Senior Clinician

Welcome to Southern

Employment Type
: Permanent Full Time

Location
: Negotiable within Southern LHD sites

Position Classification
: Dependent upon qualifications

Remuneration
Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2: $113,243.15 to $116,963.48 per annum

Psychologist: $77,358 to $113,226 per annum

Senior Psychologist: $119,206 to $129,171 per annum

Occupational Therapist Level 3: $112,396 to $116,038 per annum

Social Worker Level 3: $112,396 to $116,038 per annum

Hours Per Week
: 38

Requisition ID
: REQ609366

Applications Close
: 9 October 2025

Interview Details
: Scheduled within 10 days of closing

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
• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
• Salary packaging options
• 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
• Moving to the area? Visit The Welcome Experience | NSW Government

What You'll Be Doing
GOT IT- Getting On Track in Time is a school based mental health early intervention service for children in Kindergarten to Year 2 who display disruptive behaviours and emerging conduct disorders.

The program works with children, parents, carers and School staff and aims to prevent mental illness and behavioural disorders in later life and improve educational outcomes.

The Got It Senior clinician provides targeted and universal intervention to children, parents, carers and school staff involved in Got it This will include the development of behavioural/social skills groups for children and the delivery of parenting programs to their parents/carers.

Selection Criteria

• Tertiary qualifications and current registration with AHPRA for Registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, or eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers for Social Workers. Registered Nurses must have successfully completed a relevant post-registration qualification in mental health or similar field and have at least 3 years' experience working in the clinical area of child and adolescent mental health service.
• Experience and skill in developing, implementing and evaluating programs, including clinical groups.
• Demonstrated ability and experience in family systems based intervention, including the ability to work with children and families presenting with complex mental health needs.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical guidance and support to the multidisciplinary team clinicians, medical staff and students, and demonstrated skills in the provision of education and training.
• Demonstrated skill and commitment in working collaboratively and systematically with many key stakeholders.
• Demonstrated understanding of the NSW Mental Health Act (2007), and relevant legislations that pertain to working with children.
• Demonstrated high level communication skills with the ability to engage and collaborate with consumers, their families and carers and other stakeholders, and a demonstrated high level proficiency in computer literacy.
• Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers' 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 PD2024_015: 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 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

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