Senior Social Worker - Adolescent Mental Health
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Social Worker Level 3
Location: Nepean Hospital
Remuneration: $116,892.00 - $120,680.00 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ636871
Applications Close: 06/04/2026
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
Introducing the Nepean Adolescent Mental Health Unit (NAHMU), a fresh, purpose built 10-bed facility dedicated to supporting adolescents aged 12 to 17 who are navigating complex and severe mental health challenges. This state-of-the-art inpatient unit is the newest chapter in the Child, Youth and Family Mental Health (CYFMH) story, expanding its reach to provide compassionate, specialised care from the earliest stages of life through to young adulthood. NAHMU isn’t just a place of healing, it’s a vital step forward in empowering young
An exciting opportunity is available for a dedicated and compassionate Social Worker to join the Nepean Adolescent Mental Health Unit (NAMHU) at Nepean Hospital.
In this role, you will work closely with adolescents experiencing acute mental health distress, undertaking comprehensive psychosocial assessments, contributing to care planning, and supporting recovery-oriented goals. The position involves close collaboration with carers, community services, schools and statutory bodies to ensure coordinated care, effective discharge planning and continuity of support beyond hospital admission. You will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team, contributing your professional expertise to clinical reviews, family meetings and risk management processes.
Working at NAMHU offers the opportunity to be part of a highly specialised service making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people and their families. You will be supported through clinical supervision, professional development opportunities and the benefits of working within a large and diverse Local Health District.
If you are passionate about adolescent mental health and are looking to grow your practice in a supportive, multidisciplinary inpatient setting, we would love to hear from you. Join us at Nepean Blue Mountains LHD and help shape positive outcomes for young people at a critical time in their lives.
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time employees
Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
Novated Leasing
Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Tertiary qualification in Social Work and eligibility for AASW membership.
- Substantial post-graduate clinical experience providing social work services to children and adolescents with mental health issues. Demonstrated advanced knowledge of psychosocial issues that arise for young people and families during acute and chronic mental health presentations and trauma. Demonstrated clinical skill in providing assessment, care planning, and therapeutic intervention for adolescent’s mental health presentations within a clinical health setting. Experience in an inpatient/acute unit is desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake comprehensive psychosocial, family and risk assessments (including child protection, domestic and family violence, safety and vulnerability), and to develop, implement and review evidence-informed, recovery-oriented and trauma-informed social work interventions for young people and their families/carers.
- Proven experience in complex care coordination and system navigation across government and non-government services, including NDIA-related supports, welfare and income support, housing and homelessness services, youth and family support agencies, education and other community providers, to enhance safety, stability, participation and sustainable recovery.
- Demonstrated contribution to service development, policy/protocol development, quality improvement and evaluation to enhance clinical outcomes and service delivery in a child and adolescent and/or inpatient mental health setting.
- Highly developed interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to engage sensitively and effectively with young people and their families/carers from diverse backgrounds; demonstrated ability to provide clear, timely documentation and reports consistent with NSW Health, legal and professional (AASW) standards.
- Demonstrated experience in providing clinical supervision, consultation and mentoring to social workers, students and/or other staff, supporting capability building in psychosocial assessment, risk, child protection, family-inclusive practice and systems advocacy, consistent with AASW supervision standards.
- Demonstrated ability to work flexibly and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team in a fast-paced inpatient environment, including willingness to work after-hours and weekends as required, and to attend other CYF-MH sites. Current Driver’s Licence and willingness to use for work-related travel.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
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For role related queries or questions contact Marita Schwendler on Marita.Schwendler@health.nsw.gov.au
