Senior Clinician, Youth Mental Health Initiative

Senior Clinician, Youth Mental Health Initiative - Queanbeyan - Incentives Offered at Southern NSW Local Health District. Temporary Full Time (contract until 30 June 2026).

Location: Queanbeyan

Position Classification: Dependent Upon Qualifications

Hours per Week: 38

Remuneration (illustrative rates across roles): Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2: $57.11 to $58.99 per hour; Psychologist: $39.01 - $57.10 per hour; Clinical Psychologist: $55.10 to $67.16 per hour; Senior Psychologist: $60.12 to $65.15 per hour; Occupational Therapist Level 3: $56.69 to $58.52 per hour; Social Worker Level 3: $56.69 to $58.52 per hour.

Applications Close: 7 September 2025

Interviews: Scheduled within 10 days of closing date

Requisition ID: REQ603031

Rural Incentives: This position qualifies for the NSW Health Rural Incentive scheme with a value of up to $5,000.

Youth Mental Health Initiative (YMHI) Senior Clinician 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 provide leadership, mentorship and supervision to support strengths-based and recovery-oriented mental health care and treatment. The YMHI aims to improve early access to care for 12–25 year-olds presenting to headspace services with severe and complex needs, and will enhance youth mental health supports in Southern NSW by improving service integration.

YMHI senior clinicians will be part of the local Community Mental Health teams, with time co-located within headspace centres. They will collaborate with partner agencies to develop streamlined referral pathways and ensure timely transition of care between partner services.

• Provide trauma-informed, culturally safe, intensive therapeutic interventions and psychosocial supports for youth with complex mental health needs.
• Lead, mentor and supervise clinical staff to deliver recovery-oriented care.
• Collaborate with headspace and partner agencies to improve youth mental health pathways and service integration.
• Develop streamlined referral pathways and ensure timely transition of care between services.

• 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. Significant clinical experience in child and youth mental health is highly desirable.
• Extensive postgraduate clinical experience in evidence-based mental health assessment and treatment for young people and their carers; understanding of trauma-informed care principles.
• Ability to apply advanced reasoning and independent professional judgment to manage complex clinical care and service delivery issues.
• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team to achieve service goals and improve consumer outcomes.
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills; competence with information technology systems.
• Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes; lead ongoing quality improvement activities with staff.
• Ability to provide clinical supervision and support to staff and students.
• Current unrestricted driver's licence and willingness to travel as required.

Equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ people, and others with diverse perspectives. Reasonable adjustments available in the recruitment process. For role-related queries contact Nea-Ann Bax at NeaAnn.Bax@health.nsw.gov.au or 0419 433 623.

Additional information: The Welcome Experience helps new staff settle in and get connected to local resources. For more, visit www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience.