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Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (contract until 30 June 2026)
Location: Cooma
Position Classification: Dependent Upon Qualifications
Remuneration:
- Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2: $58.83 – $60.76 per hour
- Psychologist: $39.01 – $57.10 per hour
- Clinical Psychologist: $55.10 – $67.16 per hour
- Senior Psychologist: $60.12 – $65.15 per hour
- Occupational Therapist Level 3: $56.69 – $58.52 per hour
- Social Worker Level 3: $56.69 – $58.52 per hour
Hours Per Week: 19
Requisition ID: REQ
Applications Close: 19 November 2025
Interview Details: Scheduled within 10 days of closing
This position qualifies for the NSW Health Rural Incentive Scheme with a value of up to $5,000.
About the Service
Community Mental Health Clinicians provide expert assessment, therapy, and care coordination for individuals navigating mental health challenges – right where they live. You’ll be part of a compassionate, multidisciplinary team committed to promoting recovery and resilience.
Support for
- Applicants may qualify for the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentives Scheme (RHWIS)
- Working within SNSWLHD
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Salary packaging options
- Health and Wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport and annual Influenza vaccinations
- A team that values your expertise, invests in your development and supports your lifestyle
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What You'll Be Doing
Senior Clinicians in the Youth Mental Health Initiative (YMHI) will provide trauma‑informed, culturally safe, intensive therapeutic interventions and integrated psychosocial responses to young people experiencing complex and severe mental health concerns. They will also provide leadership, mentorship and supervision to ensure the delivery of strengths‑based and recovery‑oriented mental health care and treatment.
The YMHI is a new youth mental health service that aims to improve early access to care for 12‑25 year olds presenting to headspace services with severe and complex needs. Senior clinicians will be part of the local specialist Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) Community Mental Health teams, with time co‑located within the headspace centres. They will collaborate with partner agencies, develop streamlined referral pathways and ensure timely transition of care between services.
Selection Criteria
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for Registered Nurses, Occupational Therapists or Psychologists, or eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) for Social Workers. Significant clinical experience in child and youth mental health is highly desirable.
- Extensive postgraduate clinical experience and knowledge in providing evidence‑based mental health assessment and treatment for young people and their carers, with a demonstrated understanding of trauma‑informed care principles.
- Advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement to manage complex clinical care and service delivery issues.
- Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team to achieve service goals and improve consumer care and outcomes.
- Effective interpersonal skills, highly developed written and verbal communication skills, and competence in the use of information technology systems.
- Initiation, leadership, completion and sharing of quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes.
- Ability to provide clinical supervision and support to staff and students.
- Evidence of a current unrestricted driver’s licence and willingness to drive/travel as required, including long distances and overnight stays.
Information for Applicants
Southern NSW Local Health District is committed to closing the gap in health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and to fostering a child‑safe environment. We are an equal chance employer and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse perspectives. We require Australian citizenship, permanent residency in Australia, or New Zealand citizenship with a current New Zealand passport for permanent employment. For more information visit.
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