Employment Type
: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification
: Clinical Psychologist
Location
: Station St, Penrith
Remuneration
: $113, $138,482.00 per annum
Hours Per Week
: 38
Requisition ID
: REQ636518
Applications Close
: 10/02/2026
With
CORE
Values of
C
ollaboration,
O
penness,
R
espect and
E
mpowerment,
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 an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
Child, Youth and Family Mental Health (CYF-MH) provides services to children, young people, and their families in the Nepean and Blue Mountains community where mental health issues are seriously impacting on their emotional wellbeing, relationships, and day to day functioning.
Join the Whole Family Team and play a vital role in improving the health, wellbeing and quality of life of people living with severe mental illness in the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference through compassionate, evidence-based and community-focused psychological care.
As a Clinical Psychologist, you will deliver a broad range of targeted interventions, including specialist psychological treatment, disability support and referral to relevant community services and resources. Your work will be informed by an integrated, coordinated approach that brings together multiple service systems to promote continuity of care and positive outcomes. You will provide expert psychological input into multidisciplinary assessments, treatment planning and discharge processes, working within a psychosocial framework that recognises the individual within their family and community context.
If you are passionate about collaborative practice and committed to strengthening community mental health outcomes, we encourage you to apply and become part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact in the community.
Benefits Available To Eligible NBMLHD Employees
* Accrued Day Off (ADO)
* 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
* Tertiary qualifications, professional registration/membership and clinical experience as follows: Clinical Psychology/ Forensic Psychology – Accredited post-graduate Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical/Forensic Psychology and registration as Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency AHPRA
* Demonstrated experience in the provision of comprehensive psychological assessment and evidence-based intervention in people with substance dependence or disorder. In addition, demonstrated capacity to act as an independent consultant in the specialty area of addiction.
* Demonstrated competence in family focused, evidence based clinical assessment and intervention with a complex caseload in a community setting. This includes specialist knowledge of comorbid mental health and drug and alcohol problems, intra-familial child abuse and neglect, and contemporary family focused integrated treatment including risk assessment and safety planning.
* Demonstrated partnership building and negotiation skills with a wide range of service providers and well developed understanding of the interface between services.
* Experience in, or commitment to, working with individuals and families from Indigenous backgrounds and/or diverse cultural backgrounds.
* Demonstrated understanding of clinical supervision and a willingness to actively participate in supervision and multidisciplinary team clinical reviews.
* Evidence of an advanced level of verbal/written communication skills, analytical and interpersonal skills and the ability to apply these skills to contribute to the Whole Family Team ongoing evaluation, monitoring and enhancement of service delivery including report writing.
* Current Driver's Licence 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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