Exciting opportunity to join the youth response and safe haven team as a mental health clinician working with young people who are in crisis.
Employment Details
* Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
* Position Classification: Dependent on qualification
* Remuneration: Dependent on qualification
* Hours Per Week: 28
* Requisition ID: REQ620019
* Salary Per Hour
o Clinical Psychologist: $57.30 - $69.84
o Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2: $58.83 - $60.76
o Allied Health Professional Level 3: $58.95 - $60.86
Who we are
We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District. Together as a team of like-minded people, we are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone.
NSW Health is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Youth Response Teams and Safe Haven Teams across the district.
What You'll Be Doing
* Provide after-hours rapid crisis response to young people (12-17 years) in suicidal distress within the community, aiming to create a safe space in their home environment and facilitate contact with local services who can provide further and ongoing support. This includes rostered work within the established Safe Havens at Macquarie Hospital and Brookvale Community Health Centre and at the Youth Response Team in North Ryde and Mona Vale.
* Deliver recovery-oriented and trauma-informed clinical care for young people who are in suicidal crisis, including crisis response, psychosocial support, safety planning, recovery/wellness planning, advocacy, and collaborative identification of community supports, risk assessment, care planning, referral to appropriate care settings, liaison with signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding under the NSW Mental Health Act (2007).
* Align support with the principles of step up/step down care, making referrals to community-based services for ongoing support if required (step down), or escalating concerns over consumer wellbeing to other acute or emergency services (step up).
* Collaborate with the Towards Zero Suicide working group for ongoing co-design, phased development and evaluation of the model of care and best clinical practice.
* Work autonomously with minimal clinical direct supervision, utilizing extensive specialist knowledge on clinical care of a suicidal person with a focus on young people 12-17 years old, for providing independent judgement, solving problems and managing complex cases.
Qualifications
* Recognised qualifications in Social Work, Nursing, Psychology or Occupational Therapy and registration with AHPRA or eligibility for membership of AASW. Demonstrated post graduate clinical experience in mental health. Psychologists require a relevant Masters degree, Allied Health require experience as a level 2 clinician or equivalent. Nursing require relevant post registration qualifications and at least 3 years’ experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualifications or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience.
* Describe your experience of working with young people who are experiencing suicidal crisis and the interventions you have used.
* Describe your experience with working with peer workers in this field.
* Please advise what has attracted you to this position.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Applications Close: 20 November 2025
Tentative Interview Dates: Week commencing 24 November 2025
Contact
For role related queries or questions contact Julie Wortans at Julie.Wortans@health.nsw.gov.au
Legal Requirements
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. NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
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