Job Description: Role title: Senior Clinician Clinical Lead Role type: Max term contract full time (until June ****) Role grade: Psychologist (Year 3), Clinical Psychologist (Year 3), Counsellor (Level 3, year 1-2) or Social Worker (Level 3, year 1-2) Department and location: Community Outpatients - Drug Health Service, St Vincent's Public Hospital, Sydney Salary: $88,****** - $126,****** + Super + Salary Packaging New FY***** wage increase to be announced soon. All approved increases will be backdated to 1 July once implemented.
Welcome to St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Join a team built on a proud legacy of world-class care, true compassion, and deep community roots. Founded by the Sisters of Charity and powered today by St Vincent's Health Australia, the Sisters' legacy of compassionate service is our living heartbeat. As Sydney's premier and iconic inner-city public hospital, we serve the entire population, providing world-class care to all people, including the most vulnerable in our community. Across our renowned precinct, we feature cutting-edge programs and surgery infrastructure, fostering clinical excellence and professional growth. Located in the vibrant heart of Darlinghurst, we are positioned just minutes from Kings Cross station, with direct, high-frequency bus connections from the east, and seamless links from Gadigal and Museum stations right to our doorstep.
Read on to explore this exciting role and the fantastic perks waiting for you here.
About the role
Provide clinical and operational leadership to the STP and ADS outpatient allied health team to support the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based and person-centred care. Maintain an advanced clinical caseload, including biopsychosocial assessments, care planning, brief interventions and ongoing treatment for clients experiencing stimulant and other substance use concerns. Coordinate client intake, triage, allocation and review processes, and facilitate Clinical Review Meetings and case reviews to support effective service delivery and complex clinical decision-making. Provide clinical consultation, mentoring, supervision and workforce development support to multidisciplinary clinicians across ADS Community Outpatients. Support the implementation,



monitoring and ongoing development of the STP and S-Check Models of Care, including service evaluation, quality improvement, clinical governance and policy activities. Monitor service performance, documentation, compliance and stakeholder relationships to support safe, effective and accountable service delivery and improved client outcomes.
About you
Relevant tertiary qualifications in Counselling, Social Work, Psychology or another behavioural science discipline, with eligibility for membership of the relevant professional association. Extensive clinical experience in alcohol and other drug treatment, including assessment, care planning, brief intervention and therapeutic treatment of clients with complex substance use and co-occurring mental health presentations. Advanced knowledge of contemporary evidence-based treatment approaches for substance use disorders, including harm reduction, motivational interviewing and strengths-based practice. Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership, consultation, mentoring and workforce development support, while coordinating multidisciplinary clinical services and reflective practice. Demonstrated experience in quality improvement, clinical governance, service evaluation, policy development, and building effective relationships through high-level communication and organisational skills.
What we can offer you
Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay and not-for-profit salary packaging to maximise your income
Seamless NSW Health Mobility: Smooth transfer of your qualifying service and leave entitlements
World-Class: Be part of a renowned precinct alongside the Garvan & Victor Chang institutes
Excellence: Premier heart/lung transplant program, advanced robotics, & pioneering HIV/AIDS initiatives
Cutting-Edge Oncology: Deliver advanced cancer care and trials at the renowned Kinghorn Cancer Centre
Community:



Support vital programs for First Nations, homelessness, mental health, & drug and alcohol care
Professional Advancement: Accelerate your career with study leave and Curran Foundation scholarships
Health & Wellbeing: Fitness Passport, discounted private health, & cultural recognitions and celebrations
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia Please note, visa sponsorship is not available for this position. For this role you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or have an Australia visa that grants you the work rights necessary for the role.
Equal opportunity
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. As part of our commitment to reconciliation, we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply and join us in delivering care that heals body, mind, spirit and community.
Reconciliation Action Plan
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, secure, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit or get in contact at ******
St Vincent's Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in ****. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent's is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead's vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent's Health Australia is today the nation's largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent's family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.
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📌 Senior Clinician Clinical Lead (New South Wales)
🏢 St Vincent's Health Australia
📍 New South Wales