Integrated VAN Clinician – Visa Sponsorship Available – Incentives Offered

Ready to make a real difference in children’s and families’ lives? Provide expert trauma-informed care, lead community initiatives, and support teams across the Northern Tablelands.

Remuneration: $77,358 – $116,038 per annum (dependent on qualifications) + superannuation + salary packaging + rural incentives
Location: Inverell Community Health Service (Australia) 
Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time
Position Classification: Counsellor Level 3, Psychologist, Social Worker Level 3
Requisition ID: REQ644357
Applications Close: Monday 30th March 2026

The Welcome Experience 

When you make the move to Inverell, you won’t be on your own. You can access The Welcome Experience, a free NSW Government support service designed to help essential workers and their families settle in and feel at home faster. 

The Welcome Experience connects you with a friendly Local Connector who can guide you through all the “life stuff” that comes with relocating, such as:
 

• 💼 Relocation support, including moving tips and removalist guidance.
• 🏡 Housing help, connecting you with trusted agents and advice on neighbourhoods.
• 🎓 Education information on local schools, early learning and training options.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family support, from childcare and healthcare to partner employment.
• 🤝 Community connections, including social groups, clubs and local activities.

 
It’s all about helping you and your family settle in, make connections and feel part of the community from day one. Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

Why this role matters:

This is more than a clinical role. You’ll provide trauma-informed care that truly changes lives, supporting children, families, and communities affected by violence, abuse, and neglect across the Northern Tablelands.

Join a team where your expertise is valued, your contributions matter, and every day brings the satisfaction of meaningful, hands-on work.

Not sure about permanency? Chat with our hiring manager about opportunities for contract arrangements.

The work you’ll be proud of

 

• Deliver counselling and therapeutic support to children, families, and communities impacted by violence, abuse, and neglect.

• Provide care across Inverell and outreach areas including Glen Innes, Warialda, and Tenterfield.

• Apply NSW Health’s SAS and CPCS models and champion culturally safe practice, including Aboriginal-led initiatives.

• Support children under the age of criminal responsibility presenting with harmful sexualised behaviours.

• Respond to after-hours psychosocial crises as part of the NENW iVAN roster

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, contribute to training initiatives, and mentor students or junior clinicians.
   

Why You’ll Love Working in Inverell

Welcome to Inverell – Australia’s Sapphire City, a friendly country town on the Macintyre River with a relaxed lifestyle and strong community spirit.
 

• Easy connections: Regular flights to Brisbane, and links to Sydney and Melbourne.
• Affordable living: Median house prices around $330,000, average rents $340/week.
• Great schools: Options from public and private primary and secondary schools, plus local TAFE for further study.
• Lifestyle & leisure: Cafés, boutiques, weekend drives, gemstone fossicking, Lake Inverell, Copeton Dam, bushwalking, fishing, and kayaking.
• Community: Local events, volunteering, and a welcoming, close-knit feel.

 Why Join Us?

At Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:
 

• Be rewarded with up to $10,000 in the first 12 months PLUS up to $5,000 each year thereafter in fortnightly payments under the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.*   
• Collaborate and grow: Work in a supportive, multidisciplinary team with structured clinical and cultural supervision.
• Professional development: Access training, mentoring, and networking with VAN professionals across the region.
• Work-life balance: Enjoy allocated days off, salary packaging, Fitness Passport, and proximity to nature.

 
Who we're looking for?

You are a compassionate, skilled clinician who brings:
 

• Demonstrated experience supporting clients affected by complex trauma, abuse and neglect
• Proven ability to deliver therapeutic interventions with children, families and communities
• Strong cultural awareness and a genuine commitment to culturally safe, community-led practice, particularly in partnership with Aboriginal communities
• Advanced clinical reasoning, assessment and intervention skills
• Clear communication and a collaborative, solutions-focused approach
• Confidence working across agencies and contributing to service development

In this role, you’ll also support the development of students and early-career clinicians, contribute to training initiatives, and stay at the forefront of best-practice trauma-informed care.

Requirements: 

• Must hold a qualification: Psychology, Social Work, Counsellor which provides eligibility or membership of the relevant professional association / provisional or general registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• The knowledge, skills and experience to meet the requirements of a Level 3 Allied Health Clinician.
• Current unrestricted NSW Driver's Licence and ability to travel as part of the role within an outreach capacity
  
   
  Additional Information:
   

• * Based on a minimum 18-month commitment to the position or the agreed duration of your contract. All payments to part-time and contract employees will be made on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the terms of your contract, including any approved extensions. If your contract ends before the agreed completion date, you may be required to repay a portion of the incentive. Please note: the increased RHWIS allowance is approved until 30^th June 2026. Commencement after this date may be subject to change, including the allowance amount for which the candidate may be eligible. To check your eligibility, visit the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. For further information or to discuss your circumstances, please contact HNELHD-RuralIncentives@health.nsw.gov.au. 

• To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa. 

• An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies. 

   

Need more information? 

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For role related queries or questions contact Belinda Robinson on Belinda.Robinson@health.nsw.gov.au