Job description
Agency Department of Corrections Work unit Youth Detention Support Services
Job title Senior Clinician Designation Professional 3
Job type Full time Duration Fixed up to 19/11/2027
Salary $117,625 - $131,735 Location Darwin
Position number 40557 RTF 360893 Closing 19/11/2026
Contact Officer Noreen Wini Dari on 08 8944 2107 or [email protected]
About the agency https://corrections.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=360893

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective
The Senior Clinician conducts comprehensive criminogenic risk and needs assessments, undertakes and supervises the delivery of
criminogenic needs programs, individual interventions and other psychological services for young people within the youth justice facility
and the community in the Northern Territory. The position provides specialist input and support to Department of Corrections and other
agency case-management providers, treatment plans, court and parole board reports as required. Additionally, the Senior Clinician works
with various teams in community, custodial and home-based settings alongside other Clinicians or multi-disciplinary teams. Assistance is
also provided to the Principal Psychologist to develop, deliver and evaluate treatment programs to young people, as well as provide peer
consultation, training and professional support to colleagues as required.
Key duties and responsibilities
1.



Undertake specialist clinical assessments, including criminogenic risk and needs assessments; develop evidence base clinical.
2. formulations, interventions and treatment plans; and write assessment and treatment reports for young people in the NT’s
3. youth justice facilities, child protection and in the broader community.
4. Provide input into the preparation of individual sentence and case management plans for young people and provide high level discipline

specific clinical advice on client risks/needs assessment and treatment to the Principal Psychologist and key stakeholders.
5. Oversee the implementation and delivery of programs and interventions by the Case Coordination Team, provide support and clinical

governance when required, and assist with the development, capacity building and mentoring of staff in Youth Detention Support
Services, Youth Justice Operations and/or other key providers.

6. Ensure that assessment and treatment plans incorporate cultural and family support needs, and that services are inclusive of Aboriginal
people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

7. Establish and maintain professional networks and cooperative working relationships to provide integration and coordination between
different youth justice sites and key stakeholders.

8. Participate in after incident management, actively maintain own professional practice knowledge, skills and expertise, and ensure all
work being undertaking complies with prescribed professional, practice and ethical standards, related legislative, workplace and Work
Health and Safety requirements,



and service delivery guidelines.

Selection criteria
Essential
1. Degree in Psychology, Occupational Therapy or Speech Pathology and current registration or membership or be eligible (or able to

apply) for registration with the relevant board.
2. High level professional clinical skills and demonstrated experience assessing and treating young people within a youth justice system

or child protection setting, including experience undertaking specialised assessments and developing, implementing and evaluating
individual or group interventions, clinical formulations, behavioural support strategies and treatment plans.

3. High level capacity to work as part of a multidisciplinary team with criminal justice agencies, key stakeholders and persons from diverse
cultural backgrounds, and the ability to apply culturally sensitive practice for people from Aboriginal and other culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds.

4. Highly developed communication, networking and interpersonal skills to clarify situations; act impartially; use influence, negotiation
and persuasion to mediate, resolve conflict and devise workable solutions to complex social and emotional situations.

5. Demonstrated effective written communication, clinical documentation and report writing skills to produce high-quality assessment
and treatment reports, treatment plans and other quality documents relevant to role.

6. Detailed knowledge of best practice principles applicable in your professional practice and their application in the context of the
activities being undertaken in the job.

Further information
The recommended applicant will be required to hold a current Working with Children Clearance notice and undergo a criminal history
check (a criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history). Applicants should include
a certified copy of their qualifications with their application.

📌 Senior Clinician (Darwin)
🏢 Department Of Corrections
📍 Darwin