Senior Clinician, Mobile Assessment and Treatment Team (MATT)
headspace Early Psychosis (hEP) Canberra
Join a team redefining youth mental health
The role
- Full time 76 hours per fortnight, part time considered
- Based at headspace Canberra in Lyneham
- HPA Level 3 ($56.81 to $64.19 per hour) + Super
- Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits upto $18,500pa
Provide senior clinical leadership within a clearly defined structure. You set clinical standards, lift practice, and guide complex decisions within a shared team caseload model.
What you will do
- Deliver advanced assessment, formulation and intervention for complex and acute presentations, including crisis response and home-based community treatment
- Lead intake and triage, complete biopsychosocial, mental state and risk assessments, and drive timely clinical decision making for higher acuity presentations
- Coordinate assertive outreach for new referrals and urgent presentations
- Provide assertive in reach to inpatient units to support early discharge and smooth transition to community care
- Liaise with emergency departments, inpatient teams, GPs, schools and community services
- Offer day to day clinical guidance, supervision and mentoring, and model best practice documentation and data quality
- Contribute to clinical governance including clinical review, incident response, workflow improvement and quality projects
- Maintain accurate EMR records and ensure timely collection of outcomes data
About the program
headspace Early Psychosis follows the Orygen EPPIC model and delivers coordinated care through
- Mobile Assessment and Treatment Team (MATT)
- Continuing Care Team (CCT)
- Functional Recovery Team (FRT)
In MATT you will work in a collaborative environment with structured supervision, regular multidisciplinary discussion and opportunities to shape service improvement.
About you
- Approved tertiary qualifications and professional registration as one of
- Registered Nurse with AHPRA
- Occupational Therapist with AHPRA
- Psychologist with AHPRA
- Social Worker with eligibility for AASW membership
- Three or more years of mental health experience, ideally including youth early psychosis and co-occurring alcohol and other drug concerns
- Proven ability to supervise and mentor and to influence practice toward consistent, high-quality care
- Strong engagement skills with young people and families, culturally safe practice, and capacity for flexible outreach
- Sound knowledge of ACT mental health and child safety legislation and commitment to ongoing professional development
- Current Australian driver licence
- Flexibility to work primarily on site with some community-based work and to participate in a rotating roster if required by service needs
Why Uniting
- Salary packaging that lifts take home pay
- 4 Me Days – extra paid leave each year (pro rata) to rest, recharge, and focus on what matters most
- 4 CPD Days per calendar year (pro-rata Part time employees)
- Ongoing training and development, including cultural awareness training
- Real scope to make a difference for young people and families
- A collaborative and supportive team culture grounded in the values Compassionate, Respectful, Imaginative and Bold
How to apply
a short cover letter outlining your fit for the Senior Clinician MATT role.
“Uniting values the knowledge, experience and cultural capability required to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and young people, and is committed to building a workforce that delivers culturally safe, trauma informed and relationship based care across the ACT.”
For any questions, contact Geraldine Garcia - Operations Manager at [email protected] or Pallavi Bhatia from Uniting’s Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]
About Uniting
Uniting NSW.ACT contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.
Empowered by diversity
At Uniting, inclusion isn’t just something we value – it’s how we work. Our culture and practice reflect the vibrant diversity of our colleagues, and the clients and communities we serve.
