Mental Health Clinician

Be part of a connected CAMHS team making a real difference for children, adolescents, and families across the Hunter Valley.

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until June 2027
Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2, Occupational Therapist Level 3, Clinical Psychologist, Social Worker Level 3, Counsellor Level 3
Remuneration: $57.30 - $69.84 per hour + super
Hours Per Week: 24
Location: Maitland - High Street Campus
Requisition ID: REQ660403
Applications Close: Monday, 1st June 2026


Where you'll be working:
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Allied Health Level 3 to join our supportive and dynamic team at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) – Hunter Valley on a 12-month contract – 3 days a week. This Mental Health Clinician invites clinicians to apply:

• Clinical Nurse Specialist – Grade 2
• Occupational Therapists – Level 3
• Clinical Psychologist/Clin Psych in Training
• Social Workers – Level 3
• Counsellor – Level 3

This position is based at our HNE High Street Campus in Maitland with free on-site parking. Some travel across the Hunter Valley region will be required to support clinical work.

At CAMHS Hunter Valley, we operate within a collaborative and multidisciplinary team environment, where mutual support and shared learning are central to achieving meaningful outcomes for young people and their families. Our model of care at HNELHD CAMHS emphasises individual therapy for children and adolescents, while also promoting dual clinician approaches to deliver effective interventions with a whole family system. This model fosters strong therapeutic outcomes and supports ongoing professional development for our clinicians.

Staff are well-supported through local team governance structures, as well as through the broader CAMHS and Mental Health Service networks. Clinical decisions, risk management, and service improvement initiatives are approached collaboratively, ensuring safe, evidence-based, and innovative care.

About the role:
As a clinician within CAMHS Hunter Valley Team, you'll provide high-quality mental health assessments, treatment, and case coordination for children, young people, and their families/caregivers experiencing complex and severe mental health challenges.

Typical days involve multidisciplinary team discussions and individual and or dual clinician therapeutic interventions. While most clinical work is conducted in our main office, we also provide telehealth services and conduct outreach to smaller satellite health sites during work hours to ensure equitable access across the region.

Our focus of care is providing Specialist Mental Health Assessment and stabilisation for mental health presentations and promoting and advancing their recovery for young people and families to graduate from public mental health care.

You will be interfacing and providing consultation to other services linked with a young person including GP’s, Schools and NGO’s as well as other CAMHS clinicians / teams across our Hunter New England network.

About you:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and skilled clinician who brings experience in delivering therapeutic interventions for complex child and adolescent mental health presentations. The successful candidate will demonstrate flexibility in managing competing demands and be able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment. A collaborative approach is essential, including openness to having clinical work reviewed as part of risk management and continuous service improvement processes.

A strong commitment to quality care and the ability to identify and act on opportunities to enhance clinical practice and improve consumer outcomes are also important. While experience in family therapy is beneficial, it is not essential. Training and mentorship are available for specific family therapy models, such as Family-Based Therapy for Eating Disorders (FBT-E).

How you'll be supported:
This role includes day-to-day support from the Hunter Valley/Manning CAMHS Team Leader, site seniors, and CAMHS Senior Leadership Team. Regular collaboration with the multidisciplinary team exists to support shared clinical decision-making. Clinical supervision is provided internally for individual development, with access to external supervision for specific therapeutic modalities as needed.

Orientation into the role is support at a local level team with mentorship and dual clinician work; across our HNE network with CAMHS Orientation training days and Inservice; as well as Statewide HNE CAM.

Ongoing professional development is supported, and further therapy training opportunities can be accessed in alignment with service needs and clinician interests.

Requirements:

• Must hold a qualification in one of the following: Occupational Therapy, Clin Psychology/clin psych in training, Nursing, Social Work, Counsellor (Degree in Bachelor of Health Science Mental health, Djirruwang Program), which provides eligibility or membership of the relevant professional association general registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. For a CNS2: relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years experience working in the clinical area of a post-graduate qualification. - Please ensure you upload a copy of your relevant qualification/s.
• Eligibility to drive in NSW and interstate and the willingness to travel in the course of employment. - Please ensure you upload a copy of your licence.

What we can offer you:
At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer:

• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
• Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
• Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

 

Additional information:

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies.
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

How to apply:
Click apply online, submit your information and resume, and address the criteria listed below providing examples that demonstrate your ability.

1. Significant experience and knowledge in working with children and or young people with mental health concerns and their parents/ guardian and family.
2. Evidence of ability to build and maintain cooperative professional and therapeutic relationships with children/ young people and their parents /guardians and key stakeholders through the application of well developed interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
3. Demonstrated ability to meet the supervision needs of students and/or less experienced staff in addition to leading planning and evaluating team activities.