Clinical Supervisor

Reporting to the area manager, the clinical supervisor is a leadership position within the addiction and mental health team and is responsible for the daily clinical operations of the services locates at Bonnyville Mental Health Services and Bonnyville Addictions Services. Providing leadership to an inter-disciplinary team, this position coordinates and facilitates daily activities, ensuring effective use of resources. Duties include supervising and contributing to the evaluation of staff, providing leadership and coaching to assist staff with complex cases, completing health record audits, completing professional development and achievement of service/program goals as well as facilitating regular case conference amongst our teams. Further duties include taking a broad view of operations and client service delivery and following through on issues that impact the quality of services provided. Recommending policies and developing procedures/standards to operationalize service at the site level is also expected. The incumbent contributes to the monitoring and developing of the operating plan; leads quality and risk management activities of the clinics and engages in program and community development. This position is also expected to maintain a small caseload of clients for the purposes of treatment of mental health disorders. This position would assist in hiring and orientation of new staff and support of students. With a population of over 6000, the town of Bonnyville is located approximately 2.5 hours northeast of Edmonton. The Town’s motto it’s Multi-Natural refers to the Town’s celebration of its diverse cultural heritage and rich natural resource. It is surrounded by beautiful lakes with convenient access to unlimited outdoors activities such as golfing, hiking, fishing, swimming, hunting or ATV/snowmobiling.

As a Clinical Supervisor, you will provide clinical supervision for a discipline, practice area or service sector supporting clinicians to provide excellence in professional practice and enable quality, patient and family-centered care. In this clinical leadership role, you will provide clinical supervision to staff providing addiction and/or mental health services to individuals, families, and groups. This role involves supervision related to a range of assessment, mental health (psychosocial, and psychological interventions), and other activities. Supervision may be provided to regulated staff, those requiring supervision to meet regulatory requirements for practice, and/or to unregulated staff providing the restricted activity of psychosocial intervention. This may include observing clinical sessions, reviewing clinical documentation and written reports, conducting team case consultations and offering support, and providing guidance and direction to clinical staff with challenging and urgent cases in a timely manner. In your role, you may work with members of the interdisciplinary team, psychiatrists and community partners in support of effective professional and collaborative practice. You may contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of mental health treatment services in a hospital setting or community. You may also identify and address gaps in clinical practice as well as facilitate addressing of system level gaps and risk management issues. You may provide support to leadership in the hiring, orientation and performance evaluation of clinical staff.

Master's Degree in Psychology or Social Work. Active or eligible for full registration (not provisional) with College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP) or the Alberta College of Social Work (ACSW). A minimum of 5 years' experience in providing mental health assessment and intervention, including restricted activity of psychosocial intervention.

Minimum education requirements for the job: Master’s degree in Psychology or Social Worker with Psychosocial Intervention Authorization. Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy or Nursing or relevant Master’s degree including assessment and provision of psychotherapy. Equivalent relevant education and experience will be considered.

As Required.