Clinical Team Leader - Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD)

About the role

Healthcare Australia is recruiting an experienced Clinical Team Leader for Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) to join its multidisciplinary team at the Melbourne Immigration Detention Centre. The role sits alongside the Health Services Manager and shapes the AOD service, develops the team and drives improvements in a complex primary healthcare setting. It runs Monday to Friday, 07:30am to 3:30pm.

Key responsibilities

• Lead specialist AOD services, including assessment, withdrawal management, treatment planning, harm reduction and referrals.
• Provide clinical leadership, mentoring and support to a multidisciplinary team, fostering accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Oversee withdrawal support services and the OOAT Pharmacotherapy Program, ensuring safe, high-quality care.
• Partner with clinicians and stakeholders to deliver coordinated, person-centred care and positive client outcomes.
• Lead clinical governance, including case reviews, quality improvement, auditing and professional standards.
• Manage risk, solve complex problems and contribute to service development.

Required profile

• Registered Nurse with unrestricted AHPRA registration.
• Postgraduate qualification in AOD or Mental Health with at least five years of specialist AOD experience, or seven or more years of specialist AOD nursing experience.
• Expertise in withdrawal management, pharmacotherapy and trauma-informed care.

What we offer

• $4,000 sign-on bonus for eligible Mental Health and AOD nurses.
• Paid birthday leave and free onsite parking.
• Monday to Friday roster.