Safeguards Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinician
Looking for a way to make a real impact on our community? Be at the forefront of a dynamic workforce utilising innovative, evidence-based skills and interventions to professionally support the Safeguards Child and Adolescent Mental Health Response.
You can be part of the vibrant and professional team enriching health in millions of ways every day.
Our benefits
Financial:
- 12% superannuation
- Salary packaging and novated leasing
- Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading (for full-time and part-time staff)
Relocation Assistance
Work-Life Balance:
- Paid maternity and parental leave (for more information)
Generous leave options like long service and carers leave
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Health & Wellbeing:
- Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
- Free and confidential support for staff and their families via our Staff Wellbeing and Support Service (EAP)
Wellbeing programs that promote mental health, resilience, and balance
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Employment type: Temporary Full Time or Part Time (until 30 June 2027)
Position classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist - Grade 2, Counsellor - Level 3(with PACFA), Occupational Therapist - Level 3, Social Worker Level 3, Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $80,452.00 - $138,482.00 per annum, pro rata (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours per week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ671842
Location: Wagga Wagga / Griffith
About the role:
The Safeguards Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinician provides specialised, trauma informed assessment and treatment to children and young people (0–17 years) experiencing acute mental health distress, while supporting their families. The role operates within the Safeguards team to deliver rapid, flexible, community based care across settings including homes, schools, hospitals and via telehealth, ensuring timely crisis response and ongoing care coordination.
Your responsibilities will include;
- Delivering evidence based, trauma informed assessments and interventions to children and adolescents experiencing acute mental health distress
- Providing crisis response, risk assessment and safety planning, including rapid and flexible care across community and hospital settings
- Coordinating care plans and referrals, working collaboratively with families, schools and multidisciplinary teams
- Offering time limited therapeutic support and ongoing follow up, including telehealth and outreach services
Ensuring effective communication and continuity of care through liaison with internal and external service providers
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Criteria
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Hold Australian Working Rights
- Relevant qualifications as a Clinical Psychologist, Psychologist, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Clinical Nurse Specialist with relevant Post Graduate qualifications.
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience providing evidence-based assessment and treatment for children and/or adolescents and their families
NSW Working with children check.
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More information:
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Kathleen Davy, District Clinical Leader CAMHS & YMH & Safeguards on [email protected]
Applications close: 19 July 2026
MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.
If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.
This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.
NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
