Youth Eating Disorders Clinician – Evidence‑Based Care

Anglicare NT | headspace; Darwin; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Above Award Salary

Generous Leave Entitlements

Professional Growth; paid study days

Positive Team Culture

Wellbeing Support; Employee Assistance

Long service leave eligibility

Salary packaging options

Job summary

Anglicare NT is seeking a Clinician to provide assessment, treatment and care coordination for young people with eating disorders, working with families and service providers to achieve positive outcomes.

Working with Royal Darwin Hospital Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder Service, GPs, families and community partners, you will deliver Family Based Treatment (FBT), CBT-E, and other best-practice therapies within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification (Allied Health) and professional registration or membership (such as AHPRA or AASW).
• Experience delivering mental health interventions and care coordination.
• Experience working with eating disorders, or strong mental health clinical skills and a willingness to undertake specialist training.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams and across service systems.
• Ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, their families, communities, staff, and Aboriginal controlled organisations.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment, treatment and care coordination for young people experiencing eating disorders and severe disordered eating
• Deliver evidence-based interventions including Family Based Treatment (FBT), CBT-E, or other best-practice approaches
• Work collaboratively with young people, families and support networks to promote recovery
• Coordinate care across multiple services to ensure integrated and effective treatment
• Provide secondary consultation and support to clinicians and other service providers
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice
• Support positive outcomes for young Aboriginal people and their families through culturally responsive practice

Skills

Mental health interventions

Care coordination

Eating disorders

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Cultural capability

Education

Allied Health qualification

Professional registration (AHPRA/AASW)

Job description

Anglicare NT is seeking a Clinician to provide assessment, treatment and care coordination for young people with eating disorders, working with families and service providers to achieve positive outcomes.

Working with Royal Darwin Hospital Child and Adolescent Eating Disorder Service, GPs, families and community partners, you will deliver Family Based Treatment (FBT), CBT-E, and other best-practice therapies within a multidisciplinary team.