Clinical Lead headspace Karratha

• Full-time (37.5 hrs per week) opportunity until 29 Jan 2027
• Relevant tertiary qualification and registration with AHPRA or AASW
• Location allowances and salary packaging benefits

Reach further with us!

As the Clinical Lead at headspace Karratha, you will lead a passionate multidisciplinary team dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people across the Pilbara. Working alongside clinicians, private practitioners, families and community partners, you will provide clinical leadership, supervision and guidance to ensure young people receive high-quality, evidence-based care. This is an opportunity to influence service delivery, strengthen clinical practice and help shape positive outcomes for young people, while contributing to a welcoming, inclusive and culturally safe environment.

Your leadership, creativity, and dedication will be key to fostering an environment where individuals and communities thrive. 

This is a full time (37.5 hrs per week, Monday to Friday) maximum-term position until 29 January 2027, based in Karratha.

What you will bring!

You will bring strong clinical leadership skills, a passion for youth mental health, and experience delivering evidence-based, trauma-informed and culturally responsive services. To be successful in this role, you will possess:

• Applicants must be mental health professionals who hold registration with an accredited Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or relevant professional association and have experience working with individuals experiencing mental health challenges and diagnosed mental health disorders. This may include: Clinical Psychologist, Registered Psychologist, Provisional Psychologist, Registered Nurse with appropriate mental health experience and skills, Mental Health Occupational Therapist, Mental Health Social Worker.
• Demonstrated experience providing assessment, intervention and care coordination for young people experiencing mental health challenges, including complex presentations and risk management.
• Proven experience providing clinical leadership, supervision and support to multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience in clinical governance, quality improvement and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based services.
• Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with young people, families, community partners and health professionals.
• Show flexibility to work in regional or remote environments, with a strong commitment to cultural sensitivity, equity, and inclusion.

The successful candidate must possess a current WA Working with Children Check and a WA Driver’s License. Additionally, the role requires a current (or willingness to obtain) National Police Clearance. Please note a police record is not an automatic barrier to employment with us. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, and we review any disclosures on an individual basis, focusing on relevance to the role

Remuneration and benefits

• Salary starting from $135,435 per annum (inclusive of 10% remote localities allowance) + 12% super
• Tax-free salary packaging benefits up to $15,900 per annum
• Rent subsidy up to $350 per week and electricity allowance up to $1000 per annum available (eligibility criteria apply)
• Additional 8 days of annual leave per year
• Access to purchase leave

Why join us?

At Anglicare WA we are all about people, placing people at the heart of our work.  We are focused on strengths, believing in and amplifying the strength of people and communities.  We are fiercely inclusive, making sure everyone can belong. As trusted partners we are curious and creative, always looking for new ways to do better.  We are courageous and gutsy, tackling difficult issues, even when it’s hard. 

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Apply now!

To apply, please click on the apply button and follow the prompts, attaching current resume. We are seeking to appoint someone to this role as soon as possible and will close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been identified. Please apply without delay!

For further information please contact Scott Neale, Service Manager, headspace Karratha at ••••@headspacekarratha.org.au

We are proud to have a dedicated Aboriginal Staff Engagement and Cultural Lead to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and employees throughout recruitment and employment.

Child Safe: Anglicare WA is committed to providing safe environments where children and young people feel valued, respected and are protected from abuse and harm.

Inclusive: We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

Uluru Statement from the Heart: Anglicare WA supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart and is committed to walking alongside First Nations people in a movement of the Australian people for a better future.

Unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.