Full time or Part-time
Based in Lyneham, ACT
$************* per hour - experience dependant
Are you an experienced mental health clinician looking to step into a role where you can influence practice, conduct complex assessments, and support young people during critical moments of need?
Join a respected national NGO delivering innovative, early intervention mental health services to young people and families across the ACT.
About the Role
As a Clinician, you will provide advanced assessment and short-term intervention within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.
Working with young people aged *****, you will support early identification, acute presentations, and coordinated community-based responses that reduce risk, improve functioning, and promote early recovery.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in dynamic settings and wants to influence high-quality practice across the service.
What You'll Do
Deliver comprehensive biopsychosocial, mental state, and risk assessments for young people experiencing complex or acute mental health concerns
Provide brief interventions, crisis response, and outreach support
Intake and triage, ensuring timely clinical decision-making for higher acuity referrals
Build partnerships with EDs, inpatient units, GPs, schools, and community services
Provide or be part of day-to-day clinical guidance, supervision and mentoring
Contribute to clinical governance, including reviews,



incident response, and quality improvement
Maintain high standards of EMR documentation and outcomes data collection
About the Organisation
You'll be joining a national not-for-profit known for its commitment to youth wellbeing, early intervention, and evidence-based care.
Clinicians are supported through structured supervision, reflective practice, multidisciplinary collaboration, and opportunities for service improvement.
About You
Relevant tertiary qualifications and professional registration with AHPRA or AASW
Experience in clinical mental health, ideally youth, early psychosis, and/or co-occurring AOD concerns
Strong engagement skills with young people and families, with a commitment to culturally safe and trauma-informed care
Knowledge of ACT mental health and child safety legislation
Current Australian driver's licence and flexibility to work onsite with some outreach
Why Apply?
Work within a high-impact, early intervention, outreach mental health service
Join a team-oriented, multidisciplinary environment
Work within a values-driven organisation focused on community impact and social justice
Salary packaging that increases take-home pay
Extra paid leave each year
Ongoing training and leadership development opportunities
Collaborative, multidisciplinary and values-driven team culture
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📌 Senior Mental Health Clinician (Canberra)
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