Senior Clinician - headspace Early Psychosis

Uniting; North Canberra; On-site; AUD 78,261 - 88,428; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Ongoing training and development

Collaborative team culture

Job summary

A nonprofit health organization based in Canberra is seeking a Senior Clinician to provide leadership in mental health services. In this role, you will deliver assessments and interventions for complex cases, supervise staff, and contribute to clinical governance. The ideal candidate will have substantial mental health experience and a commitment to culturally safe practice. Competitive pay and salary packaging benefits are offered, along with ongoing training in a supportive team environment.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of mental health experience, ideally including early psychosis.
• Strong engagement skills with young people and families.
• Knowledge of ACT mental health and child safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver advanced assessment and intervention for complex presentations.
• Lead intake and triage, completing assessments and driving clinical decisions.
• Contribute to clinical governance and maintain accurate EMR records.

Skills

Supervision and mentoring

Engagement with young people

Culturally safe practice

Education

Approved tertiary qualifications and professional registration

Job description

Senior Clinician - headspace Early Psychosis

Uniting, Lyneham, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Base pay range

$56.81/hr – $64.19/hr

Role

• Full time, 76 hours per fortnight (part time considered)
• Based at headspace Canberra in Lyneham
• HPA Level 3 ($56.81 to $64.19 per hour) + Super
• Not-for-profit salary packaging benefits

Provide senior clinical leadership within a clearly defined structure. You set clinical standards, lift practice, and guide complex decisions within a shared team caseload model.

What you will do

• Deliver advanced assessment, formulation and intervention for complex and acute presentations, including crisis response and home-based community treatment
• Lead intake and triage, complete biopsychosocial, mental state and risk assessments, and drive timely clinical decision making for higher acuity presentations
• Coordinate assertive outreach for new referrals and urgent presentations
• Provide assertive in-reach to inpatient units to support early discharge and smooth transition to community care
• Liaise with emergency departments, inpatient teams, GPs, schools and community services
• Offer day to day clinical guidance, supervision and mentoring, and model best practice documentation and data quality
• Contribute to clinical governance including clinical review, incident response, workflow improvement and quality projects
• Maintain accurate EMR records and ensure timely collection of outcomes data

About the program

headspace Early Psychosis follows the Orygen EPPIC model and delivers coordinated care through Mobile Assessment and Treatment Team (MATT), Continuing Care Team (CCT) and Functional Recovery Team (FRT).

About you

• Approved tertiary qualifications and professional registration as one of: Registered Nurse with AHPRA, Occupational Therapist with AHPRA, Psychologist with AHPRA, Social Worker with eligibility for AASW membership
• Three or more years of mental health experience, ideally including youth early psychosis and co-occurring alcohol and other drug concerns
• Proven ability to supervise and mentor and to influence practice toward consistent, high-quality care
• Strong engagement skills with young people and families, culturally safe practice, and capacity for flexible outreach
• Sound knowledge of ACT mental health and child safety legislation and commitment to ongoing professional development
• Current Australian driver licence
• Flexibility to work primarily on site with some community-based work and to participate in a rotating roster if required by service needs

Why Uniting

• Salary packaging that lifts take home pay
• Ongoing training and development, including cultural awareness training
• Real scope to make a difference for young people and families
• A collaborative and supportive team culture grounded in the values Compassionate, Respectful, Imaginative and Bold

How to apply

Click Apply and attach your resume and a short cover letter outlining your fit for the Senior Clinician MATT role.

For questions, contact: Alex Hendry – Team Leader, MATT (✉️ [e-mail]).

About Uniting: Uniting NSW.ACT contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability.