Lead. Influence. Protect. Make a Lasting Difference.

Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) is seeking an experienced and passionate senior clinician to join our Joint Child Protection Response Program (JCPRP). This is a unique opportunity to step into a highly specialised role where your clinical expertise, leadership, and professional judgement will directly contribute to improving outcomes for children and young people impacted by violence, abuse, and neglect.

Working within a highly respected multidisciplinary and interagency team, you will represent NSW Health alongside NSW Police and the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ), providing expert clinical input and leadership in complex child protection matters. This is more than a clinical role. It's an opportunity to influence systems, support vulnerable families, mentor colleagues, and drive meaningful change across the community.

If you're an experienced clinician looking to take the next step in your career and apply your skills in a role that combines clinical practice, leadership, advocacy, and collaboration, we'd love to hear from you.

Our Benefits

Financial

Salary packaging and novated leasing

Annual leave with 17.5% leave loading (for full-time and part-time staff)

Relocation Assistance Considerations

Health & Wellbeing

Discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport

Free and confidential support for staff and their families via our Staff Wellbeing and Support Service (EAP)

Wellbeing programs that promote mental health, resilience, and balance

Employment Type: Permanent Part - Time

Hours Per Week: 20

Position Classification: Social Worker – Level 3, Psychologist

Remuneration: $83,670.00 - $125,507.00 per annum, pro rata (+ super +17.5% leave loading where applicable)

Requisition ID: REQ701960

Positions Available

- Albury (20 hours per week)
- Griffith (20 hours per week)

About The Role As the JCPRP Health Clinician, you will provide specialist trauma-informed clinical services within a complex interagency environment responding to allegations of child abuse and neglect.



Acting as the NSW Health representative within the JCPRP, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the health and wellbeing needs of children, young people, and families are considered throughout the investigative process. This senior clinical position offers the opportunity to manage complex presentations, contribute expert clinical advice, support vulnerable families during critical moments, and collaborate with key stakeholders across health, law enforcement and child protection sectors.

You will also contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, clinical supervision, and workforce capability building, making this an ideal role for clinicians seeking greater professional influence and leadership opportunities.

For more information please see The Joint Child Protection Response Program

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and coordinate the health response for JCPRP referrals within required timeframes.
- Provide specialist crisis intervention, counselling and support to non-offending parents and carers.
- Deliver expert clinical advice within interagency investigations and decision-making processes.
- Facilitate referrals for medical, forensic and psychosocial assessments and services.
- Build strong partnerships with Aboriginal communities and ensure culturally protected and responsive practice.
- Deliver education and training to health professionals and interagency partners.
- Provide clinical supervision and mentorship to junior clinicians and students.
- Lead and contribute to quality improvement initiatives and service development.

What We Are Looking For

- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work,



Psychology with current AHPRA registration or eligibility for membership with the appropriate professional body (such as AASW or PACFA).
- Demonstrated experience providing counselling, therapeutic interventions and/or clinical services within NSW Health, or another relevant health setting.
- Advanced knowledge and experience delivering crisis, therapeutic and clinical responses to children and families affected by sexual assault, physical abuse, and neglect.
- Highly developed communication, engagement and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively with children, young people, families and partner agencies.
- Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary environments and managing complex clinical matters.
- The ability and willingness to participate in Violence, Abuse and Neglect on-call coverage when required for Wagga positions only.

More Information

- Click here for the Position Description
- Find out more about applying for this position

For role related queries or questions contact Shikkiah Jordan – JCPRP Coordinator on [email protected], for a confidential chat. Applications close: 4 December 2026

MLHD welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds and is committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.

If you identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, you can access recruitment application support through the Stepping Up initiative.

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined in the NSW Health OASV Policy (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have

📌 Joint Child Protection Response Program - Clinician (Albury)
🏢 Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD)
📍 Albury