Senior Mental Health Clinician – Early Psychosis Intervention Team
Are you looking for a way to make a real impact on our community? Be at the forefront of providing clinical leadership and deliver recovery-focused treatment to support young people experiencing or at risk experiencing early psychosis.
Our benefits:
* A collaborative, teams-based multi-disciplinary approach to patient care
* Engaging and intellectually stimulating work
* A team that is inclusive, respectful, and values the diverse communities it serves
* A position dedicated to empowering others
* Salary packaging, novated leasing, and Health and Wellbeing Support
Employment Type: Part Time Temporary (Until 30 June 2026 with possibility of extension)
Position Classification: Social Worker - Level 3, Occupational Therapist - Level 3, Psychologist, Senior Psychologist, Clinical Nurse Specialist – Grade 2, Aboriginal Health Practitioner
Remuneration: $72,186.00 - $134,338.00 per annum, pro rata (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours Per Week: up to 38
Requisition ID: REQ636672
Location: Wagga Wagga & Griffith
About the role
The Senior Mental Health Clinician provides advanced assessment, intervention and care coordination for young people experiencing early psychosis across Griffith and Wagga Wagga. The role delivers evidencebased, recoveryfocused treatment while working closely with families, carers and key community stakeholders to support functional recovery. You will also contribute to a youthfriendly, inclusive team culture and provide supervision and mentoring to junior staff. This position plays a vital part in early intervention, ensuring timely, highquality, consumercentred care in line with legislation, guidelines and NSW Health standards.
Your responsibilities will include.
* Provide highquality assessment, intervention and care coordination for young people experiencing early psychosis.
* Delivering evidencebased therapeutic interventions aligned with early psychosis clinical guidelines
* Partnering with consumers, families and carers in youth-friendly, recovery-oriented care
* Support positive outcomes through early intervention and continuity of care
* 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:
* Tertiary qualifications in nursing, psychology, occupational therapy, social work, counselling, or Aboriginal Health (Djirruwang program), with current AHPRA registration or eligibility for membership with the relevant professional association.
* Demonstrated postgraduate experience working within mental health settings.
* Proven clinical experience and advanced knowledge in youth mental health and/or early psychosis.
* NSW Working With Children Check and NSW Clas C Drivers Licence
* Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, inclusive approach
More information:
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2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Sharlene Brown, Acting Community Mental health Drug and Alcohol Manager on **************@health.nsw.gov.au for a confidential chat.
Applications close: 27 February 2026
MLHD values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
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.