Mental Health Clinician, Child & Adolescent Triage Service - Tweed/Lismore

NSW Health; Prince Rupert; On-site; CAD 106,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Prince Rupert, Canada, is seeking Clinical Nurse Specialists, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, and Social Workers to provide critical mental health support for children and young people. The successful candidates will work within a supportive team to deliver triage responses and collaborate with primary care providers. This role offers permanent full-time or part-time employment opportunities with a competitive salary package and a focus on professional development.

Benefits

Salary packaging and novated leasing

Fitness discounts

Access to professional and personal development

Collaborative team culture

Opportunities to build or re-enter a career

Qualifications

• Ability to work with children and young people experiencing mental illness.
• Strong partnership skills to collaborate with carers and primary care providers.

Responsibilities

• Deliver initial triage response for mental health referrals.
• Provide triage response across 7 days a week during extended hours.

Job description

High quality healthcare. Quality of life. Learn and grow in your career and in your life with more opportunities and more flexibility.

Employment Type

PermanentFull Time / Part Time

Position Classification

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist Lvl 3, Social Worker Lvl 3

Remuneration

$116,639.98 - $120,469.88 per annum, pro rata - dependent on qualifications

Hours Per Week

up to 38

Requisition ID

REQ629729

About the role

Working in partnership with children and young people, carers and primary care providers to deliver an initial triage response to referrals for children and young people aged 0-18 years with or at risk of serious mental illness.

Providing a triage response 7 days a week, extended hours (8.00am to 8.30pm) Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD) wide service responsible for responding to referrals to the NNSWLHD Child and Adolescent Mental Health service via a single point of contact.

About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)

We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

Join our team and you’ll enjoy:

• Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home pay
• Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
• Growth – access to professional and personal development
• Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
• Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

Need more information? 1) Click here for the Position Description 2) Find out more about applying for this position. For role related queries or questions contact Amie Dutton on [e-mail] or Paula Sheehan on [e-mail]

Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day .

Applications Close: 07 January 2026

NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.

NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.

For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up , our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au .

You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.

This recruitment may be used to fill future positions for permanent, temporary and casual positions.

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