Drug and Alcohol Clinician

Drug and Alcohol Clinician

Looking for a clinician role with better work-life balance? Join the vibrant and professional team working with people requesting assistance with alcohol and drug use. With a rewarding career in alcohol and other drugs, you can work family-friendly hours and have a positive impact on the health of our communities.

Be part of the vibrant and professional team improving and enriching the health of our communities in millions of ways every day.

Our benefits:

• Family-friendly hours
• Mentally stimulating work
• Endless opportunities for professional and personal growth
• Salary packaging, novated leasing, and Health and Wellbeing Support

Employment type: Temporary Full / Part Time opportunities (until 30 June 2026 – possible extension pending funding)

Position classification: Dependent on qualifications

Remuneration: $73,427.00 – $113,226.00 per annum (+super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)

Hours per week: Up to 38 hours per week

Requisition ID: REQ612298

Location: Griffith Mental Health Drug and Alcohol

Who we are:

The Griffith Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol team is the second largest of six Community mental health drug and alcohol teams across Murrumbidgee LHD. The team has approximately 15 multidisciplinary clinicians and a range of support staff, who provide Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drug services, across the life span from a site in Yambil Street.

We work closely with MyStep and other community organisations to ensure people receive the right care for their needs. At a district level we have access to clinical leaders for Mental health, Alcohol and Other Drugs and other specialty services such as Aboriginal Mental Health, eating disorders and Perinatal Infant Mental Health.

What you'll be doing:

This clinical position involves the provision of intake, assessment, evidence based interventions and case management services to individuals referred to the service with issues related to substance use in accordance with relevant NSW Health guidelines.

Interventions are to be provided by this position include, advocacy for the client group, counselling and/or appropriate therapies (CBT, DBT & MI etc), withdrawal supervision and opioid treatment case management.

Integral to the position is the provision of professional advice to, and liaison with, other health, community and welfare professionals.

The position provides age-appropriate services to individuals of all ages (children, adolescents, adults and the elderly).

A role in the alcohol and other drugs sector offers mentally stimulating work and provides a high level of autonomy and empowerment. You'll work within a collaborative team that enables a culture of support.

Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level.

Criteria:

• Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
• NSW Working with Children Check
• Current Australian working rights
• Tertiary qualifications as per listed qualifications – see position description
• Appropriate registration (AASW / AHPRA)

More information:

1) Download the position description

2) Find out more about applying for this position.

For role related queries or questions contact Jessica van den Clarke, Manager Griffith Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol on or on

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

Applications close: 14 November 2025

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