Senior Practitioner – Clinical (Fixed term 12 months) – Remote

• National Perinatal Mental Health Helpline
• Work from home anywhere in Australia
• 12 month fixed term contract (Parental leave cover)
• Role paid in accordance with a Level 7 under the SCHADS Award
• 0.6 FTE (22.8 hours a week) required

Support new and expecting parents. Lead with clinical expertise.

PANDA is Australias only national perinatal mental health helpline. We walk alongside parents and families through pregnancy and the first year of parenthood a time of profound change joy and challenge. Our free phone and online services provide mental health support informed by clinical expertise evidence and the powerful voices of people with lived experience.

About the role

Were seeking a skilled and compassionate Senior Practitioner Clinical to support the Digital Services Manager in providing clinical leadership and oversight of our multidisciplinary team. This includes Helpline Clinical Practitioners Peer Practitioners and Volunteers delivering vital perinatal mental health care.

In this role youll:

• Provide supervision mentoring and leadership to a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality person-centred support.

• Lead on quality improvement compliance clinical decision-making and manage referral pathways across Helpline programs.

• Contribute to staff training and development through observation modelling co-facilitation and formal sessions.

• Provide care coordination and case management for a defined caseload of complex high-risk service users delivering evidence-based trauma-informed interventions that support recovery and continuity of care.

• Drive collaborative relationships with external services to ensure seamless transitions and referrals for our community.

What were looking for

Essential:

• Tertiary qualification in Psychology Social Work Occupational Therapy Mental Health Nursing or another allied health field.

• Membership or eligibility for membership to a relevant professional body (AASW AHPRA APS PACFA).

• Significant experience overseeing mental health and risk assessments and providing crisis interventions that translate to timely goal-focused outcomes.

• Strong leadership skills to guide and mentor multidisciplinary teams.

• Effective communication skills for building rapport with service users families and stakeholders.
• Advanced problem-solving and decision-making abilities for managing complex cases.
• Deep understanding of legislation policies and best practices in mental health care.
• Demonstrated empathy compassion and alignment with PANDAs values.

Desirable:

• Experience or proficiency in project management methodologies (e.g. Agile) with the ability to juggle multiple projects and priorities.
• Digitally confident and willing to learn new systems.

Remote role essentials

• This is a remote role work from home anywhere in Australia.
• Youll need a safe private home office with reliable internet a desk and an ergonomic chair. Well provide a secure PANDA laptop.
• Current Working With Children Check National Police Check and the right to work in Australia are required.

Why join PANDA

• Generous NFP salary packaging 17.5% annual leave loading.
• Flexible working arrangements to support balance in your life.
• A warm inclusive team passionate about perinatal mental health.
• Ongoing professional development and access to EAP.
• Be part of a rich learning environment alongside clinical experts and lived experience advocates.

Inclusion matters

Were committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds dads young parents people living in rural or regional areas people with disability and LGBTIQA folks.

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Ready to apply

Well review applications as they come in and may close the ad early if we find our next team member. If this sounds like your next meaningful step wed love to hear from you!