Mental Health Clinician, CMH Allied Health Case Management - Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service
Employment Type: Casual
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 1/2, Social Worker Level 1/2, Psychologist
Remuneration: $40.05 - $46.80 per hour, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: As required
Requisition ID: REQ690789
Location: Randwick, Sydney
Applications close date: 20 September 2026
The SESLHD Mental Health Service is a specialised clinical service, providing care to a local population of over 930,000 residents in the Sydney metropolitan area. We provide care within both hospital and community settings to support people living with mental illness at times when acute intervention is needed, or to remain well in their community and lead their own recovery.
Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
Come Work With Us!
Are you an Allied Health Clinician - Social Worker, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist - with Mental Health experience and a desire to help consumers in the Community? Join our casual pool and work to suit your lifestyle! Preference is for 3 consecutive shifts to be worked to ensure continuity of care for our consumers.
You will have the opportunity to pick up available Monday - Friday shifts across our various teams providing you the flexibility of work/life balance or to supplement your main income. There may be opportunity to block book substantial periods of work to backfill period of staff's leave.
The CMH Clinician will provide comprehensive strengths based and recover focused assessments with consumers and the formulation of time limited packages of care signed off by consumers and their care givers. These packages will detail the clinical mental health services and other wraparound supports to be provided.
If you are an overseas qualified Social Worker, you are required to have your qualifications assessed by the AASW to meet the position criteria.
Where you'll be working
Community Mental Health, Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service, Randwick
Additional Benefits
- Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, and Novated Leasing. Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
- Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
- Health & wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
Selection Criteria:
- Social Worker or Occupational Therapist qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award, current full registration with AHPRA and/or eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers, or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer. Psychologist with a four year degree in psychology and registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA).
- Demonstrated experience in the mental health assessment, treatment and management of persons with a mental illness in a community setting.
- Demonstrated commitment to a consumer focussed recovery-oriented approach and consumer collaboration in care planning
- Demonstrated sound written and oral communications skills.
- Demonstrated experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Demonstrated skills in time management
How to Apply
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Application close: 20 September 2026
Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
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We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplaces are welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristic including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and social-economic status. Read about our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy
Reasonable Adjustments
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