COPMI CYMHS Mental Health Clinician
Step into a role where compassion becomes a lifeline and connection becomes change. As our COPMI clinician, you’ll walk alongside children carrying the invisible weight of a parent’s mental illness, offering warmth, safety, and the steady belief that their story can unfold differently. This is a chance to bring hope into moments that need it most, to be the gentle constant in a young person's world, and to make a meaningful difference.
Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: Health Clinician Level 3
Remuneration:
Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2: $58.83 - $60.76 per hour
Clinical Psychologist: $57.30 – $69.84 per hour
Occupational Therapist Level 3: $58.95 - $60.86 per hour
Social Worker Level 3: $58.95 - $60.86 per hour
Hours Per Week: 24
Requisition ID: REQ654054
Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone. There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.
- Innovation is at our core, with opportunities for research driven evidence based practice, ensuring our work remains engaging and fulfilling.
- Clear pathways for career progression, supported by training secondments, recognition and mentorship, empower employee and leaders alike to reach their professional goals.
- Join us on a journey to a place where every achievement is celebrated and every opportunity is embraced.
NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.
Where you'll be working
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital
What you'll be doing
The COPMI clinician role aims to develop sustainable networks between the adult Mental Health Services (MHS), Child and Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS) and other services/agencies in the provision of support to families and children affected by parental or other familial mental health difficulties. The role may also offer direct clinical service such as assessment, brief intervention and referral for these families.
The role will:
- Enhance consumer and family care through developing systems for improved communication between CYMHS, adult MHS and other service providers.
- Develop coordinated systems of care to improve outcomes for children and parents who are consumers of adult MHS or CYMHS.
- Provide staff in adult MHS and CYMHS with support in meeting their obligations in relation to child at risk legislation, policy directives and procedures in relation to COPMI families.
- Offer targeted collaborative clinical assessment and intervention in conjunction with CYMHS and/or adult MHS.
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Nursing with current full registration with APRHA (or for Social Work membership of relevant professional body). Clinical Psychologists need to hold master’s degree or higher in Clinical Psychology. Clinical Nurse Specialists must have relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years' experience working in the clinical area of their specified post-graduate qualification or such other qualifications or relevant equivalent experience. Social Workers and Occupational Therapists require relevant clinical experience with minimum at Level 2.
- Demonstrated clinical experience in adult mental health and/or child and youth mental health.
- Demonstrated understanding of the issues for children and adolescents living in families affected by mental illness and family sensitive practice and partnerships for COPMI.
- Experience in working with children and young people and their families individually and within a group setting.
- Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team environment with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Current NSW drivers licence.
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For role related queries or questions contact Alana Giffin on Alana.Longford@health.nsw.gov.au
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.
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Applications Close: 23 April 2026
Tentative Interview Date: Week commencing 27 April 2026
