Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (up to 02/07/2027)
Location: Station Street Office, Penrith
Hours Per Week: 22
Requisition ID: REQ704015
Applications Close: 26/11/2026
Position Classification & Renumeration: Dependent on Qualifications

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With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,

working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.

NBMLHD Community Mental Health offers a range of specialised services for children, young people, families and older people, through our community-based services and health centres. Our multidisciplinary health professionals and case managers take a collaborative approach to mental health care by linking with their patients to work together and consult within an environment appropriate to the person's needs.

Join the Whole Family Team, a specialist multidisciplinary service supporting children and families experiencing complex mental health and drug and alcohol issues. Working within an assertive outreach model of care, the team provides intensive in-home and community-based interventions for families where children have been identified as being at risk of significant harm. The team works closely with families for up to 12 months.

As a Specialist Mental Health Clinician, you will provide mental health and psychosocial assessments for adults and children, deliver intensive case management,



and provide specialist individual and family-based interventions within your professional scope of practice. You will also facilitate referrals and provide psychoeducation to family members in accordance with relevant guidelines and literature.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of interventions tailored to the needs of children and families. The role also includes facilitating skills-based group interventions for families and individuals receiving support from the Whole Family Team.

To be successful in this role, you will have strong assessment, communication and engagement skills, along with a commitment to working collaboratively with families experiencing complex needs.

If you are looking for a rewarding opportunity to work with children and families experiencing complex needs, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging

- Novated Leasing

- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year

- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

- Fitness Passport

What you will bring to the role

- Qualified Health professional and where applicable current AHPRA registration or eligibility for professional membership with the relevant National body and significant clinical experience in a mental health setting.

- Demonstrated experience and competence in family focused, evidence based psychosocial assessment and intervention with a complex caseload in a community setting.



This includes specialist knowledge of; • The impact and treatment of parental mental illness and drug and alcohol problems on family functioning • intra-familial child abuse and neglect • family focused integrated treatment including risk assessment and safety planning.

- Demonstrated advanced reasoning skills with proven ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team with minimal direct clinical supervision.

- Demonstrated capacity to act as an independent consultant and clinical leader in the specialty area of family focused mental health

- Demonstrated partnership building and negotiation skills with a wide range of service providers and well developed understanding of the interface between services

- Demonstrated knowledge of the historical and contemporary issues which may impact on Australian Aboriginal family functioning and ability to provide a culturally appropriate service

- Evidence of an advanced level of verbal/written communication skills, analytical and interpersonal skills and the ability to apply these skills to contribute to the Whole Family Team ongoing evaluation, monitoring and enhancement of service delivery

- Current Driver's License and willingness to use for work purpose travel

Additional information:

- the Position Description
- For role related queries or questions contact Tina Whalen on [email protected]
- NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive setting which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
- NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards.
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📌 Specialist Mental Health Clinician - Whole Family Team (Penrith)
🏢 Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
📍 Penrith