Senior Clinician (NISS). Full time Max-term - VIC or NSW

•  Flexible working arrangements
• Tool of trade vehicle available for personal use & fuel cards
• $138,000 + 11% super + $15,900 annual salary sacrifice + $2600 annual meal & entertainment card?
• Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations 

 

About the?Organisation 

Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future. 

 

About the Service 

Our National Immigration Support Service (NISS) offers comprehensive assistance to individuals seeking asylum and refugees residing within the Australian community. 

Navigating the journey toward stability in Australia, as an asylum seeker or refugee, is fraught with challenges. At Life Without Barriers, we understand the arduous quest for freedoms often overlooked by others. Our mission is to support individuals in achieving their aspirations, guiding them through the complexities of a daunting system, one step at a time. 

At Life Without Barriers, our dedicated and flexible team plays a crucial role in improving the lives of refugees and asylum seekers throughout Australia. If you are driven by values of inclusivity and respect, joining our team represents a profound opportunity to make a significant difference. We approach our work with empathy and respect, addressing the unique needs of our clients and acknowledging the difficult paths they have traversed in search of safety from conflict and adversity. 

Becoming part of our team could be the most meaningful step in your career, enabling you to contribute positively to the lives of those in need of support and understanding. 

 

About the Role 

A new opportunity has become available for a Senior Clinician to join our dedicated SSRSS team. This pivotal role provides both clinical leadership in service delivery and expert clinical supervision to our team of clinicians.  As a key figure, you will lead the Clinical Assessment and Coordination Team (CACT), ensuring rigorous clinical oversight across all assessments and care plans. 

This full-time max-term (2 years) position offers the flexibility to be based in Sunshine or Dandenong (VIC) or Parramatta (NSW), with options for both office and home-based work arrangements, accommodating a balanced work-life integration while contributing to a vital cause. A Tool of Trade Vehicle, including fuel card, will be allocated to the successful candidate as frequent travel to each of these locations is required. 

 

About You 

With a strong background as a forensic or clinical psychologist, you possess the qualifications and experience necessary to offer unparalleled clinical supervision and line management. Your credentials will include at least 5 years of post-graduate experience, underscoring your deep understanding and proficiency in your area of specialisation. 

As a senior leader, you will guide our team of specialists toward delivering the highest standard of clinical services. Your ability to equip clients with essential coping mechanisms will facilitate their navigation through significant life transitions, mitigating challenges and promoting a seamless adjustment process. 

Leveraging your extensive practitioner knowledge, you will oversee clinical case management, employing outcome-oriented therapeutic approaches. Your dedication will be instrumental in enabling clients to achieve substantial enhancements in their mental health and wellbeing.

 

Key Responsibilities?? 

 

• Oversee a team of three Clinicians who will provide clinical support to the clients within the NISS program. 
• Participate in decision making regarding intake, fortnightly clinics & allocation of clients.  
• Consult and liaise with clients, hospital and community staff, carers/family members, and relevant agencies and other government departments, as appropriate, in relation to the client’s engagement, assessment, and treatment. 
• Exercise independent clinical judgment concerning the selection and application of principles, methods, and techniques of clinical assessment and/or treatment.  
• Develop & deliver group psycho-educational and therapy programs, where appropriate using established programs with adaptive utilisation of empirically derived clinical principles. 
• Undertake assessments of clients’ cognitive and learning abilities, living skills, emotional and mental health status, and behavioural profile. 
• Provide clinical leadership in clinical service provision within LWB as well as clinical supervision to clinicians.  
• Support and promote the work of Life Without Barriers, maintaining a services free of judgement by skilled and dedicated staff and deliver the services people are entitled to receive under Australian law. 

 

Benefits of Working with the NISS team 

 

• Working in an established, highly regarded and Refugee and Asylum Seeker program. 
• Opportunity to work in a supportive and flexible team environment. 
• Weekly individual supervision with a Senior Clinician and opportunities for group supervision. 
• Weekly team consultation and review meetings. 
• Administrative supports. 

 

Skills & Experience 

 

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology or Social Work and current registration or eligibility for registration with the professional body or Psychology board of Australia to practice as a Registered Psychologist.  
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of clinical services in a mental health, OOHC disability or relevant setting.  
• Demonstrated advanced clinical skills in formal and informal assessment of clients. 
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and support to a multidisciplinary team and assist the team in achieving objectives, including clinical quality improvement strategies. 
• Effective time management and organisational skills.  
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of clinical supervision.  
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and strong verbal and written communication skills.  
• Ability to meet deadlines and produce quality work under pressure. 
• Experience working with people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds (desirable)  
• Experience working in a culturally sensitive manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and a willingness to work and train in culturally appropriate approaches. 
• Current Driver Licence.  

 

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?? 

• An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful applicant, including?mobile phone, laptop, Tool of Trade Vehicle and NFP tax reduction options. 
• Monthly RDO 
• Onsite shared parking options 
• Supportive team environment 

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How to Apply 

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact recruitment@lwb.org.au?with the subject heading “Senior Clinician NISS". 
 

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.?Current application closing date is 21st March 20234.  

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. If you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face-to-face interview.? 

Please note: To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA)