Trauma-Informed Child Protection Clinical Lead

NSW Health; Central Coast; On-site; AUD 131,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-Life Balance

Salary packaging

Relocation assistance

Career growth and professional develop

Job summary

NSW Health is seeking a Clinical Lead for the Child Protection Counselling Service within the Central Coast Local Health District. The role provides specialist clinical leadership to a trauma-informed therapy team serving children, young people, and families affected by abuse and family violence.

The position balances leadership with a reduced clinical caseload and drives service development while strengthening partnerships with health and government agencies to support integrated care.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a specialist counselling team in child protection or related area.
• Ability to provide clinical supervision and guidance on complex cases.
• Strong trauma-informed practice and evidence-based interventions.
• Excellent communication with health and government partners.
• Commitment to culturally safe, person-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a specialist counselling team delivering trauma-informed care.
• Provide clinical supervision and guidance for complex child protection cases.
• Maintain a reduced clinical caseload while balancing leadership duties.
• Strengthen partnerships across health and government agencies for integrated care.
• Drive quality improvement and adherence to PARVAN frameworks.
• Display extensive experience with children, young people, and families affected by abuse/trauma.
• Demonstrate leadership in a multidisciplinary environment.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Clinical supervision

Trauma-informed practice

Stakeholder engagement

Interagency partnerships

Advanced clinical reasoning

Program development

Job description

NSW Health is seeking a Clinical Lead for the Child Protection Counselling Service within the Central Coast Local Health District. The role provides specialist clinical leadership to a trauma-informed therapy team serving children, young people, and families affected by abuse and family violence.

The position balances leadership with a reduced clinical caseload and drives service development while strengthening partnerships with health and government agencies to support integrated care.