Clinical Lead - headspace

at  Flourish Australia

Flourish Australia has a fantastic opportunity for a motivated Clinical Lead to oversee the day to day clinical operations at the headspace Castle Hill centre.

• Working as a member of the leadership team to oversee the day-to-day clinical operation of the service (as delegated).
• Oversee processes to ensure appropriate case planning and coordination for young people and their families accessing headspace.
• Assertively monitor young people where risk is indicated, including regularly assessing the current level of risk and developing action plans to mitigate any risks in accordance with the Flourish Australia risk management framework.
• Provide assessments and evidence-based interventions, including group interventions, with young people (and their families/carers) accessing headspace.
• Undertake a range of assessments of young people and their families/carers as appropriate, including intake assessments, initial bio-psychosocial assessments, assessments of functioning, outcome measures, and symptom severity measures.
• Work collaboratively with the young person and their families to develop individual recovery plans and/or service plans including relevant interventions that are person-centred and directed by the young person as much as possible.
• Facilitate regular clinical review meetings and multi-disciplinary team meetings to ensure appropriate, consistent, and coordinated service pathways and service delivery response for young people and their families/carers.
• Report on individual progress with young people during case discussions/ team meetings and also formally using relevant headspace data systems.
• Build and maintain collaborative working relationships with other internal and external service providers, including General Practitioners and other medical professionals, Government Departments and services, Non-Government Organisations, and schools.
• Maintain accurate and timely progress notes and reports using an electronic medical records system, and data using relevant headspace data systems.
  To find out more about what it means to be a Clinical Lead, please review the Position Description.