The Team Leader – headspace Early Psychosis (Continuing Care Team) will provide clinical leadership and line management to a team of mental health clinicians and support staff.  The team provides recovery-focused services that help consumers’ employment, educational and social perspectives. 

• Mental Health Registered Nurse or Psychologist or OT or Social Worker
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team in community mental health
• Attractive salary + Generous salary packaging benefits (pay less tax)   

headspace Parramatta, Mount Druitt and Penrith, run by Uniting, aims to reduce the burden of disease in young people aged 12-25 years caused by mental health and related substance use disorders through early identification and effective, evidence-based intervention.

About You

The Team Leader – headspace Early Psychosis (Continuing Care Team) will:

• Manage the day to day operations of the team – consists of approximately 8 people who are clinicians and support staff
• Lead the ongoing development and implementation of the model of care specific for their team to ensure timely, high quality and accessible services are provided
• Work collaboratively to maintain effective, sustainable relationships with young people and their families/significant others and relevant service systems to engage and promptly respond to their mental health and developmental needs.

Essential Criteria:

Qualifications:

Approved tertiary qualifications in relevant discipline (Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Psychologist or Clinical Psychologist, Social Worker), and provisional or full membership with AHPRA or AASW

Experience:

• Significant clinical expertise and leadership experience of a minimum of 3 years
• Proven expertise in the application of evidence based clinical practice within the mental health field in both a case management and therapeutic role
• Substantial experience and demonstrated skill in the coordination of individualised psychosocial interventions to meet the needs of young people and consumers presenting with a variety of mental health concerns based on a case formulation approach
• Ability to lead and manage a clinical team and to provide appropriate feedback, performance management and adhere to all staff recruitment procedures
• Capacity to allocate resources, set priorities and ensure budgets are met within the services to deliver strategic outcomes
• Able to develop/implement and deliver strategic business plans which increase the level of care to customers within a budget framework.

PD – Team Leader (Clinical Services).pdf