Mental Health Clinician - headspace Liverpool

Grand Pacific Health; Liverpool; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to AUD 15,900 + 2,

Job summary

Grand Pacific Health's headspace Liverpool invites a Mental Health Clinician to collaborate with young people and families, identifying needs, setting goals and developing care plans. The role delivers high-quality psycho-social assessments and focused interventions under supervision.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team and external partners to maximise outcomes for referred youth. Flexible work arrangements and professional development are provided in a not-for-profit health service.

Qualifications

• Experience in assessment and diagnosis of mental health disorders.
• Provision of evidence-based, focused psychological strategies.
• Ability to engage effectively with young people and their families.

Responsibilities

• Assess and diagnose mental health disorders and develop care plans.
• Deliver CBT and other focused psychological interventions under supervision.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and external providers to maximise outcomes.

Skills

Youth engagement

Cognitive-Behavioural therapy

Interpersonal communication

Data entry & IT literacy

Education

AHPRA registration in mental health

AASW accreditation (eligible)

Tools

MS Office

Clinical software

Job description

Mental Health Clinician - headspace Liverpool

This position is fixed term full-time opportunity until 30 June 2027.

The Mental Health Clinician will work collaboratively with a young person and their family/carers to identify support needs, goals and develop collaborative care plans. The position provides high-quality psycho-social assessment and evidence-based, focused interventions under supervision. The Mental Health Clinician works closely with other members of the team and external service providers to maximise care outcomes for young people referred to headspace Liverpool.

• A positive work culture by offering flexible work arrangements that support your wellbeing
• Ongoing professional development and supervision
• Increase your take home pay by salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,650 meals and entertainment
• GPH Staff Conference
• Employer paid parental leave on top of the government PPL Scheme
• Free and confidential Employee Assistance Program

Skills & Experience

• Current AHPRA registration as a Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Provisional Psychologist, Mental Health Nurse, or Occupational Therapist (accredited with OTA as meeting the Australian Competency Standards in mental health)
  OR Qualifications in social work and has (or eligible and willing to work towards) accreditation with the AASW as a Mental Health Social Worker
  OR Current (or eligible and willing to obtain) for clinical registration with PACFA as a Mental Health Practitioner or Certified Practicing and working towards
  OR Current (or eligible and willing to obtain) for Level 2, 3 or 4 membership with ACA.
• Experience in assessment and diagnosis of mental health disorders, provision of Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy and other evidence-based focused psychological strategies.
• Demonstrated understanding of key issues in relation to the health and wellbeing needs of young people with mental health and/or substance use problems.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and communicate effectively with young people, and their family and friends.
• High standard of computer literacy and data entry competency including MS office and demonstrated capacity to learn new technologies including clinical software packages.

About headspace

headspace provides support to young people aged 12-25 experiencing mild to moderate or emerging mental health issues. The multidisciplinary team at headspace Liverpool work to improve health, social, vocational and educational outcomes for young people.

Grand Pacific Health is the lead agency of headspace Liverpool. We are a not-for-profit, primary health care organisation providing locally-tailored, high quality physical and mental health services across NSW and the ACT.

Interested?

Applications close: Monday 30 November 2026. Shortlisting may begin prior to the closing date.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We welcome applications from people with lived experience, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, LGBTQIA+ communities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people with disability.