Mental Health Clinician

Stride; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging up to $15,899 tax‑fee

Meals & entertainment allowance up to

Leave loading 17.5%

Stride Rewards

Wellbeing leave day

Parental leave support

Job summary

Stride is recruiting for a psychologist/mental health clinician to join the Adelaide Mental Health Multidisciplinary Service (MHMS). The role involves delivering evidence-based assessments, brief and ongoing interventions, risk management and collaborative care planning for all ages in GP practices across southern Adelaide.

You will work with GPs and other professionals to provide integrated care, contribute to service development, and uphold trauma-informed, culturally safe practices.

Qualifications

• Must hold General AHPRA registration as Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, or Mental Health Nurse or be an Accredited Social Worker (AASW).
• Experience delivering mental health assessment, intervention, risk management and care planning in community/primary care.
• Ability to work autonomously within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based assessment and interventions for people of all ages including families.
• Collaborate with GPs, practice staff and partner workforce to provide integrated care.
• Contribute to development of service model and practice manual as the service is established.

Skills

AHPRA registration

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Cultural safety

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

General practice / community health exposure

Tools

Electronic client records

Job description

About us:

We are leaders in mental health service delivery, specialising in working with adults and young people, and in early childhood intervention.

Stride is a name that expresses our ambition – it’s a name that’s purposeful and shows awareness of the important role we play in the recovery journey.

As we embark on our next stage, join us to make a difference. We're here to Stride.

About the service:

The Adelaide Mental Health Multidisciplinary Service (MHMS) is a GP-integrated multidisciplinary service delivered across participating general practices in southern Adelaide for people of all ages experiencing complex mental health conditions and/or suicide distress. Stride is the commissioned service provider, with specialist input from Thorne Harbour Health and Clarity Health Care.

On offer:

• Based in Southern Adelaide, working across four general practice sites within close proximity of each other. You will be rostered across these locations on a weekly basis
• Full time, permanent
• Paying on HPSS Level 1 - AQF Level 9 plus Super
• Salary Packaging options (up to $15,899 tax free!)
• Meals and entertainment allowance of up to $2,650!
• Leave loading at 17.5%
• Stride Rewards – access to discounts from 100s of retailers (fashion, food and fitness)
• One paid wellbeing leave day per year
• Purchase up to 5 additional leave days in a 12 month period (pro rata entitlement if part-time)
• Paid parental leave support
• Supportive team environment
• Excellent training and career development

Role overview:

Work within the Adelaide Mental Health Multidisciplinary Service (MHMS) Program, a GP-integrated multidisciplinary service delivered across participating general practices in southern Adelaide for people of all ages experiencing complex mental health conditions and/or suicide distress. Stride is the commissioned service provider, with specialist input from Thorne Harbour Health and Clarity Health Care.

• Deliver evidence-based assessment, brief and ongoing interventions, risk management and collaborative care planning for people of all ages, including children, young people, adults and families.
• Work alongside GPs, practice staff and the partner workforce to provide integrated, stepped care within the general practice setting.
• Contribute to the development of the service model and practice manual as the service is established.

Requirements:

• Must have one of the following: General AHPRA registration as a Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Occupational Therapist OR Mental Health Nurse OR AASW registration as an Accredited Social Worker
• Extensive & demonstrated experience delivering mental health assessment, intervention, risk management and care planning in a community, primary care or mental health setting.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary, multi-employer team.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build partnerships with GPs, practice staff and other services.
• Strong organisation and time management skills, including managing a caseload under pressure.
• Competence with electronic client records and data systems.
• Commitment to inclusive, trauma-informed and culturally safe practice, including with LGBTIQA+ communities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills showing an ability and sensitivity to work with people who have or are at risk of developing a mental illness
• Excellent verbal communication and writing skills
• Must be eligible to apply/currently hold a WWCC
• Must hold/be willing to apply for NDIS worker screening clearance
• Current driver's license

Stride is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. All applicants applying for roles within Stride must undergo required screening processes prior to their successful appointment.

Stride is an inclusive workplace and we encourage applications from diverse backgrounds in order to enhance the depth of cultural diversity and insight within our workforce.

This includes but is not limited to people with a lived-experience of mental healthrecovery,Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.

Applications will be viewed and actioned upon receipt, with a finalclosing date of 11 November 2026.