- REF: REF377
- Date listed: 06 Oct 2026
- Location: Alice Springs & Central Australia NT
- Category: Mental Health & AOD
- Type: Permanent

HiTalent Recruitment is seeking an experience Mental Health Clinician (Social Worker, Psychologist or Mental Health Nurse) to join a well respected not for profit organisation on a permanent basis.

This is a community-based, multidisciplinary role supporting adults (18+) across the Alice Springs region. You will provide autonomous, structured psychological interventions and wrap-around support, working closely with GPs and allied health professionals.

The service is recovery-focused and designed to deliver up to 6 months of support for clients referred primarily through GPs. You will play a key role in assessment, treatment planning, and coordinated care within a collaborative clinical environment led by a Psychiatrist.

Are you a compassionate and skilled mental health professional with a desire to support clients by providing individualised, evidence based interventions?

Reporting to the Service Manager, your key responsibilities are:

- Provide evidence-based psychological interventions to adult clients
- Conduct comprehensive risk assessments, mental state examinations, and biopsychosocial assessments
- Manage your own caseload with autonomy and clinical support
- Deliver structured interventions including CBT and other modalities
- Participate in weekly multidisciplinary case review meetings
- Collaborate closely with GPs,



psychologists, social workers, nurses, and addiction specialists
- Support care coordination, referral pathways, and discharge planning
- Work within a supportive, reflective, and learning-focused team workplace

To be successful in this role, you will require:

- Degree-qualified in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Nursing, or Occupational Therapy
- AHPRA registration or eligibility (or AASW membership for Social Workers)
- Strong experience in adult mental health settings
- Demonstrated ability in risk assessment, mental state examination, and biopsychosocial assessment
- Experience delivering psychological interventions (particularly CBT)
- Ability to work autonomously while contributing to a multidisciplinary team
- Strong communication and collaborative care skills
- Valid driver’s licence

Benefits:

- Competitive salary based on experience and 16k salary pack
- Salary Packaging – increase your take-home pay by reducing taxable income
- Supportive multidisciplinary team environment with strong clinical supervision
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
- Opportunity to develop skills in RO-DBT, schema therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and family systems approaches
- Meaningful work supporting adults in the community to achieve recovery-focused goals
- Inclusive, values-driven organisation committed to social justice and wellbeing

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📌 Mental Health Clinician - Alice Springs
🏢 HiTalent
📍 Alice Springs