Team Leader, CAMHS Safeguards and CAATS Team - Lismore
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Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Nurse Unit Mgr Lvl 2, Snr Psychologist, Clinical Psychologist, Social Worker Lvl 5, Occupational Therapist Lvl 5
Remuneration: $109,247 - $133,112.75 per annum, dependent on qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ587154
About the role
The Safeguards and Child and Adolescent Assessment and Triage Service (CAATS) Team is a dedicated Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) resource providing innovative and best practice care to children and adolescents aged 0-17 years experiencing acute mental health distress. Providing team leadership to, and coordination of, the multidisciplinary Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD).
Safeguards and CAATS team to ensure the provision of evidence based best practice care to children and adolescents with mental health issues. Providing advanced clinical services in line with their discipline within the Safeguard and CAATS team which is community based and will provide rapid, mobile, intensive and flexible short-term delivery of skilled evidence-based interventions to resolve mental health crisis both in the community and acute facilities.
About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)
We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.
If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.
You care. We care. Learn more about NNSWLHD here.
Relocating to the region?
The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at: www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Join our team and you’ll enjoy:
- Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home pay
- Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
- Growth – access to professional and personal development
- Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
- Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Paula Sheehan on Paula.Sheehan@health.nsw.gov.au
Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day.
Applications Close: 14 July 2025
NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.
NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.
For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.
To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au.
You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position.
This recruitment may be used to fill future positions for permanent, temporary and casual positions.
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