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- Full-time
- Working with children
- Bachelor's degree
- Leadership
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Senior Clinician, Youth Mental Health Initiative - Bega

NSW Health -
Bega NSW

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Full-time | Contract
$40.58 - $64.89 an hour
4 days ago

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Qualifications

AHPRA registration
Clinical experience
Working with children
Driver Licence
Communication skills

Full Job Description

Welcome to Southern

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (contract until 30 June 2027)
Location: Bega
Position Classification: Dependent Upon Qualifications
Remuneration:
Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2: $62.82 - 64.89 per hour
Psychologist: $40.58 - $59.39 per hour
Clinical Psychologist: $57.30 to $69.84 per hour
Senior Psychologist: $62.53 to $67.75 per hour
Occupational Therapist Level 3: $58.95 to $60.86 per hour
Social Worker Level 3: $58.95 to $60.86 per hour
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ674147
Applications Close: 10 July 2026
Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing

This position qualifies for the NSW Health Rural Incentive Scheme with a value of up to $10,000

About the service
Community Mental Health Clinicians - Making a Real Difference in People’s Lives
Are you passionate about supporting mental wellness in the community?
At Southern, our Community Mental Health Clinicians provide expert assessment, therapy, and care coordination for individuals navigating mental health challenges - right where they live. You’ll be part of a compassionate, multidisciplinary team committed to promoting recovery and resilience.
Make a real difference - support mental health recovery where people live, work, and thrive.

Support for

Applicants for this position may qualify for the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentives Scheme (RHWIS)
Working within SNSWLHD
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Health and Wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport, and annual Influenza vaccinations
A team that values your expertise, invests in your development and supports your lifestyle

What you'll be doing
Youth Mental Health Initiative (YMHI) Senior Clinicians will provide trauma informed, culturally safe, intensive therapeutic interventions and integrated psychosocial responses to young people experiencing complex and severe mental health concerns. They will also provide leadership, mentorship and supervision to ensure the delivery of strengths based and recovery orientated mental health care and treatment.

The Youth Mental Health Initiative (YMHI) is a new youth mental health service that aims to improve early access to care for 12 – 25 years presenting to headspace services with severe and complex mental health needs. The YMHI will enhance youth mental health supports in Southern NSW by improving integration across services.

The YMHI senior clinicians will be part of the local specialist Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) Community Mental Health teams, with time co-located within the headspace centres. SNSWLHD YMHI senior clinicians will work together with headspace to enhance youth mental health pathways and services. This will be achieved by collaborating with partner agencies, developing streamlined referral pathways and ensuring timely transition of care between the partner services.

Selection Criteria

Relevant tertiary qualifications and current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for Registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists or Psychologists, or eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) for Social Workers. Noting significant clinical experience in child and youth mental health is highly desirable – See Essential Criteria 1 (above) for additional information.

Extensive post graduate clinical experience and knowledge in providing evidence-based mental health assessment and treatment for young people and their carers, as well as demonstrated understanding of the principles of trauma informed care and its application.

Ability to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement to manage complex clinical care and service delivery issues.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently and within a multidisciplinary team to accomplish service goals and improve consumer care and outcomes.

Effective interpersonal skills, highly developed written and verbal communication skills, and competence in the use of information technology systems.

Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.

Ability to provide clinical supervision and support to staff and students.

Evidence of a current unrestricted driver's licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.

We look forward to learning more about you and what you can bring to our team

Information for applicants
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to closing the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As part of this commitment, the Stepping Up website has been developed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander job applicants through the NSW Health recruitment process. The site provides guidance, resources, and tools to help applicants confidently apply for roles and build meaningful careers in health.

This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2026_004: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

Southern NSW Local Health District is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing 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.

At Southern NSW Local Health District, we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, inclusion is part of everyday practice, and our people are supported to succeed. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our workforce. For more information, click here.

If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience. Please contact [email protected] for confidential support to ensure an equitable, barrier-free application process.

To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au

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