Clinical Services Manager/Psychologist

About the Role:

We are seeking a Clinical Services Manager to provide services and manage a small team of psychologists and counsellors across 2 locations. 

The successful candidate will be an experienced Psychologist with a commitment to Clinical Excellence and ideally some supervisory or management experience.

This is the perfect opportunity to move into a management role while still being able to work in direct practice.

Responsibilities are outlined in detail in the attached Position Description.  Key elements include:

• Manage the intake process and allocate cases
• Provide counselling services to young people and families
• Supervise the work of psychologists, counsellors and students
• Co-ordinate and run group programs and forums for youth and parents in school and community settings
• Manage a small team of clinicians across 2 locations

Qualifications:

• Recognised Psychology degree and registration with appropriate professional organisation
• Clinical Supervision training (enabling supervision of students and provisional psychologists)
• Achievement of post graduate qualifications in management related areas (desirable)

Required competencies:

• Minimum 3 years (full time equivalent) experience following registration as a Psychologist
• Experience providing counselling services to young people and families
• Experience working with complex cases
• Demonstrated high standards of professional and ethical practice
• Ability to develop and deliver group programs and forums
• Ability to effectively lead a small team
• Ability to provide supervision to provisional psychologists and students on placement
• Experience capturing and reporting on client service delivery outcome measures
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the confidence to speak in public forums
• Sound knowledge of issues, policies and programs affecting young people and youth services
• Good computer and database management skills
• Must be a team player and be able to build and maintain relationships with all stakeholders

Full PBI Salary Packaging Options available.

Applications to Felicity McDonnell at felicity.mcdonnell@kyds.org.au

For further information call Felicity on 9416 0900

Closing date for applications 5pm 19^th November 2017