The Chance

We’re seeking an experienced Mental Health Professional to lead our multidisciplinary mental health intake team delivering exceptional services. The role is part‑time contract until 30th June 2027, 3 days per week across Maitland and Cessnock.

The role includes providing clinical oversight, coordination, supervision, and positive leadership to ensure seamless collaboration within the team. The position will cover headspace Maitland and headspace Cessnock sites, ensuring coverage required on both sites including the satellite site at Cessnock at least two days per fortnight.

Responsibilities Of The Clinical Lead Include

- Lead support for headspace staff, General Practitioner, private providers and collocated service providers to respond to clients presenting to headspace Maitland or Cessnock in crisis or at risk of harm.
- Assess young people in accordance with designated headspace biopsychosocial tools.
- Assist the Centre Manager to monitor the effectiveness of the Intake systems and referral pathways for young people who access headspace and identify gaps for improvement.
- Assist with recruitment and training of clinical staff.
- Coordinate Intake team staff rosters and duty allocations.
- Monitor wait times and identify alternate strategies to manage and/or assist clients’ engagement in therapeutic interventions.
- Oversee outreach services provided by headspace and identify service improvement strategies.
- Promote and adhere to a young person‑centred approach working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team for the engagement, assessment, treatment and social and vocational rehabilitation of young people accessing headspace.
- Deliver culturally safe and respectful services.
- Promote and adhere to youth friendly practice principles that effectively manage risk.




- Develop effective relationships with key stakeholders and referral networks.

About you

- Tertiary degree in Psychology, Social Work, Nursing, Occupational Therapy or similar with substantial work experience in child and adolescent mental health settings.
- Full AHPRA or AASW registration.
- Demonstrated evidence based clinical skills in assessment and working with young people and their families/carers in a mental health and/or drug and alcohol setting.
- Understanding of the needs of young people with a mental illness, including engagement with the mental health service system.
- Ability to advocate for improved accessibility for young people across multiple service systems.
- Provide effective leadership and multidisciplinary teamwork skills in managing risk within a youth mental health setting.
- Develop, manage and monitor performance outcomes for programs and activities.
- Provide formal and informal clinical supervision to staff incorporating self‑reflection and development.
- Highly developed interpersonal, public relations and communication skills, including sound oral and written skills.
- Understanding and commitment to Child Protection legislation and OH&S; principles.
- Current unrestricted driver’s licence, WWCC, current First Aid Certificate (or willingness to obtain).

Benefits

- Up to 40% discount on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools.
- Salary packaging options (up to $611/fortnight).
- Discounted private health insurance through Medibank.
- Career and development opportunities.
- Access to over 300 gyms with the Fitness Passport Program.
- Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program.
- Paid parental leave after 12 months of service.

We provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and welcome all applications. You must have the right to live and work in Australia.

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📌 Clinical Lead (Maitland)
🏢 Newcastle Anglican
📍 Maitland