Mental Health Clinician
Neami National
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Job summary
Neami National is seeking a Mental Health Clinician to join its Medicare Mental Health service in NSW. You will work in a multidisciplinary team to provide face-to-face and remote mental health assessments and interventions, focusing on short to medium term supports and transition planning for consumers.
Applicants should be registered professionals with AHPRA or equivalent, and demonstrate trauma-informed, empathetic care, strong communication, and collaboration with diverse stakeholders to
Qualifications
- Current full registration with AHPRA, or current registration in related allied health field.
- Experience in mental health practice and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.
- Demonstrated CPD and professional registration compliance.
Responsibilities
- Conduct high-quality needs assessments and interventions to improve consumer outcomes.
- Provide short to medium term supports and prepare consumers for service exit.
- Engage in collaborative care planning and group facilitation when required.
- Partner with government and NGO services to support holistic care.
Skills
Education
Job description
For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.
- Full-Time Maximum Term Contract until 9 July 2027
- Classification:Registered Nurse Level2, with a salary range of $104,826 - $110,122 per annum pro rata) + Superannuation OR
- Classification: Health Professional Level 2, with a salary range of $99,432 - $111,229 per annum pro rata + Superannuation
- Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
- Location: Penrith & Hawkesbury, NSW 2777
The Medicare Mental Health service offers COVID-safe face-to-face services, as well as video and phone supported mental health and assessment services. The service will have a multidisciplinary mental health team onsite to provide accessible, free mental health services and support in the community.
As an Allied Health Professional, you will draw on your discipline skills, engage with the consumers, other clinicians, the consumer’s treatment team, lived experience peer workers, Neami staff and family/friends/carers to provide high quality needs assessments and interventions aimed at improving mental health outcomes for consumers accessing the service. The Allied Health Professional positions will look to provide short to medium term supports to individuals and have a strong emphasis on preparing the consumer to leave the service and support their access to holistic and integrated care. This work will focus on clinical needs assessment, collaborative care planning and group facilitation where required.
We’re Neami. We’re big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life. We support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them. We provide services across Australia for mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.
For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. We support people to improvetheir quality of life in a waythat suits them.
We’re proud to support 34,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands.
- Connecting
- Learning
- Belonging
- Generous leave entitlements including Wellness Leave and Parental Leave (pro-rata if part-time)
- Access to paid study leave and discipline-specific paid external supervision
- 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
- Flexible work arrangements areavailable for maintaining your work-life balance
- Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
- Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
- Fitness Passport membership to support your health and wellbeing (available in most States/Territories and subject to minimum working hours and/or length of service)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS -providingholistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
- Formal tertiary qualifications in Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or related
- Current full registration as an Enrolled Nurse/Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), OR
- Current full registration as a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Registered Nurse with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), OR
- Current full registration as a Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Counselling or Psychotherapy with current level 3 membership with ACA or clinical PACFA registration, where permitted within jurisdictional or program specific requirements.
- Ongoing compliance with CPD and professional registration requirements.
- Experience in mental health practice.
- Demonstrated ability to form and nurture partnerships with government and non-government mental health, emergency, and community service providers.
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries, demonstrate empathy and build trust.
- Strong capacity to engage effectively when working with discomfort, distress and people experiencing crisis.
- Ability to work autonomously, manage competing demands and exercise sound judgement.
- Experience in working as a member of a transdisciplinary team with the ability to inspire and facilitate team commitment and cooperation.
- Ability to adapt communication style to meet the needs of a diverse range of people and identify changing needs within a group.
- Knowledge of trauma informed care.
- Strong computer literacy and written communication skills.
- National Criminal History Check (police check) – disclosable outcomes considered
- Current Working with Children Check–required before commencement of work)
- A valid driver’s licence
Applications Close: 13 October 2026
Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.
Neami is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We commit to providing accessible and safe physical and online environments for all children and young people.
For all people in Australia living with mental health and wellbeing challenges to live a life that is meaningful to them.
- Full-Time Maximum Term Contract until 9 July 2027
- Classification:Registered Nurse Level2, with a salary range of $104,826 - $110,122 per annum pro rata) + Superannuation OR
- Classification: Health Professional Level 2, with a salary range of $99,432 - $111,229 per annum pro rata + Superannuation
- Salary packaging arrangements providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses increasing your take home income where part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, savings thousands in tax each year
- Location: Penrith & Hawkesbury, NSW 2777
The Medicare Mental Health service offers COVID-safe face-to-face services, as well as video and phone supported mental health and assessment services. The service will have a multidisciplinary mental health team onsite to provide accessible, free mental health services and support in the community.
As an Allied Health Professional, you will draw on your discipline skills, engage with the consumers, other clinicians, the consumer’s treatment team, lived experience peer workers, Neami staff and family/friends/carers to provide high quality needs assessments and interventions aimed at improving mental health outcomes for consumers accessing the service. The Allied Health Professional positions will look to provide short to medium term supports to individuals and have a strong emphasis on preparing the consumer to leave the service and support their access to holistic and integrated care. This work will focus on clinical needs assessment, collaborative care planning and group facilitation where required.
We’re Neami. We’re big believers in everyone having the opportunity to live a full life. We support people to achieve wellbeing and mental health outcomes that matter to them. We provide services across Australia for mental health and wellbeing, housing and homelessness, and suicide prevention.
For some people, this means having a stronger sense of self. For others, it may mean nurturing relationships or building the confidence to tackle tomorrow. We support people to improvetheir quality of life in a waythat suits them.
We’re proud to support 34,000+ people living with mental health challenges each year across Australia and offer services over 40 different Indigenous lands.
- Connecting
- Collaborating
- Learning
- Belonging
- Generous leave entitlements including Wellness Leave and Parental Leave (pro-rata if part-time)
- Access to paid study leave and discipline-specific paid external supervision
- 17.5% Annual Leave Loading
- Flexible work arrangements areavailable for maintaining your work-life balance
- Professional development through regular practice development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
- Ongoing extensive in-house Learning and Development programs to encourage learning and skill-building
- Fitness Passport membership to support your health and wellbeing (available in most States/Territories and subject to minimum working hours and/or length of service)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS -providingholistic health and wellness supports and resources to Neami staff and their immediate family
- Formal tertiary qualifications in Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or related
- Current full registration as an Enrolled Nurse/Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), OR
- Current full registration as a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist or Registered Nurse with current annual practicing certificate from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), OR
- Current full registration as a Social Worker with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
- Counselling or Psychotherapy with current level 3 membership with ACA or clinical PACFA registration, where permitted within jurisdictional or program specific requirements.
- Ongoing compliance with CPD and professional registration requirements.
- Experience in mental health practice.
- Demonstrated ability to form and nurture partnerships with government and non-government mental health, emergency, and community service providers.
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries, demonstrate empathy and build trust.
- Strong capacity to engage effectively when working with discomfort, distress and people experiencing crisis.
- Ability to work autonomously, manage competing demands and exercise sound judgement.
- Experience in working as a member of a transdisciplinary team with the ability to inspire and facilitate team commitment and cooperation.
- Ability to adapt communication style to meet the needs of a diverse range of people and identify changing needs within a group.
- Knowledge of trauma informed care.
- Strong computer literacy and written communication skills.
- National Criminal History Check (police check) – disclosable outcomes considered
- Current Working with Children Check–required before commencement of work)
- Australian working rights
- A valid driver’s licence
Applications Close: 13 October 2026
Be Yourself - Neami values and celebrates diversity including multidisciplinary teams and the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that is accessible, inclusive and reflects the community in which we live.
Neami is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We commit to providing accessible and safe physical and online environments for all children and young people.
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