NSW Government

Mental Health Professional

🔍 Brookvale, Brookvale Community Health Centre | Sydney

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Mental Health Clinician
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REQ552463 Requisition #
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9 hours ago Post Date

Exciting career opportunity available now in The Older Persons Mental Health Community Services (OPMHS) of Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD).

Are you a Registered Nurse, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist:

  • Do you have interest and experience in Older Persons Mental Health?
  • Are you patient and empathic?
  • Would you enjoy a dynamic and supportive multidisciplinary team environment?
  • Are you passionate about providing safe high-quality care to older people?
  • Are you interested in advancing your career with specialist knowledge and expertise?

You will be working in the community with older adults experiencing mental health issues who may be living in their own homes, with family, or in Residential Aged Care Facilities. You will be providing recovery-oriented, person-centred biopsychosocial care planning and interventions, reflected in all aspects of your practice and service delivery.

You will have previous experience of working with older adults experiencing mental ill health in a community setting, including the provision of assessment, care planning and interventions which are evidence based.

We look forward to hearing from you.

NSLHD employees are provided with supervision and training opportunities.


Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Remuneration: Dependent on qualification
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ552463

Salary per hour:
Registered Nurse: $36.39 - $51.09
Allied Health Professional Level 1/2: $37.03 - $52.83
Psychologist: $39.01- $57.10

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination, and racism. 


Where you'll be working
Brookvale Community Mental Health Service, Older People's Mental Health

What you'll be doing
The primary function of the OPMHS Mental Health Professional is to work collaboratively as part of the multi-disciplinary team in order to provide high quality, evidenced based clinical care to Older People presenting with complex mental health issues in collaboration with the consumer &their carer/s, the consumers General Practitioner, Aged Care Services, other medical professionals and Non-Government Organisations (where applicable). The OPMHS consumer cohort requires specific and specialist assessment and interventions associated with the complexity of their clinical presentations including the presence of co-morbidities such as physical health problems, drug and alcohol use / abuse and issues of ageing including Dementia and the Behavioural &Psychological Symptoms of Dementia.


People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

  1. Current Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (APRHA) registration as a Registered Nurse, Psychologist or Occupational Therapist or eligibility for membership to the AASW. 
  2. Demonstrated skills in conducting comprehensive mental health assessment and management, including assessment, risk management and care coordination.
  3. Demonstrated experience working in Community Mental Health services and a demonstrated knowledge of the NSW Mental Health Act (2007).

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 Andrew Clement on Andrew.Clement@health.nsw.gov.au

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have. 


Applications Close: 21 February 2025

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