Police, Ambulance and Clinical Early Response

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time

Location: Nepean Hospital

Hours Per Week: 32

Requisition ID: REQ612082

Application Close: 26/10/2025

Position Classification & Remuneration: Dependent on Qualifications

Social Worker or Occupational Therapist Level 4: $ $62.84 per hour

Senior Psychologist: $ $65.14 per hour

Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2: $ $67.83 per hour

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment

working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed

and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

The Nepean Mental Health Centre provides inpatient care for people experiencing acute mental health issues through the short-stay Psychiatric Emergency Care Centre (PECC), the Acute Mental Health Unit, Mental Health High Dependency Unit, and Older Persons Mental Health Unit. We support our Patients by linking them to case managers for ongoing treatment and support within an environment appropriate to the person's needs.

The PACER Clinician will play a vital role within a collaborative co-responder model developed by the NBMLHD Mental Health Service in partnership with NSW Police (Nepean Police Area Command). This innovative model pairs a mental health clinician with a police officer to respond jointly to individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Together, they deliver timely, mobile, onsite mental health assessments and advanced crisis management, ensuring consumers receive appropriate care in the least restrictive and most trauma-informed manner possible.

This position demands a high level of clinical expertise and a deep understanding of mental health disorders. The clinician will provide direct support, treatment, coordination, and education to emergency services personnel working with individuals who present with complex mental and physical health needs. Flexibility is essential, as the role includes evening and weekend shifts to meet the needs of the community.

The PACER Model aligns with the strategic vision of the NBMLHD Mental Health Service: "The people of our district will always have the best opportunity to receive appropriate mental health and wellbeing services and to live well in the community and on their own terms." All staff are expected to embody and promote the NSW Health CORE (Collaboration, Openness, Respect, and Empowerment) values, through their conduct and interactions with patients, clients, and colleagues.

Ready to take the next step? Apply now and unlock exciting opportunities that align with your goals.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.

NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.

For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.

What you will bring to the role

• Qualifications and experience in mental health:
  • Occupational Therapy: minimum Bachelor degree and 3 years' full time equivalent experience and APHRA registration as an occupational therapist
  • Social Work: minimum Bachelor degree and 3 years' full time equivalent experience with eligibility for AASW membership
  • Nursing: minimum Bachelor degree in nursing and post graduate qualifications in mental health/related area and minimum 5 years' full time equivalent experience
  • Psychology: Full registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist and a current Senior Psychologist or eligible for Senior Psychologist grading (with no less than 12 months service at the 9th year of service and thereafter rate).
• Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, as well as consumers and carers
• Demonstrated advanced communication and inter-personal skills across a variety of mediums including effective negotiation skills with a range of internal and external key partners
• Proven ability to work autonomously, provide senior clinical leadership and make clinical decisions in the management and care of mental health consumers
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in providing clinical assessment, care planning and coordination with mental health consumers within a strengths and recovery oriented framework
• Demonstrated ability to foster interagency collaboration to support coordinated and integrated mental health emergency response to consumers in crisis
• Demonstrated high level problem solving skills and a proven ability to comply with protocols in relation to staff safety in all service provision settings
• Current Driver's License and willingness to use for work purpose travel.

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

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