Mental Health Clinician Youth Response Team & Safe Haven
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Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Dependent on qualifications
Hours per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ631992
Salary: Clinical Psychologist $57.30–$69.84 per hour; Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 $58.83–$60.76 per hour; Allied Health Professional Level 3 $58.95–$60.86 per hour
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. There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
Where you'll be working: Macquarie Hospital, Mona Vale Hospital and Brookvale Community Health Centre
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.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates Will Need To Meet The Following Criteria
* Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation; Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers.
* 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 Master’s 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.
* Contemporary current mental health, drug and alcohol clinical knowledge and clinical problem‑solving ability with advanced practice skills and commitment to continuing professional development, with a focus on child, adolescent and family groups.
* Willingness to engage in suicide prevention co‑design, community of practice and education and training.
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For role related queries or questions contact Erin Canny on erin.canny@health.nsw.gov.au or 0429 943 424.
NSLHD 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.
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.
Applications Close: 20 January 2026
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