensive knowledge of, mental health care in a variety of settings with at least five years postgraduate clinical experience, either in mental health treatment or relevant transferrable clinical skills.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, including written and oral communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills, and the proven ability to work constructively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Highly developed clinical management and leadership skills with demonstrated ability to perform effectively under pressure and provide support to the Nurse Unit Manager/Team Leader.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.