CAMHS Mental Health Clinician - Level 3

Join us in the Hunter Valley to grow your career, collaborate with a supportive team, and make a lasting difference in young lives.

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until November 2026
Position Classification: CAMHS Mental Health Clinician Level 3
Remuneration: $55.09 - $67.15 per hour + superannuation 
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ608826
Location: Maitland Hospital 
Applications Close: Thursday 23rd October 2025

Where you'll be working 
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Social Worker, or Counsellor to join our supportive and dynamic team at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) – Hunter Valley. This position is based at our 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 family therapy. 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.

What you'll be doing 
The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) is a specialist service providing assessment and treatment for young people aged 0–17 years and their families or carers across the Hunter New England Local Health District (HNE LHD). Young people referred to CAMHS typically experience complex and severe mental health concerns that significantly impact their development and day-to-day functioning.
As a mental health professional within CAMHS, you will specialise in the assessment and treatment of mental illness, as well as in evaluating family systems and the broader psychosocial factors that influence a young person’s wellbeing and recovery.
While most clinical work is conducted in our main clinics, we also provide telehealth services and conduct outreach to smaller satellite health sites during work hours to ensure equitable access across the region.
These senior roles are graded at the level of Clinical Psychologist, Level 3 Allied Health Professional, or Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2 (CNS-2). Core responsibilities include conducting comprehensive mental health assessments, delivering psychological and family-based interventions, case coordination, and multidisciplinary consultation. Discipline-specific approaches are strongly supported within the team, and having a diverse, skilled workforce enables informed and collaborative decision-making.
Regular collaboration with colleagues is a key feature of this role. Dual-clinician sessions, joint case reviews, and cross-disciplinary consultations—with psychiatry, dietetics, speech pathology, and inpatient services—are integral to providing holistic, high-quality care.

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).
This role includes day-to-day support from the Hunter Valley/Manning CAMHS Team Leader and regular collaboration with the wider multidisciplinary team 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.
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), Nutrition and Dietetics 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.
• Eligibility to drive in NSW and interstate and the willingness to travel in the course of employment.

What we can offer you
At Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day: 

• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
• Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
• Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Work life balance
• 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
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

 

Additional Information 

• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
• This position is full time; however, part time arrangements will be considered (minimum 4 days / 32 hours per week).
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered 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.   
• Hunter New England Health is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse. 

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For role related queries or questions contact Benjamin Tupou on Benjamin.Tupou@health.nsw.gov.au