Senior Mental Health Clinician | headspace Upper Coomera

Monday to Friday | Business Hours | No Shift Work

Full-Time Fixed-Term to July 2027

$105,500 - $110,000 + Super + Salary Packaging + 5 Wellbeing Leave Days The Right Support at the Right Time Can Change a Young Person's Future

At headspace Upper Coomera, we're looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Mental Health Clinician who wants to make a genuine difference in the lives of young people and their families.

Based on Yugambeh Country and operated by Lives Lived Well, headspace Upper Coomera provides free, confidential and youth-friendly support for young people aged 12 to 25 years experiencing mental health, alcohol and other drug (AOD), and wellbeing challenges.

This is an opportunity to combine meaningful clinical work with leadership, mentoring and collaboration while enjoying the work-life balance of Monday to Friday business hours with no shift work.

A Role Where You Can Make a Broader Impact

As a senior member of the team, you'll combine direct clinical work with opportunities to mentor, support and influence practice within the service. Alongside maintaining a clinical caseload, you'll contribute to clinical leadership, service coordination and continuous improvement initiatives.

Working alongside the Team Leader and a passionate multidisciplinary team, you'll play an important role in supporting clinical excellence, reflective practice and positive outcomes for young people, their families and carers.

You'll Thrive Here If You're Someone Who:

- Is passionate about supporting young people during some of the most challenging periods of their lives.
- Builds trust quickly and creates safe, genuine connections with young people and families.
- Brings calm, confidence and sound clinical judgement to complex situations.
- Enjoys working collaboratively and values the perspectives of others.
- Likes sharing knowledge, supporting colleagues and contributing to a positive team culture.
- Believes early intervention can change the trajectory of a young person's life.




- Wants to continue growing as a clinician while making a meaningful difference every day.

You may already be working in youth mental health, community mental health, alcohol and other drug services, acute care, private practice or a related clinical setting. Most importantly, you're someone who believes that the right support at the right time can change the course of a young person's life.

What You'll Be Doing

- Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions to young people aged 12-25 years.
- Conduct biopsychosocial assessments, risk assessments and safety planning.
- Develop treatment plans and provide care coordination.
- Participate in intake, triage and referral processes.
- Support young people to access appropriate services and community supports.
- Facilitate psycho-social and therapeutic group programs.
- Participate in case reviews, clinical discussions and multidisciplinary care planning.
- Provide clinical guidance and support to colleagues where required.
- Contribute to quality improvement activities and evidence-based clinical practice.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and client records.

Mandatory Requirements To be considered for this role, applicants must:

- Hold a degree qualification in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Mental Health Nursing.
- Hold current AHPRA registration (Psychology, Occupational Therapy or Nursing) or be eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW).
- Have demonstrated experience working in a senior mental health role, including mental health assessments, risk assessment and safety planning, treatment planning, therapeutic interventions and care coordination.

What You'll Bring





- Experience undertaking biopsychosocial assessments and screening activities.
- Demonstrated experience completing comprehensive risk assessments, including suicide and violence risk assessments.
- Strong knowledge of trauma-informed, recovery-oriented and person-centred practice.
- Experience delivering counselling and evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
- Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with young people, families, carers and stakeholders.
- Current Blue Card (or ability to obtain).
- Current Australian Driver Licence.
- Ability to obtain a National Police Check.

Experience within alcohol and other drug services (highly regarded)
- Previous experience working within headspace or youth mental health settings (highly regarded)

Why Join Lives Lived Well?

- Monday to Friday business hours with no shift work.
- Salary packaging perks to increase your take-home pay.
- Five additional paid wellbeing leave days each year.
- Structured clinical supervision and support.
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
- Access to employee discounts through Wellspring.

- Meaningful work that positively impacts young people and their communities.

Apply Now The right support at the right time can change the course of a young person's life. If you're looking for a role where you can make a genuine difference, continue growing as a clinician and be part of a supportive team that shares your passion for helping young people thrive, we'd love to hear from you. To apply, please submit your resume and a brief cover letter telling us about your interest in the role and what inspires you to work with Lives Lived Well.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and may close earlier if a suitable candidate is identified.

Lives Lived Well is an equal employment opportunity employer. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with lived and living experience.

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