Lead Mental Health Specialist
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a Lead Mental Health Specialist to support the coordination and delivery of high-quality mental health services.
1. Main Responsibilities:
* Provide nationally consistent clinical advice to staff, ensuring positive client outcomes and effective care coordination service delivery.
* Coordinate responses to clinical escalations, working with Client Assist and regional teams to prepare written responses to senior management.
* Develop high-quality written summaries, briefs, reports, and responses to senior management.
* Liaise with DVA services to support regions in managing complex and at-risk clients.
* Promote a culture of continuous quality improvement through monitoring, analysis, and feedback of pathway data.
2. Mandatory Requirements:
* AHPRA registration as an AHPRA registered Psychologist, Mental Health Occupational Therapist, or Mental Health Registered Nurse.
* Working with Vulnerable People registration or Working with Children check.