Area Clinical Services Manager 12 Month Max Term Contact - Springwood

We are currently seeking a Regional (Area) Clinical Services Manager to join our friendly State Office team based in Springwood.

About the Organisation
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation working in more than 300 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role
Join our multidisciplinary Clinical Services team based in Springwood. You will form part of a team providing health and wellbeing services to adults and young people across Queensland and The Northern Territory.

Our health and wellbeing services include assessment, planning, ongoing therapeutic work, consultation and coaching.

As an experienced Psychologist, Social Worker, Nurse or other relevant Allied Health Professional, you will be responsible for driving and overseeing clinical services across a region including working across multiple programs.

As a person who thrives on continuous improvement, tackling challenges and enjoys working with various stakeholders your main responsibilities will include:

• Provide clinical supervision, consultation and undertake some direct work with clients with complex needs and demonstrate high quality practice in the areas of trauma informed care, positive behaviour support and recovery based approaches.
• Provide clinical knowledge and expertise to support Life Without Barriers' Clinicians and non clinical staff ensuring evidence based best clinical practice is applied
• Oversight of risk monitoring and mitigation processes and practice.
• Monitoring the delivery of services provided under the NDIS and identifying opportunities for growth and development.
• Development and implementation of systemic initiatives that enhance service quality.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Benefits

• Generous salary packaging options
• Vehicle allowance, mobile phone and laptop
• A rostered day off per month

How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click 'Apply' and follow the prompts. For any enquiries contact: Ellen Rhodes State Clinical Services Manager on 07 3440 6300/ 0476 825204


Applications close at midnight on 22nd of October, 2017

Please note: The closing date for this role has been extended.