Senior Mental Health Clinician

Western Sydney Local Health District; Sydney; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Sydney Local Health District invites applications for a Senior Mental Health Clinician within the Older Persons Mental Health team at Cumberland Hospital. You will provide specialist care for older people with complex mental illness and guide transitions into community-based care.

You will lead clinical supervision, education and service improvement, while building partnerships with consumers, carers and external services to support safe, meaningful outcomes and independence for clients.

Qualifications

• Senior Mental Health Clinician with leadership capabilities.
• Experience in Older Peoples Mental Health desirable.
• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment, crisis intervention, treatment, care planning and coordination for older people with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Deliver intensive outreach and recovery-focused interventions to support transitions to community care.
• Provide clinical supervision, consultancy, mentoring, education and training to strengthen contemporary mental health practice across teams and RACFs.
• Lead and champion practice improvement, service development, quality initiatives, education, evaluation and research.
• Collaborate with consumers, carers, multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to develop individualised care plans.

Job description

Lead recovery-focused care for older people with complex mental illness
Build partnerships that support successful transitions into the community
Champion practice change, professional growth and better consumer outcomes

Lead recovery. Build independence. Create pathways to community living for older people with complex mental illness.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification:Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1, Occupational Therapist Level 4, Senior Psychologist, Social Worker Level 4
Remuneration: Dependent on Qualifications
Hours Per Week:38 (Job Share may be considered for part time hours)
Location: Cumberland Hospital

Where you'll be working

Located at Cumberland Hospital, North Parramatta, you’ll join Western Sydney Local Health District’s Older Peoples Mental Health team and play a key role in supporting people with severe and persistent mental illness to achieve safe, meaningful transitions into community-based care.

Cumberland Hospital is NSW’s largest and Australia’s oldest mental health facility, providing care from primary through to tertiary services. You’ll be part of a collaborative workforce committed to innovation, recovery and person-centred care, with opportunities to contribute to the future of mental health services across Western Sydney.

Work within the state-wide Pathways to Community Living Initiative (PCLI), supporting people experiencing long-term hospitalisation or at risk of becoming long-stay patients.

Join a multidisciplinary environment focused on recovery, rehabilitation, empowerment and least-restrictive care.

Build strong partnerships with consumers, carers, families, residential aged care facilities (RACFs), health services and government and non-government agencies.

Contribute to a service undergoing exciting development, including the major Integrated Mental Health Complex at Westmead.

Grow your career within a workforce guided by NSW Health and WSLHD’s CORE values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Mental Health Clinician, you’ll provide specialist Older Peoples Mental Health expertise to consumers with complex mental illness and ageing-related needs. You’ll combine clinical leadership with partnership building, education and service improvement to help people achieve greater independence and quality of life.

Provide specialist assessment, crisis intervention, treatment, care planning and coordination for older people with severe and persistent mental illness.

Deliver intensive outreach and recovery-focused interventions to support PCLI/OPMH consumers to transition safely from hospital to community care.

Provide clinical supervision, consultancy, mentoring, education and training to strengthen contemporary mental health practice across teams and RACFs.

Lead and champion practice improvement, service development, quality initiatives, education, evaluation and research.

Collaborate with consumers, carers, multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to develop individualised care plans and connect people with the right services and supports.

Ready to make a meaningful difference?

Bring your expertise, leadership and passion for recovery to Western Sydney Local Health District. Join NSW Health and help create better health outcomes, stronger communities and more independent lives.

Requisition ID: REQ681332
Applications Close:5th October 2026

For inquiries about the role, contactMilu Francis on ************@health.nsw.gov.au

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ .

Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.

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