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Mental Health Clinician - Whole Family Team


Company : Australian Psychological Society Limited


Location : Sydney, New South Wales


Created : 2025-07-07


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Listed By : Western Sydney Local Health District on 30 Jun 2025Mental Health Clinician - Whole Family TeamLocation: MountDruittClassification:Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 2, Clinical Psychologist, OccupationalTherapist Level 3 & Social Worker Level 3EmploymentStatus: PermanentFull TimeEnquiries: Nat Morrison at Natalie.Morrrison@health.nsw.gov.auClosingDate: 20 th July 2025Purpose ofposition:Join the Whole Family Team to deliver in-home, integrated care forfamilies facing mental health, drug and alcohol challenges. You''ll collaborateacross services to ensure safe, evidence-based interventions for parents andchildren. Responsibilities will include: Providing integrated Mental Health &Drug/Alcohol assessments Delivering short-term therapy andassertive outreach Working jointly with clinicians tosupport at-risk families Collaborating with internal &external service providers Promoting best practice and contribute toteam development Registration: Demonstrated fullregistration with AHPRA as a Registered Nurse, Psychologist, or OccupationalTherapist OR for Social Workers, eligibility to be a member of the AASW Qualification: Relevant tertiaryqualifications as a Registered Nurse, Psychologist, or Occupational Therapistor Social Worker.Selection Criteria:1. Recognised qualifications in healthdiscipline (Social Work, Nursing, Psychology or Occupational Therapy) togetherwith current registration with the Australian Health Practitioners RegulationAgency (AHPRA) for either Nurse, Psychology or Occupational Therapy &extensive clinical experience in mental health.2. Proven significant clinical experienceand practice in the assessment, management, treatment and service provisionwithin Child & Youth Mental Health Services and/or family interventionsand/or Mental Health Services with the ability to demonstrate high level ofprofessional competency including demonstrated ability to deliver broad rangeof psycho-social mental health treatments to families3. Sound understanding of and experience inworking within the contemporary principles of family focused integratedtreatment including safety planning and risk assessment within the dynamics ofintra-familial child abuse and neglect.4. Demonstrated knowledge of and sensitivityto the needs of families under stress, particularly related to their mentalhealth and or drug and alcohol related health issues.5. Proven effective high level written andverbal communication skills, interpersonal skills and problem solving skillsincluding significant knowledge and demonstrated experience of medico-legalsystems, processes and documentation.6. Demonstrated ability to work anindependent senior clinician as well as work within a multidisciplinary teamwith experience in building and sustaining collaborative partnerships withother government and non -government organisations.7. Current NSW Drivers Licence -- Class CUnrestrictedPlease apply online by visiting the Western Sydney LocalHealth District CareerPortal and searching for REQ587467 #J-18808-Ljbffr