Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Clinician Lvl 3 (Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2, Clinical Psychologist, Dietitian Lvl 3, Occupational Therapist Lvl 3, Physiotherapist Lvl 3, Social Worker Lvl 3, Speech Pathologist Lvl 3
Remuneration: 113617 - 138482 full time equivalent base salary range (+12% super + 17.5% leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ654221
Location: Westmead
Applications Close: Midnight on 20 July 2026
For role related queries or questions contact Georgia Farrar on [email protected]
At the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, every role helps children and young people live their healthiest lives.
As the largest paediatric health service in Australia, we care for thousands of children each year, in hospital and at home. Our people are united by compassion, collaboration and excellence in care.
What you'll be doing
The Safeguards Team is a new dedicated Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service designed to provide innovative and best practice care to children and adolescents aged 0-17 years experiencing acute mental health distress. The team is community based and provides rapid, mobile and flexible care to resolve mental health crisis, including assertive outreach, care coordination and time-limited therapeutic interventions. The Safeguards Team operates 7 days/week with extended hours on weekdays, and will respond to young people in their schools, homes and communities and in hospital-based settings (EDs/Wards), through face to face, phone and telehealth appointments.
The Safeguards Team is multidisciplinary and includes psychiatry, nursing and allied health professionals with the clinical expertise to deliver crisis assessment, specialist clinical care and short-term therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents who present in crisis and their families/carers.
Within a stepped care approach, the Safeguards Teams provide a rapid response service component on the spectrum of care supporting the work of community-based child and adolescent mental health services and the tertiary acute child and adolescent inpatient units. Safeguards services are provided in partnership and are complementary to existing mental health services.
While Safeguards Teams will work with children and adolescents in acute crisis, they are rapid response teams, not acute care or crisis teams. Safeguards Teams do not provide urgent community-based care for people with a mental illness in crisis. Safeguards is an enhancement and should complement existing services, not replace them.
The Safeguards Clinician will plan, coordinate, and implement in-depth levels of clinical expertise and extensive specialised knowledge within allied health or nursing to provide evidence based, trauma informed and developmentally appropriate assessment and treatment to children and adolescents (0 to 17 years) in acute mental health distress, and their families.
Additional Benefits (for eligible employees): Flexible work opportunities, Salary packaging and meal entertainment benefits, accrued days off (ADOs), fitness passport, employee assistance program (EAP)
How to Apply:
Click ‘Apply Online’ and submit your application including:
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A resume (maximum 5 pages) outlining your experience
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Responses to the questions below:
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Tertiary qualification in an appropriate allied health or nursing discipline and eligibility for or registration with appropriate professional body as appropriate. If applying as a CNS2, applicants must have a post graduate qualification in the specified clinical area (e.g. Mental Health) and 3 years’ experience working in the clinical area.
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Demonstrated ability to exercise extended autonomy of decision making while working as part of a multidisciplinary team and apply professional and ethical boundaries when dealing with complex situations
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Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, interpersonal skills and the ability to identify key messages, issues and concerns when communicating with others
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Demonstrated expertise in evidence-based psychosocial interventions including individual and family work.
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Evidence of high-level skills working in partnership with a multidisciplinary team and other service providers.
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Experience in care coordination and knowledge of health care and psychosocial resources in the community.
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Demonstrated ability to lead in quality improvement, research and/or education initiatives.
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Required to work on a rotating roster that includes after hours and weekends and having a current NSW Drivers Licence.
Child Safe Standards:
SCHN is committed to maintaining a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, in line with NSW Health’s commitment to the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Additional Information:
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity, recognising that a diverse workforce strengthens our culture and enhances the care we provide to children, young people and their families.
Permanent NSW Health roles require Australian citizenship or permanent residency. Temporary visa holders may be considered where no suitable Australian citizen or permanent resident is identified.
NSW Health vaccination and screening requirements must be met prior to commencement.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian.
Where required, overseas qualifications must be formally assessed by the Department of Education or relevant authority for recognition in Australia.
An Eligibility List may be created for future permanent and temporary full or part time vacancies.
Need more information?
about applying for this position
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families. For application support, visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application, or contact the SCHN’s Aboriginal Workforce Consultant at [email protected]
For technical support please contact 1300 679 367
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