Clinical Practice Lead

**JOB DETAILS**

**Job Title**:Clinical Practice Lead - Therapy

**Status**:Full-time, permanent

**FTE**: 1.0 (40 hours/week)

**Vacancies**: Multiple

**Schedule**: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

**Location**:The Newly Institute Halifax Clinic (Coming Soon)

**ABOUT THE NEWLY INSTITUTE**

The Newly Institute is seeking a compassionate and skilled Psychologist to take on a leadership role as Clinical Practice Lead. This role blends the accountabilities of a treating therapist, with the responsibility of a Clinical Practice Lead (CPL). Our mission is to provide exceptional mental health care using evidence-based practices while maintaining a work environment that prioritizes clinician well-being and professional development.

We believe that mental health treatment is in drastic need of a paradigm shift, and our practice was founded to provide long-lasting change within this industry, our community, and with our patients. We are relentless in our pursuit of providing the best treatment for all Canadians struggling with mental health, addiction, trauma, and pain.

**WHY JOIN THE NEWLY INSTITUTE?**

At The Newly Institute, we understand that clinicians perform best when they are supported in a thoughtful and structured environment. Our operational processes are designed to empower clinicians to deliver best practice care, without compromising their own health and professional growth. Here’s how we do it:

- **Sustainable Caseload**: Clinicians are scheduled to see no more than four clients daily, ensuring ample time for high-quality care.
- **Buffer Time**: We provide scheduled buffer time between clients, allowing space for reflection, notes, and self-care.
- **Monthly Self-Care and Check-ins**: Regular one-on-one and group check-ins foster a supportive community, ensuring clinicians have the resources they need.
- **Ongoing Professional Development**: Participate in monthly in-services and access various educational opportunities to stay at the forefront of your field.
- **Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Teams**: We hold weekly interdisciplinary team meetings, where clinicians collaborate to refine treatment plans and ensure the best outcomes for clients.
- **Industry-Leading Compensation Package**: We offer a highly competitive compensation package that reflects your expertise and leadership role, ensuring both financial and personal rewards.

**WHO YOU ARE**

You are a mental health clinician that values working for an innovative and purpose-driven organization. You will provide some or all of the following therapy modalities; trauma therapy, facilitation of psychoeducation groups, exposure therapy, and return to work planning. You, as part of the Clinical Practice Lead Team, will provide clinical leadership, and oversight of these therapy modalities. You, as part of the Clinical Practice Lead Team, will provide training, mentorship, and consultation, and assist management in the development of clinical policies.

You enjoy helping others to reach their greatest potential, by sharing your passion and knowledge of addictions and mental health treatment. You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment with a dynamic multidisciplinary team and embody our core values of communication, community, excellence, health, and innovation.

**Your accountabilities** as a Clinical Practice Lead will include**:

- Overseeing the quality of therapeutic services offered by The Newly Institute, ensuring clients receive proper therapeutic processes and outcomes
- Making clinical decisions, backed by evidence-based rationale, with the inclusion of management when necessary
- Revising, amending, and adapting group material based on clinic and client needs, and client & employee feedback
- Providing education and training to members of the multidisciplinary team when needed
- Facilitating the team consult and debrief as needed
- Collaborating with Clinical Managers and Human Resources in the clinician recruitment and orientation processes, including the development of training protocols Providing training and mentorship to other existing and new clinics as needed

**Your accountabilities as a member of the therapy team will include**:

- Providing individual trauma therapy utilizing EMDR and/or ART
- Conducting effective assessments of client status
- Facilitating psychoeducation groups (Based on ACT, Sleep Education, DBT Skills, Mindfulness, and Family Support)
- Working collaboratively with other therapists by sharing a client caseload, as we provide an innovative model of therapy working closely together
- Ensuring timely completion of session notes and provide reporting to third parties and community referral sources

**WHAT YOU BRING**

**Education**: Master's degree in a profession that provides mental health treatment such as Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, etc.

**Professional Registration/Designation**:Active registration and membership in good standing with the respective provincial