Senior Mental Health Professional (CNS Gde 2, Clin Psych, Snr Psych, OT/SW/Speech Path Lvl 3) - ELVER Program - Temp FT
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time, up to 38 hours per week until 30/06/2026
Location: SWSLHD District Wide
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2, Occupational Therapist Level 3, Social Worker Level 3, Senior Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: Dependent on Classification
Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2: $2,170.29 - $2,176.29 per week
Occupational Therapist Level 3: $2,154.06 - $2,223.86 per week
Social Worker Level 3: $2,154.06 - $2,223.86 per week
Senior Psychologist: $2,284.57 - $2,475.55 per week
Clinical Psychologist: $2,093.71 - $2,551.92 per week
Speech Pathologist Level 3: $2,154.06 - $2,223.86 per week
Requisition ID: REQ585023
Application Close Date: 06/07/2025
Interview Date Range: 09/07/2025 - 16/07/2025
Contact Details: Dominique Limbrey | Dominique.Limbrey@health.nsw.gov.au
About the Opportunity
The Elver Program is an innovative specialist mental health service for children and young people living in Out of Home Care across NSW. Children and young people serviced by Elver live with the adverse affects of trauma and abuse, including disrupted attachment, increased rates of mental illness and disability impacting their development. The Elver program is a joint collaboration between SWSLHD and the Department of Communities and Justice and is positioned uniquely in these two agencies and located at the DCJ ISS office at Parramatta.
We are looking for a passionate Clinician to join our team. The successful applicant will demonstrate capacity to work collaboratively and contribute to multidisciplinary care provision to complex children and young people. Clinicians in the Elver program provide advocacy and intervention and complete specialist multidisciplinary assessments, clinical formulation and deliver training to a variety of stakeholders. The Elver Program provides interventions that contribute to capacity building in the care system around children who may be in kinship, foster and residential care settings.
There are opportunities within the program for professional learning and development, with clinical supervision supported and offered to clinicians in the program. As a statewide program, some statewide travel will be required.
What You'll be Doing
The Senior Clinician will support the service delivery of the Elver OOHC model of care based in Parramatta and servicing NSW. The preferred person will demonstrate confidence with managing high risk complex presentations in young people, provide leadership, mentorship and supervision to junior clinicians and service partners where appropriate. Ensure the delivery of strengths based and recovery orientated mental health care and treatment within the ELVER multi-disciplinary outreach team. Able to work from a trauma informed culturally safe lens. Carry a clinical caseload providing intensive therapeutic interventions and care coordination, appropriate to the needs of the consumer.
Where You'll Be Working
SWSLHD Community Mental Health Services provide comprehensive, community-based mental health care across South Western Sydney.
These services cater to different age groups, including children, adolescents, adults, and older persons, ensuring specialised care throughout various life stages. The multidisciplinary teams offer a range of supports, including mental health assessments, crisis intervention, care coordination, and therapy. They work closely with inpatient services, GPs, and other community organisations to provide holistic care.
The focus on community health and wellbeing makes SWSLHD Community Mental Health Services an ideal place to work, providing opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the community.
How to Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the below questions as thoroughly as possible. View our application guide for information on how to respond to criteria and improve your application.
- Relevant qualifications in one or more of the disciplines as mentioned in Essential Requirements.
- Demonstrated skills in coordinating and contributing to multidisciplinary care for children and young people in a trauma-informed and culturally safe manner, along with proven experience in providing advanced evidence-based clinical interventions.
- Please provide an example of how you remain outcomes-focused while managing high-risk, complex young people, demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in your therapeutic approaches.
- Applicants must possess an Australian C-Class driver's license (including P1 or P2). Those who hold a C class license (P1 or P2 included) from a state other than NSW must obtain a NSW C class (P1 or P2 included) license within three months of appointment. Learner's licenses are not permitted.
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Health & Fitness
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Transforming Your Experience
Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.
To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ 🟡 🔴 background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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