Senior Mental Health Clinician (Clinical Psych/ OT4/ SW4/ Senior Psych) AFMHN Safeguards Justice Health NSW - Negotiable Locations (Lismore/Grafton/Northern Rivers) -TFT up to 6 months

Employment Type:TemporaryFull Time
Position Classification:Clinical Psych/ OT4/ SW4/ Senior Psych
Remuneration:dependent on position classification plus superannuation
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ698676

Applications Close: 1 November 2026 at 11:59pm AEDT

Position Title: Senior Mental Health Clinician (Clinical Psych/ OT4/ SW4/ Senior Psych) AFMHN Safeguards Justice Health NSW- Negotiable Locations (Lismore/Grafton/Northern Rivers) -TFT up to 6 months

If you are passionate about delivering healthcare with the greatest impact, then come and join us at the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (JHFMHN). We areJust the Placeto grow your career and be part of a valued team delivering care where it's needed most

Be part of a supportive workplace, where you can apply your skills to address complex healthcare needs while broadening your treatment capabilities to maximise patient outcomes.

We are a challenging yet rewarding place to take your career even further. With industry-leading safety standards, you can focus on doing your best work alongside skilled colleagues while gaining job training to progress your career.

About You:

Are you an experienced senior mental health clinician looking to make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people and their families?

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Mental Health Clinician with experience working with complex mental health, psychosocial, forensic and behavioural presentations. Based in the community,



you will be confident working autonomously while remaining closely connected to a highly specialised multidisciplinary team through regular virtual collaboration with colleagues across the state. You will thrive in a dynamic environment, building strong partnerships across health, justice and community systems and contributing to integrated, coordinated care. Drawing on your clinical expertise, you will deliver high-quality, trauma-informed and person-centred care, support the development of team capability, and play a key role in achieving meaningful and lasting outcomes for young people and their families.

The Role:

To provide a responsive community based assessment and intervention service for young people with complex mental health needs in contact with the criminal justice system and their families. Providing mental health assessment, intervention and care coordination by incorporating discipline specific recommendations to the identification and formulation for young people and their families who are experiencing crisis or mental health complexity.

The Safeguard Service team which is community based and will provide rapid, mobile, intensive and flexible short term delivery of skilled evidence based interventions to improve outcomes for young people in contact with the criminal justice system.

Occupational Therapist:



Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree in occupational therapy and hold general registration with Occupational Therapy Board of Australia under Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra). To be appointed as a Level 4 Senior Clinician, evidence must be provided of minimum three years' (ideally 5 years’) clinical experience as an Occupational Therapist and demonstrated experience of extensive specialist knowledge or a high level of broad generalist knowledge within the discipline as defined by the award definitions of a Level 4 Health Professional.

Social Worker: Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree in social work and hold professional membership or be eligible for full membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). To be appointed as a Level 4 Senior Clinician, evidence must be provided of minimum three years' (ideally 5 years’) clinical experience as a Social Worker and demonstrated experience of extensive specialist knowledge or a high level of broad generalist knowledge within the discipline as defined by the award definitions of a Level 4 Health Professional.

Senior Psychologist: Minimum of a four-year accredited psychology degree and hold general registration with Psychology Board of Australia under Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra). Approved or eligible for approval as a Psychology Board of Australia Supervisor. To be appointed as a Senior Psychologist, evidence must be provided of minimum nine years’ experience clinical experience as a Psychologist (minimum seven years’ clinical experience with general registration).

Clinical Psychologist: Six-year accredited master's degree or higher in clinical or forensic psychology (or another area of practice endorsement)

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