Clinical Team Leader

Description:

Clinical Team Leader

• Manage a skilled clinical team formed to serve people with disabilities and complex needs .
• Join our growing Western Plains team and help reduce re-offending .
• Enjoy world-class training and wellbeing support .
• Based on-site in Lara.
• Earn $109,730 – $132,764 per year plus super (VPS 5) .

Introducing Western Plains Correctional Centre (Western Plains)

Western Plains is a new state-of-the-art, maximum-security correctional facility in the Barwon South West region. The staff here are dedicated to helping people in our care build the skills and self-confidence needed to make positive contributions to the community.

Western Plains provides a secure and transformative environment that empowers individuals to rebuild their lives.

In addition to compelling clinical work, we offer:

• flexible work options

• mental health and wellbeing support

• access to annual leadership forums and conferences

• professional registration funding

• relocation allowances for eligible candidates

• limited travel requirements, with most of your work carried out onsite .

What you will do

As a clinical team leader at Western Plains, you will lead the strategic direction, policy development and service delivery for disability and complex needs services.

You will:

Manage and supervise a multidisciplinary team, including occupational therapists and disability practitioners.

Provide expert clinical oversight , ensuring best-practice interventions and risk management.

Engage with custodial staff , forensic clinicians and external agencies to coordinate care and services.

Oversee assessments , clinical programs and the integration of NDIS-related services within corrections.

Ensure there is accurate data reporting and contribute to staff training and professional development.

Eligibility

To apply, you will need to hold – or be eligible for – one of the following:

• General registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA).

• Eligibility for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).

• Be credentialed as a mental health nurse with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses.

• Registration as an occupational therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.

To learn more about the role, and the kind of candidate we are looking for, please read the position description.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

For any questions not answered in the position description, reach out to our recruitment team at *************@justice.vic.gov.au.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.