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Permanent full-time mental health clinician position available at the Youth Response Team.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Clinician Level 3
Remuneration: Dependent on Qualification
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ574874
Salary (Per Week):
* Allied Health Professional: $2154.06 - $2223.86
* Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2: $2170.30 - $2241.60
* Clinical Psychologist: $2093.71 - $2551.93
Who we are: We are a health service serving the Northern Sydney Local Health District, passionate and dedicated to providing excellent care. We value diversity, inclusion, and respect in our workplace.
Where you'll be working: Northern Sydney Local Health District, covering Macquarie, Brookvale, and Mona Vale Hospitals.
What You'll Be Doing:
* Provide after-hours crisis response to young people (12-17 years) in suicidal distress, including crisis response, psychosocial support, safety planning, and community referral.
* Work within Safe Havens at Macquarie Hospital, Brookvale Community Health Centre, and Youth Response Team in North Ryde and Mona Vale.
* Deliver recovery-oriented, trauma-informed clinical care, supporting step-up/step-down care models.
* Collaborate with the Towards Zero Suicide group for model development and clinical practice improvement.
* Work autonomously with minimal supervision, utilizing extensive specialist knowledge in youth mental health crises.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
* Qualifications in Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, or Occupational Therapy, with registration or eligibility for registration with AHPRA or AASW.
* Postgraduate clinical experience in mental health; Psychologists require a relevant Master's degree; Allied Health require Level 2 experience or equivalent.
* Nursing candidates need relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years of clinical experience.
Additional questions: Describe your knowledge/experience of Safe Havens and your views on their usefulness. Outline your experience working with young people in mental health crisis.
More information: Position Description. For queries, contact Julie Wortans at
Application deadline: 21 May 2025.
NSW Health is committed to Child Safe Standards and requires immunisation and screening as per policy.
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