headspace Mental Health Clinician

HealthWISE; Edgeroi; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring and career development

Opportunities to contribute to change

Competitive salary and superannuation

Salary packaging

Job summary

HealthWISE is seeking a Mental Health Clinician for headspace sites in Narrabri, Moree and Gunnedah. You will provide recovery‑oriented, evidence‑based therapeutic interventions to young people aged 12–25 and work within supervision and national standards to deliver high‑quality mental health services.

You will collaborate in a multidisciplinary team, engage diverse populations, and travel weekly to sites. The role is full‑time and permanent with mentoring and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree level qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Mental Health Nursing.
• Current full registration with AHPRA or full membership with AASW.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a qualified mental health clinician.
• Experience with National Standards for Mental Health Services.
• Ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience with diverse populations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQ+ community.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; excellent organisational/time management.
• Weekly travel will be required.

Responsibilities

• Engage 12–25 year olds using strengths-based, trauma-informed, culturally safe approaches.
• Deliver high-quality clinical services: brief interventions, single-session support, individual therapies.
• Develop and monitor individualised care plans and therapeutic goals.
• Apply biopsychosocial assessment frameworks and collaborate with families and networks.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Time management

Organisational skills

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Psychology

Social Work

Occupational Therapy

Mental Health Nursing

Job description

headspace Mental Health Clinician – Narrabri, Moree, Gunnedah

Make a meaningful contribution help us create healthier communities as our Mental Health Clinician in headspace.

Narrabri, Moree, Gunnedah | Full-Time | Permanent

About The Role

The purpose of this role is to provide recovery-oriented, evidence-based therapeutic intervention services to young people with mild to moderate mental health presentations. The successful candidate will work alongside other Mental Health Clinicians to deliver high-quality mental health services.

This includes working under supervision within professional practice standards and guidelines set by headspace and HealthWISE.

To find out more about headspace visit http://headspace.org.au/.

Key Responsibilities

Engage young people aged 12–25 using a relational, strengths-based, trauma-informed and culturally safe approach. Apply deep listening and comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment frameworks to explore mental, physical and sexual health, substance use and social, educational and vocational needs with young people and their family and support networks.

Deliver high-quality, evidence-based clinical services, including brief interventions, single-session support, individual therapeutic interventions and other treatment approaches tailored to the young person’s presentation, goals and stage of recovery.

Develop clinical formulations informed by assessment findings and collaboratively create, implement, and monitor individualised care plans and therapeutic goals that respond to each young person’s unique strengths, needs and circumstances.

Essential

About you

• Degree level qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, or Mental Health Nursing
• Current full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) or current full membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working as a qualified mental health clinician.
• Experience and solid knowledgeof the National Standards for Mental Health Services.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience working and engaging with diverse populations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, members of the LGBTQ+ community and those from a culturally and linguistically diverse background.
• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Weekly travel will be required

Desirable

• Experience in the not for profit/non-government sector and the Australian public health sector.
• Experience in the youth and/or mental health sector.
• A broad understanding of the primary care health system and mental health service system in Australia.
• A broad understanding of the challenges and experiences of young people in Australia, including specific community factors.
• High levels of professionalism, confidentiality and discretion.
• Positive and collaborative team player.
• Reliable and results focussed.

About Us

HealthWISE is a specialist provider in rural and remote NSW and southern QLD. We deliver a wide range of community-led services across every life stage, with a strong and growing focus on mental health and youth wellbeing.

Our purpose is to create healthier communities as we deliver integrated primary, allied and mental health services, including youth-specific and culturally responsive programs, with a long-standing commitment to Aboriginal and LGBT+ health.

What We Offer

• Mentoring and career development pathways
• Opportunities to contribute to meaningful change in regional and rural communities
• Competitive salary and superannuation
• Salary packaging