At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a multidisciplinary team to deliver effective mental health services in Alice Springs.
- Company: Established mental health organisation focused on community support.
- Benefits: $119,686–$138,655 salary, superannuation, sign-on bonus, and salary packaging available.
- Other info: Opportunity for professional development and strong focus on culturally safe care.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact on mental health in the Alice Springs community.
- Qualifications: Tertiary qualification in Nursing and current AHPRA registration required.
The predicted salary is between 119686 - 138655 $ per year.
Location: Alice Springs & Central Australia NT
Category: Mental Health & AOD
Type: Permanent
Salary: $119,686–$138,655 + Super | Salary Packaging | Sign-On Bonus Available
Clinical Leadership | Mental Health | Multidisciplinary Team
Lead the delivery of safe, accessible and effective mental health services supporting adults experiencing crisis and significant distress in the Alice Springs community. This is a senior clinical leadership opportunity for an experienced mental health professional who can provide clinical leadership, support a multidisciplinary team and build strong partnerships across the local community.
You will play a key role in ensuring the service provides immediate and short to medium-term responses to adults experiencing mental health crisis or significant distress, while helping shape service delivery around the needs of the Alice Springs community.
About the Role
As Clinical Lead, you will provide operational management and clinical leadership to a multidisciplinary team delivering mental health support to adults experiencing crisis or significant distress. Working closely with the broader leadership team, you will contribute to the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the service. You will build and maintain strategic partnerships across the community, including with public mental health services, local government, community housing and health and welfare providers.
A key part of the role will be identifying service gaps and working collaboratively with partners, staff and consumers to develop appropriate approaches to service delivery. You will also support the ongoing review of centre operations, ensuring clinical practice and service delivery remain aligned with the needs of the Alice Springs community.
Why Join?
- $104,826–$110,122 + Super
- Salary packaging available
- Sign-on bonus available
- Full-time or part-time permanent opportunity
- Alice Springs-based role
- Work within a multidisciplinary mental health service
- Provide clinical and community-based mental health nursing support
- Support people experiencing mental health distress and crisis
- Strong focus on culturally safe and trauma-informed care
- Opportunity to work closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- Professional development and ongoing learning opportunities
- Make a meaningful difference to people experiencing mental health challenges
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality mental health nursing care to consumers
- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- Assess and respond to consumers' changing health and wellbeing needs
- Support people experiencing mental health distress and crisis
- Build therapeutic relationships based on trust, empathy and respect
- Maintain appropriate professional boundaries
- Apply trauma-informed approaches to care
- Support consumers across community and/or clinical settings
- Collaborate with consumers to support positive health and wellbeing outcomes
- Work alongside other professionals and services to provide holistic support
- Adapt communication to meet the needs of a diverse range of consumers
- Identify and respond appropriately to risk and changing presentations
- Maintain accurate documentation and records
- Contribute to team collaboration, service delivery and continuous improvement
- Participate in professional development, supervision and ongoing learning
What We're Looking For
- Tertiary qualification in Nursing
- Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse
- Postgraduate qualification in Mental Health Nursing
- Demonstrated experience in mental health nursing practice
- Experience working in a community and/or clinical setting
- Strong understanding of trauma-informed care
- Experience working with people experiencing mental health challenges and/or crisis
- Strong emotional resilience and ability to work with people experiencing distress
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to build trust and maintain professional boundaries
- Ability to work autonomously and manage competing demands
- Sound clinical judgement and decision-making skills
- Experience working within a multidisciplinary team
- Strong computer literacy and written communication skills
- Experience working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities
- Knowledge and experience working with consumers who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
What the Role Requires
- Current AHPRA registration
- National Criminal History Check
- Current NT Working with Children Check (Ochre Card)
- Australian working rights
- Valid driver's licence
Who Would Suit This Role?
You may currently be working as a Clinical Lead, Clinical Manager, Senior Clinician, Mental Health Team Leader, Clinical Coordinator or Senior Mental Health Clinician with experience leading clinical teams. You will have strong mental health experience and be confident providing clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary environment. This role would suit someone who enjoys working at both a clinical and strategic level — supporting staff, improving service delivery, building community partnerships and helping develop services that respond to local community needs. Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities will be highly valued.
Clinical Lead – Alice Springs employer: Hitalent
Join a compassionate and dedicated team at a well-respected not-for-profit organisation in Coffs Harbour, where you will have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the mental health of the community. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will benefit from access to clinical supervision, training, and career development opportunities, all within a supportive and collaborative work culture. Enjoy the added advantage of salary packaging benefits and the flexibility of full or part-time work arrangements, making this an excellent employer for those seeking a rewarding career in mental health.
