Employment Type Permanent – Full-Time/Part-Time
Position Classification: Staff Specialist – Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Hours Per Week: Up to 2.0FTE
Requisition ID: REQ600250
How to apply
Your application is to be submitted through E-Credential ONLY.
Https://myclinicalprofile.com.au/OpenPositionLogin.aspx?UniqueId=75a4d448-a647-47fc-9371-e8ac770cd496
Applications close on 27 September 2026 and must be received by midnight of the closing date.
NSW Health Registered Medical Recruitment Agencies applying on behalf of a candidate (locally or overseas) must forward a current Curriculum Vitae via email to [email protected] with the Requisition ID and Agency Name in the subject line.
For medical recruitment agencies to be eligible for an agreement with NBMLHD for permanent placement of Medical Staff Specialists please follow the below steps:
1. Register as a Supplier on Buy.NSW.gov.au. Log in with your supplier account. If you don’t have one yet, you can sign up now.
2. Submit proof of registration with Buy.NSW.gov.au as well as your proposed terms and conditions to [email protected] at time of application.
3. NBMLHD will not engage in permanent recruitment via agencies unless pre-approved through this process.
4. Prior to Commencement, you need to be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold an appropriate work visa
Please refer to the Application Guide for instructions on how to create a Clinician Profile and a list of mandatory requirements for all Senior Medical & Dental Officer applications. If you are experiencing any difficulties, please first refer to the User Guide attached to this advertisement. Alternatively, you can contact Senior Medical Workforce Unit on 4734 2281. For all enquiries relating to the position and its function, you must contact the designated contact person.
An exciting opportunity is available for committed and enthusiastic Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists to join the expanding Child, Youth and Family Mental Health (CYF-MH) stream within Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD).
This is an opportunity to work across a diverse and innovative range of specialist child, youth and family mental health services, delivering high quality psychiatric assessments, treatment, consultation and leadership to children, adolescents, young people and families experiencing complex mental health difficulties.
The successful applicant will contribute to service delivery across the CYF-MH portfolio, notably to Safeguards, Whole Family Team and/or the Youth Mental Health Initiative. These teams support young people and their families and include an emphasis on timely crisis-related care and systems-level engagement.
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist will provide medical leadership within team settings and work collaboratively with consumers, families, carers, partner agencies and lived experience workers to deliver recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, family-inclusive and evidence-informed care. The successful applicant will participate in complex clinical decision-making, service development, quality improvement activities and workforce development through supervision, teaching and mentoring of junior medical staff and students.
CYF-MH is undergoing significant growth and includes a broad range of specialist programs and emerging models of care. CYF-MH provides specialist services to children, young people and their families across the Penrith, Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Lithgow Local Government Areas. The District includes World Heritage-listed wilderness, outdoor recreation opportunities, vibrant communities, excellent schools and affordable lifestyle options, making the region an outstanding place to work and live.
Our Values: NBMLHD is committed to collaborative and respectful engagement with consumers, carers and community partners. We support flexible working arrangements, professional development and research opportunities, and maintain strong partnerships with universities and training organisations to strengthen education, scholarship and workforce development.
Successful applicants will participate in the District-wide Child, Youth and Family Mental Health Consultant after-hours roster.
As negotiated with the Medical Lead and Medical Director, the role may include service provision across multiple CYF-MH programs and other areas of the Mental Health Service in accordance with clinical expertise and service requirements. Negotiation of fractional appointments will require consideration of minimum requirements for the program(s).
Requests to be appointed as a
Applicants who expect to be eligible for Fellowship within 6 months and who have no more than one College-administered assessment to complete may be considered; if successful, the applicant will not be subsequently eligible to commence their appointment until after the relevant qualifications and requirements are formally completed.
Here is the link to information regarding the newly opened Nepean Adolescent Mental Health Inpatient Unit: NAMHU Page
Together, Achieving Better Health
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District will drive innovation and excellence in health service delivery that provides safe, equitable, high quality, accessible, timely and efficient services that are responsive to the needs of patients and the community
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
About Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
The Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District provides world-class clinical care, research, and innovation, and is committed to providing a workplace culture that values and promotes the growth of high performing teams and individuals. We are passionate about the work we do and are committed to improving the health of our local community and enhancing the experience of all our patients.
See why people like you join our local health district – and welcome to the family! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2FVDzrwYZI
To check out our diverse workforce and see some of our recent innovative and community-focused achievements, browse our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NepeanBlueMtsLHD
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Selection Criteria
1. Possess or be eligible for: registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA); Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) or equivalent as provided by the Health Insurance Act 1997; Advanced Certificate of Training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; current NSW driver’s licence. Demonstrated commitment to Continuing Professional Development and reflective practice.
2. Demonstrated expertise and experience in providing effective, high quality mental health services in a psychiatry setting; demonstrated commitment to person-centered, recovery oriented, family inclusive, trauma informed and need adapted principles of care.
3. Demonstrated ability to support and work in collaboratively interprofessional contexts that include lived-experience professionals; sound knowledge of psychiatry encompassing biological, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual domains. Expertise and experience relevant to the position.
4. Demonstrated high level verbal and written communication ability including capacity to communicate clearly, inclusively, and respectfully. Word processing skills necessary to complete expert documentation.
5. Demonstrated skill and commitment to the teaching and supervision of medical staff, non-medical colleagues, and students consistent with contemporary best practice; commitment to interprofessional learning.
6. Qualities, attitudes, and articulated values consistent with a senior medical practitioner providing mental health care to consumers across the age span and their social networks; and evidence of high ethical and professional standards.
7. Experience in or capacity for supporting quality improvement and clinical governance activities; and demonstrated commitment to high quality care provision in the public sector.
8. Familiarity with and support of basic, clinical, and applied research activities relevant to the needs of the Mental Health Service and its staff and the ability to draw on values and research concepts in the appraisal of evidence, guidelines, and quality improvement activities.
Conditions of appointment are in accordance with the Health Services Act 1997, and Staff Specialists (State) Award
Employees and Contractors must abide by the NSW Health Code of Conduct.
The position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the office of the Children’s Guardian.
Successful applicants will be required to obtain required vaccinations prior to commencing employment.
Prior to commencement, you need to be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or hold an appropriate work visa.
Need more information?
Enquiries
Marita Schwendler, CYF-MH Service Director
E: [email protected]; M: 0428 330 847
Application information
All selection criteria must be addressed comprehensively in your application. Applications close on 27 September 2026. All applications are to be submitted through eCredential.
