Clinical Psychologist - Adolescent Mental Health Unit
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- REQ631508 Requisition #
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Nepean Hospital
Position Classification: Clinical Psychologist
Remuneration: $113,617.00 - $138,482.00 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ631508
Applications Close: 26/01/2026
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 people and their families with the support they need, when they need it most.
If you’re passionate about transforming the lives of young people experiencing acute mental health challenges, this is your opportunity to step into a role where your expertise truly matters. NAMHU is seeking a dedicated Clinical Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary allied health team and play a central role in supporting adolescents and their families through some of their most difficult moments.
In this senior position, you will work alongside the Senior Social Worker and Senior Occupational Therapist as a primary therapist and care coordinator for young people admitted to the unit. You will act as a key clinician for both young people and their families, guiding the development and implementation of care plans and delivering specialised assessment, formulation and evidence‑based interventions. Your advanced clinical skills will support diagnostic clarification, risk assessment and the delivery of individual, family and group therapies. Interventions will draw on CBT, DBT and other evidence‑based approaches tailored to the unique needs of each adolescent, addressing challenges such as mood and anxiety disorders, psychosis, self‑harm, emotion dysregulation, interpersonal difficulties and trauma‑related presentations.
If you’re ready to bring your expertise, leadership and compassion to a team committed to making a real difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help shape brighter futures for young people and their families.
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
⦁ Accrued Day Off (ADO)
⦁ 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
- Accredited post-graduate Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology and full registration as Psychologist with AHPRA
- Demonstrated substantial experience in Clinical Psychology including experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health settings with adolescents (12-17 years) or equivalent. Preferably with experience working in an inpatient setting. Evidence of managing a caseload of moderate to high complexity, including acute, resistant, or comorbid psychological conditions.
- Clinical Assessment, Diagnostic, Formulation, and Intervention Skills: Advanced proficiency in psychological assessment, diagnosis, use of psychometric tools, risk assessment, and case formulation for adolescents. Competence in delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions (e.g. CBT, DBT, family therapy, trauma-informed therapies) suitable to adolescent inpatients. Ability to adapt modalities to developmental stages, intellectual capacity, cultural background, and clinical presentation.
- Experience in consultation, supervision & mentoring: Ability to provide secondary consultation to multidisciplinary team members. Participate/lead peer supervision and collegial case review.
- Independence, Judgment & Decision-Making: Ability to work independently, exercise clinical judgment in selecting/tailoring interventions. Sound ethical decision-making, ability to manage complex clinical situations (e.g. risk, self-harm, aggression, medications interactions) in inpatient context.
- Inter-professional & Stakeholder Collaboration: Demonstrated skills in working as part of a multidisciplinary team (psychiatrists, nursing, allied health, peer workers etc.). Ability to liaise with families/carers, external agencies (e.g. schools, community mental health), legal or child protection services as needed. Cultural competence and sensitivity, especially regarding Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander young people and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Research, Evaluation, Policy & Quality Improvement: Participation in or leadership of service development, evaluation, or research projects relevant to adolescent inpatient mental health. Skills in audit, quality improvement, outcome measurement. Willingness to contribute to development of clinical protocols, policy, guidelines, and in-service education and training.
- Demonstrated ability to work flexibly 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
