Community Mental Health Clinician

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia NSW Health Full time
Overview

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (38 hours per week) up to November 2026 with possibility of ongoing employment
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $2,093.71 - $2,551.92 per week + annual leave loading + Superannuation
Location: Canterbury Hospital
Requisition ID: REQ603098

Driving excellence in community mental health through clinical leadership and collaborative care

About the Role

Canterbury Hospital is committed to providing high quality healthcare services to our local community, focused on patient and family-centred care.

The Community Mental Health / Core Team model of care states:

The "Community Mental Health Team" (Core Team) is the mainstay of the community mental health system. Core Teams provide a range of clinical services including intake, assessment, consultation, treatment and care coordination. Care coordination is the main component of this model of care and includes extended care coordination, targeted packages of care and short term care coordination.

The Clinical Psychologist will practice in keeping with the standardised Sydney LHD position description for the profession in addition to this position description.

For more information, please view the Position Description.

Ideal Candidate
  • Recognised tertiary qualifications as a Clinical Psychologist including full AHPRA registration.
  • Demonstrated competencies to provide contemporary mental health practice.
  • Understanding of and commitment to recovery oriented services and consumer involvement in service provision.
  • Current NSW Drivers Licence (P1 and P2 acceptable).
Benefits
  • Accrued Day Off each month, paid Parental Leave & Annual Leave loading
  • Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging and Novated Leasing. For more information visit Salary Packaging Plus
  • Access to free courses, qualifications and coaching via Sydney Education
  • Access to confidential EAP counselling for staff and their families
  • Free annual influenza vaccination, discounted Fitness Passport membership, and free telehealth nutrition and wellness resources from qualified professionals

For more information about SLHD benefits, please visit SLHD Benefits.

This recruitment may be used to create a talent pool for similar future roles (ongoing or temporary) that may arise over the next 18 months.

Working for Sydney Local Health District - NSW Health

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy.

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au

Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

For more information about SLHD please visit Working with Us.

To further connect with us, check us out on LinkedIn.

For enquiries, please contact Chloe Van Loon via email at chloe.vanloon@health.nsw.gov.au

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day, apply now

Applications Close: 14 September 2025

For Applicant Support and Information, visit Applicant Information.


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