Senior Aboriginal Mental Health Clinician
Are you looking for a way to make a real impact on our community? Be at the forefront of providing expert clinical leadership and support the delivery of timely recovery-oriented services to people experiencing or at risk of first-episode psychosis. This includes reducing the duration of untreated psychosis through culturally safe assessments, family inclusive interventions, and care coordination for Aboriginal people.
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: Full 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, $134,338.00 per annum (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ637118
Location: Wagga Wagga & Griffith
About the role
The Senior Aboriginal Mental Health Clinician provides advanced, culturally safe clinical services to Aboriginal people experiencing, or at risk of, firstepisode psychosis across the Griffith and Wagga Wagga regions. The role is responsible for conducting comprehensive assessments, delivering evidencebased and familyinclusive interventions, and coordinating recoveryoriented care aimed at reducing the duration of untreated psychosis. Working as a key member of the multidisciplinary Early Psychosis team, the clinician develops individualised care plans that address both clinical and cultural needs, including the impact of intergenerational trauma and cultural disconnection. The position also contributes to a positive, youthfriendly service environment and provides supervision and support to junior clinicians in line with NSW Health and MLHD service standards.
Your responsibilities will include:
* Provide culturally safe assessments, including mental state, risk and psychosocial assessments for Aboriginal consumers.
* Deliver evidencebased, recoveryoriented interventions for young people experiencing or at risk of early psychosis.
* Coordinate care and develop individualised treatment plans addressing clinical, cultural and social needs.
* Collaborate with the multidisciplinary Early Psychosis team to support safe and effective service delivery.
* Engage families, carers, Aboriginal communities and key stakeholders to support recovery and wellbeing.
* Provide crisis assessment and intervention in partnership with inpatient and outpatient services.
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
* This is an identified Aboriginal position. Applicants must be of Aboriginal descent. Exemption is claimed under Section 14d of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.
More information:
1) Click here for the Position Description
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 for a confidential chat.
Applications close: 25 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.
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