Location : Chatswood, NSW Type : Permanent Full-Time, (Part-Time will be considered, minimum 4 days per week) Salary : HPA Level 2 $50.52 - $55.84per hour (commensurate with experience) + Salary Packaging up to $18,500pa

Please note: In line with the Health Professionals Award classification changes, effective from the first full pay period on or after 1st October 2026, the classification for this role has been updated to Level 2

About the Role Uniting is seeking an experienced

Senior Clinician

to join our Adult Mental Health (UAMHS) team, based in Chatswood.

This is a community-based, multidisciplinary role supporting adults aged 18 and over across the Northern Sydney region. You will provide autonomous, structured therapeutic interventions and wraparound support, working closely with GPs and allied health professionals.

The role offers the opportunity to work with clients for up to 12 months, providing the time and continuity needed to deliver meaningful, recovery-focused therapeutic support. Caseloads are designed to support quality care and positive client outcomes.

Over the next 12–24 months, the service is expected to transition from its current Chatswood location to new sites across the Northern Sydney region, providing an opportunity to work across a broader community footprint .

You will play a key role in assessment, treatment planning and coordinated care within a collaborative clinical environment led by a Psychiatrist (Clinical Lead).

You’ll join a supportive multidisciplinary team that includes Psychiatrist (Clinical Lead), Credentialed Mental Health Nurse, Psychologist, Social Worker.

This role offers a balance of clinical autonomy and strong clinical governance,



team support and supervision, allowing you to practise at the top of your scope.

Your Day-to-Day

Deliver primary mental health care to adults aged 18 and over across Northern Sydney

Conduct comprehensive assessments, including mental state examinations (MSE), biopsychosocial assessments and risk assessments

Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions

Support medication management in collaboration with the psychiatrist

Undertake case management and care coordination

Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, GPs and external service providers

Support recovery-focused care planning and discharge processes

Support medication management in collaboration with the psychiatrist

About the Program The Uniting Adult Mental Health program supports adults aged 18 and over living in the Northern Sydney region for up to 12 months.

The program primarily receives referrals from GPs and focuses on primary mental health care, medication management and therapeutic interventions. You will work closely with GPs to support the implementation of care plans and ensure smooth discharge planning, whether clients return to their GP’s care or transition to another service.

Clinicians manage their own caseloads and deliver specialist therapeutic interventions, which may include RO-DBT, schema therapy,



psychodynamic therapy and family systems approaches, depending on client needs and clinician expertise. The role also includes case management and wraparound support.

What You’ll Need

A degree in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Nursing or Occupational Therapy

AHPRA registration or eligibility for registration, where applicable, or AASW membership for Social Workers

5 years of clinical work, with extensive MH intervention,

Experience in risk assessment and management

Experience conducting mental state examinations and biopsychosocial assessments

Experience delivering psychological or therapeutic interventions

Confidence working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

A commitment to person-centred, recovery-focused mental health support

Current NSW Driver’s Licence

Why Join Uniting?

Salary Packaging – increase your take-home pay by reducing taxable income

4 Me Days – extra paid leave each year (pro rata) to rest, recharge, and focus on what matters most

4 CPD Days per calendar year (pro-rata Part-time employees)

Fitness Passport – support for your wellbeing

U Rewards – discounts from top retailers

Supportive multidisciplinary team workplace 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

About Uniting Uniting NSW.ACT contributes to

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