Application Close Date: Tuesday 5th May
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Clinician Level 1
Remuneration: $74,317.94 – $117,755 per annum
Hours per Week: 38
Location: Taree Community Health Centre
Your Opportunity
Join the Acute Care Team within the Hunter Valley Lower Mid North Coast Mental Health Service, delivering high‐quality outpatient mental health care across the Hunter Valley and Lower Mid North Coast regions. The team provides consultation, assessment, treatment, and follow‐up for adults and their families/carers, with a strong focus on recovery, hospital‐to‐home transitions, medication monitoring, psychoeducation, and relapse prevention.
As a Mental Health Clinician – Acute Care Team, you will provide discipline‐specific interventions, consumer‐centred care, and care coordination for clients experiencing mental health concerns. You will work collaboratively within a dynamic multidisciplinary team, including nurses, allied health professionals, and administration staff, to ensure seamless, person‐centred continuity of care.
This position operates across a 7‐day rotating roster with shifts between 8:00 am and 8:30 pm.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide comprehensive mental health assessments, develop care plans, and implement evidence‐based interventions for clients and their families/carers.
* Deliver consumer‐focused, family‐inclusive care in line with professional, legislative, and organisational standards.
* Collaborate effectively with GPs, CMOs, and other key stakeholders to ensure coordinated, high‐quality care.
* Independently manage client caseloads, develop rehabilitation plans, and monitor progress to achieve optimal outcomes.
* Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation in accordance with MH‐OAT and NSW Health requirements.
* Plan and deliver education, health promotion, and prevention initiatives for clients, families, colleagues, and community groups.
* Advocate for the needs and rights of clients and their families/carers within the healthcare system.
* Contribute to service improvement initiatives, research, clinical audits, and program evaluation activities.
* Demonstrate and promote workplace behaviours consistent with the HNE Health Values Charter, NSW Health Code of Conduct, and Closing the Gap strategy.
* Identify, assess, and manage workplace hazards, ensuring compliance with NSW Health Work Health and Safety policies.
About You
You are a motivated and enthusiastic mental health professional with experience in providing holistic care within a multidisciplinary team. You have the ability to build rapport with consumers, provide recovery‐focused care, and contribute effectively to a dynamic outpatient service. You are confident working in a complex, community‐focused environment and are committed to professional growth and continuous learning.
Essential Criteria
* Tertiary qualification in Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Counselling, Nutrition, or Dietetics, with eligibility for relevant professional association membership and/or AHPRA registration.
* Eligibility to drive in NSW and willingness to travel as required.
* Clinical experience in rehabilitation, including work with children and young people, particularly post‐acquired brain injury.
* Strong communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills with clients, carers, health professionals, and funding bodies.
* Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team.
* High‐level computer literacy and experience maintaining accurate electronic records.
* Experience developing and implementing rehabilitation plans and independently managing client caseloads.
* Approved iCare/LTCS Case Manager status, or willingness to obtain, with knowledge of NSW CTP, WorkCover, and iCare/LTCS.
Why Join Us?
* Be part of a supportive, collaborative, and multidisciplinary mental health team.
* Contribute to meaningful community‐based care and positive outcomes for consumers and families.
* Access ongoing professional development, supervision, and education opportunities.
* Work in a dynamic outpatient service providing high‐quality, recovery‐focused mental health care.
EEO Statement
We encourage people with diverse lived experiences to apply. At Hunter New England Local Health District, we are an inclusive employer dedicated to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace. If you require any accommodations or adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know when you apply or at any stage of the process. We will work with you to meet your needs and create the best possible experience.
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