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Adult Mental Health Clinician

Looking for a clinician role with better work-life balance? Join the vibrant and professional team working with people within Community Mental Health Services.

Be part of the vibrant and professional team improving and enriching the health of our communities in millions of ways every day.

Our Benefits

Family-friendly hoursMentally stimulating workEndless opportunities for professional and personal growthSalary packaging, novated leasing, and Health and Wellbeing Support

Employment type: Full Time, Part Time and casual opportunities available

Position classification: Dependent on qualifications

Remuneration: $73,427.00 – $113,226.00 per annum (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)

Hours per week: Up to 38 hours per week

Requisition ID: REQ633132

Location: Griffith Community Mental Health

Who We Are

The Griffith Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol team is the second largest of six Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol teams across Murrumbidgee LHD. The Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol team has approximately 15 multidisciplinary clinicians and a range of support staff, who provide Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drug services, across the life span from a site in Yambil Street.

We work closely with MyStep and other community organisations to ensure people receive the right care for their needs. At a district level we have access to clinical leaders for Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drug and other specialty services such as Aboriginal Mental Health, eating disorders and Perinatal Infant Mental Health.

What You’ll Be Doing

This clinical position involves the provision of assessments, evidence based treatment and case management services to adults referred to the service with psychological disorders and psychiatric illnesses.

This position is based within a multidisciplinary community Mental Health team and accepts responsibility and accountability for the provision of quality and safe care for people with a mental illness, disorder or dysfunction, people with emotional difficulties and experiencing life transition, distress and/or crisis within best practice guidelines and in accordance with professional standards, medico legal and statutory requirements. The position also involves the provision of mental health crisis intervention services to individuals of all ages (when rostered, on-call and/or shift work, as part of a 24 hour 7 day roster).

Criteria

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

Relevant qualification and registration as listed in the classifications of the position descriptionNSW Working with Children CheckNational Police CheckCompliance with Vaccination Category AClass C Driving License

More Information

Download the position description Find out more about applying for this position.

For role related queries or questions contact Jessica van den Clarke, Manager Griffith Community Mental Health Drug and Alcohol on (02) 6961 0100 or on jessica.vandenclarke@health.nsw.gov.au

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.

Applications close: 12 February 2026