Community Mental Health Clinician - Adult

Community Mental Health Clinician  
 

Join a dedicated community mental health team delivering recovery oriented care to adults across the Murrumbidgee region. This role offers the opportunity to provide evidence based assessment, therapeutic intervention and case management while making a genuine difference to individuals, families and communities. 

Our benefits
Financial: 

• 12% superannuation
• Salary packaging and novated leasing
• Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading (for full-time and part-time staff)
• Relocation Assistance
• 482 Sponsorship considerations 
   

Work-Life Balance: 

• Paid maternity and parental leave (for more information)

•  Generous leave options like long service and carers leave

  
   

Health & Wellbeing: 

• Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
• Free and confidential support for staff and their families via our Staff Wellbeing and Support Service (EAP)
• Wellbeing programs that promote mental health, resilience, and balance 
  
   

About the Role 
As Adult Community Mental Health Clinician, you will provide recovery oriented community mental health assessment, therapeutic intervention and case management to adults experiencing mental illness, within a multidisciplinary team. You will deliver evidence based, consumer centred care while working collaboratively with families, carers and partner services in line with legislation and professional standards. 

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering comprehensive mental health assessments, triage and evidence based therapeutic interventions to adults in a community setting.
• Providing case management within a recovery oriented framework, supporting consumers to achieve meaningful health and wellbeing outcomes.
• Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, and liaising effectively with consumers, carers, families and external service providers.
• Ensuring care delivery complies with relevant legislation, policies and professional standards, including the NSW Mental Health Act.
• Participating in crisis intervention, care planning and risk management, maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation.
• Contributing to continuous professional development, clinical supervision and service improvement, while upholding NSW Health CORE values.
• Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level. 
  
   

Employment Type: Permanent Full - Time, Part - Time and Casual Opportunities  
Position Classification: Psychologist, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Registered Nurse 
Remuneration: $74,317.94 - $ 117,755.00 per annum pro rata (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable) 
Hours Per Week: up to 38 
Requisition ID: REQ650540 
Location: Young  

 

What We’re Looking For: 

• Relevant tertiary qualification with registration or professional peak body eligibility.
• Recent experience in community or acute mental health
• Strong understanding of mental health practices, such as recovery oriented care, shared care models, and consumer, family and carer focused approaches.
• Sound understanding of mental health legislation
• Excellent communication and personal skills 
  
   

More information:  
 1) Download the Position Description 
 2) Find out more about applying for this position. 
For role related queries or questions contact Sharlene Brown, Acting Community Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Manager on 0499 611 788 or Sharlene.Brown@health.nsw.gov.au for a confidential chat. 


Applications close: 10 June 2026 

MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. 
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.  

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander,  you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative. 

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.  

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.