Overview
Welcome to Southern
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Goulburn & Yass
Position Classification: Dependent upon qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ604189
Applications Close: 19 September 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 - Making a Real Difference in People's Lives
Are you passionate about supporting mental wellness in the community?
At Southern, our 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.
Make a real difference - support mental health recovery where people live, work, and thrive.
What You'll Be Doing
The Community Mental Health Clinician provides recovery focused clinical services including assessment, care coordination, intervention, liaison and review as part of a multidisciplinary team for people who are referred to the service with a mental illness, distress and/or risk issues.
Selection Criteria
* Tertiary Qualifications and current registration with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency as a Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Psychologist OR Tertiary qualifications for Social Worker, Counsellor or Welfare Officer with eligibility for membership for relevant professional association.
* Demonstrated experience in the provision of contemporary clinical mental health practice including conducting mental health assessments, and the provision of evidence based interventions for people who are experiencing mental illness.
* Demonstrated understanding of the NSW Mental Health Act (2007).
* Understanding of the concept and principles of mental health rehabilitation and recovery and demonstrated experience and skills using a collaborative, strengths based approach to the care of mental health consumers.
* Demonstrated high level communication skills with the ability to engage and collaborate with consumers, their families and carers and other stakeholders, and a demonstrated high level proficiency in computer literacy.
* Current unrestricted drivers' licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances.
Support for Applicants
* Applicants for this position 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
* Moving to the area? Visit The Welcome Experience | NSW Government
What You Need to Know: Remuneration
* Counsellor Lvl 1/2: $73,427 - $104,753 per annum
* Occupational Therapist Lvl 1/2: $73,427 - $104,753 per annum
* Psychologist: $77,358 - $113,226 per annum
* Registered Nurse: $72,152.53 - $101,299.48 per annum
* Social Worker Lvl 1/2: $73,427 - $104,753 per annum
* Welfare Officer Lvl 1/2: $73,427 - $104,753 per annum
Position Classification: Dependent upon qualifications
SC: This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Southern NSW Local Health District is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health's commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, LGBTIQ+ people, and others who bring diverse experiences and perspectives to our workforce.
Information for applicants: 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. For confidential support, contact Estelle.Roberts1@health.nsw.gov.au.
To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
If you have role related queries, contact Robert Adams on Robert.Adams@health.nsw.gov.au or phone: 02 4825 4777.
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