CCLHD- Family Clinician, Whole Family Team

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Clinician Level 3
Remuneration: Depending upon qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Gosford
Requisition ID: REQ601836
Applications Close: Sunday 14 September at 11:59 pm 2025

Join the Whole Family Team, a passionate, multidisciplinary team supporting families across the Central Coast to create safer, more stable homes where children can thrive.

This is your opportunity to step into a deeply meaningful and rewarding role, working with families who are facing complex challenges. You will provide intensive, in-home support that helps parents strengthen their skills, build stronger relationships with their children, and keep families safely together.

This is a role that offers purpose, connection, and professional growth, and you want to be part of a team that's changing lives every day, this is the job for you.

As a valued member of the Whole Family Team, you will work directly with families experiencing complex challenges to help them stay safely together. This is a community-based, therapeutic role, where support is primarily delivered in the family home across the Central Coast.

Your focus will be on building trusting relationships with parents and carers, supporting them to strengthen their parenting skills, improve family functioning, and create safer environments for their children. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary team, using trauma-informed and culturally safe approaches to promote healing, stability, and long-term wellbeing.

You will be part of a service that puts children's safety at the centre, while also recognising the importance of supporting the whole family unit. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about early intervention and committed to breaking cycles of violence, abuse, and neglect through compassionate, skilled, and consistent care.

This role is suitable for the following:

• Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2
• Occupational Therapist Lvl 3
• Psychologist
• Social Work Lvl 3

For more information about this role, please view Position Description

• You hold relevant qualifications and experience as a Nurse, Social Worker, Psychologist, Senior Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, or Counsellor.
• You have experience working with vulnerable families, children, and young people, preferably in family preservation or child protection settings.
• You understand the impact of violence, abuse, and neglect on children and families, and apply a trauma-informed, culturally safe, and strengths-based approach.
• You are skilled at building trusting relationships with families, demonstrating empathy, patience, and respect.
• You are committed to professional development and continuous learning to enhance your practice.
• You are flexible, resilient, and able to manage complex and challenging situations with professionalism and compassion.

• Work-Life Balance: Enjoy an accrued day off each month, 17.5% annual leave loading, and paid parental leave.
• Financial Benefits: Boost your take-home pay with salary packaging, save on car costs with novated leasing, and access relocation assistance.
• Great team culture: Friendly, collaborative, and supportive team with strong morale.
• Recognition and innovation: Be part of a team recognised for collaborative projects and service excellence.
• Stability and support: Our team members stay for the long haul – we hire due to growth, promotion or retirement, not turnover
• Health & Wellbeing: Stay active with discounted gym memberships (Fitness Passport), free flu vaccinations, telehealth support, and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling for you and your family. Plus, access discounted private health insurance.
• Career Growth: Advance your career with free professional development courses and secondment opportunities.

For role-related queries, contact Laura Matheson on:

Phone: 0456 917 759
Email: laura.matheson@health.nsw.gov.au

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Working for Central Coast Local Health District - NSW Health

Central Coast Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We are an equal opportunity employer and celebrate diversity while fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants can access support through the Stepping Up initiative, which provides guidance on the NSW Health recruitment process. You're also welcome to reach out to Nathan Bramston in our Aboriginal Workforce Development Team at CCLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au or call 02 4320 3519 for one-on-one support.

All NSW Health workers are required to comply with the Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy Directive. This includes:

Category A positions: Mandatory evidence of protection against specified infectious diseases, including annual influenza vaccination and tuberculosis assessment.

Applicants must provide appropriate evidence of compliance prior to commencement. For detailed information, please refer to the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Policy.

NSW Health strongly recommends all workers stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations as per the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation guidelines. However, COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.

An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, or casual full-time and part-time positions.

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