Senior Paediatric Mental Health Clinician - Therapy for Kids & Families

🌱 Make a lasting difference in the mental health and wellbeing of children and families

🤝 Lead evidence-based, family-centred care in a supportive multidisciplinary team

💡 Shape service improvement, mentor clinicians and strengthen community partnerships

Help children thrive. Empower families. Shape better mental health outcomes. Deliver specialist paediatric mental health assessments and therapeutic interventions for children aged up to 12 years and their families.

Employment Type: Permanent Part Time 
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1, Clinical Psychologist, Occupational Therapist Level 3, Social Worker Level 3 
Remuneration: Dependent on Qualifications
Hours Per Week: 16
Location: Rupertswood, Mount Druitt

Where you'll be working
Join Therapy for Kids & Families (TKF), a specialist community-based children's mental health service within Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD). Based at Mount Druitt Hospital in Rupertswood, you’ll work alongside dedicated professionals who are passionate about improving the emotional wellbeing of children and supporting families through complex challenges.

Proudly caring for the Mount Druitt community for over 50 years, Mount Druitt Hospital is committed to evolving its services to meet local needs and enhance patient care.

• Work alongside clinicians and partner services to deliver coordinated, holistic care for children and families.

• Support children experiencing complex emotional and behavioural difficulties, trauma, attachment challenges and other mental health concerns.

• Contribute your expertise while supporting colleagues, supervising students and participating in continuous learning.

• Enjoy proximity to Westfield Mount Druitt, approximately a 10-minute walk away, and Mount Druitt train station. Onsite parking is available for a small fee, along with all-day street parking options.

• Therapy for Kids & Families operates across three WSLHD sites: Auburn, Westmead and Mount Druitt, providing opportunities to collaborate across a broader network of specialist children's mental health services.

What you'll be doing 
As a Senior Paediatric Mental Health Clinician, you’ll play a key role in delivering specialist, evidence-based mental health care that recognises the needs of each child within their family, community and broader support system. You’ll combine advanced clinical practice with collaboration, leadership and service development to achieve meaningful, family-focused outcomes.

• Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, develop treatment plans, prepare specialist reports and provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions tailored to children and their families.

• Build therapeutic relationships, provide education and practical skills training, advocate for consumers, and strengthen family resilience and capacity to manage mental health challenges.

• Collaborate with families, multidisciplinary colleagues, schools, the Department of Education, the Department of Communities and Justice, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services, NGOs and other community partners to promote continuity of care.

• Share specialist expertise, support colleagues' clinical development, supervise students and contribute to a culture of reflective practice and professional excellence.

• Participate in program development, evaluation, clinical research and outcome measurement, while maintaining professional supervision and continuing professional development requirements.

Make a difference with NSW Health

Bring your clinical expertise, compassion and commitment to child and family mental health to a role where your work can have a lasting impact. Join a team dedicated to delivering equitable, person-centred care and strengthening the wellbeing of children and communities across Western Sydney.

Apply today and help create brighter futures for children and families.

How to Apply 
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Requirements:

• Qualification: Accredited post-graduate Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology. Relevant tertiary qualification in Nursing, Social Work or Occupational Therapy. 

• Registration: Full registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency AHPRA and endorsement in the area of Clinical Psychology. Full registration with APHRA as a Nurse, Occupational Therapist or Social Worker- eligibility to be member of the AASW 

Selection Criteria:

1. Demonstrated experience in working therapeutically with children and families who present with significant emotional, behavioural, and/or mental health difficulties.

2. Demonstrated evidence-based skills in the assessment and treatment of children and their families presenting with complex mental health issues in a developmental framework.

3. Demonstrated skills and experience in working with families who are at risk due to issues such as substance abuse, mental illness, child protection and domestic violence.

4. Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written) and ability to build therapeutic relationships.

5. Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team and with other service providers to achieve optimal outcomes for children and families.

6. Current NSW driver license and willing to use for work purposes

Requisition ID: REQ690878
Applications Close: 3rd November 2026

Need more information ?

• Find out more about applying for this position.

• Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.   

• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications. 

• For inquiries about the role, contact Carl Gray on 02 8890 6577 or carl.gray@health.nsw.gov.au