Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Station St Office, Penrith
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ573944
Application Close: 30/06/2025
Position Classification & Remuneration: Dependent on qualifications
Clinical Psychologist: $109,247.00 - $133,156.00 per annum
Snr Clinical Psychologist: $139,1397.00 - $147,108.00 per annum
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 a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.
NBMLHD Community Mental Health offer 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.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a qualified Clinical Psychologist/Snr Clinical Psychologist to join the Whole Family Team in a Permanent Full Time position. The Whole Family Team provides coordinated specialist clinical services to families where child protection concerns exist in the context of drug and alcohol health problems, mental health problems and parenting difficulties. The team follows an assertive outreach model of care and works intensively with families for up to twelve months. The philosophy of the Whole Family Team is that the family is the constant in a child or young person’s life.
Accordingly, family centred care, in which partnerships are built between families and health professionals, is a core principle. These partnerships are built on trust, respect and valuing the role of the family in the wellbeing of the child or young person. Emotional, social and developmental support are integral components of care. The Whole Family Team comprises clinicians from a range of disciplines who possess a broad scope of specialist clinical skills in mental health and drug and alcohol. Team members are encouraged and supported to fully utilise their particular training and expertise to meet the needs of families.
The primary role of the Whole Family Team - Drug and Alcohol Clinical Psychologist/ Forensic psychologist is to provide substance use specific assessments, psychological assessments and treatments, referral and education to family members in accordance with relevant guidelines and literature including the NSW Drug and Alcohol Psychosocial Interventions Professional Practice Guidelines and relevant practices of the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Drug and Alcohol Service. The position also involves intensive case management, family interventions, parenting interventions and skills programs as well as group program (therapeutic & diversional).
In addition, the position holder will provide expert consultation to the team, including participation in clinical reviews, as well as build knowledge and capacity within the team on substance-related and psychological assessments and treatment. This includes the provision of direct services to clients of the Whole Family Team requiring advanced practice skills. If you are ready for the next step in your career, learn more and Apply Today!

• Tertiary qualifications, professional registration/membership and clinical experience as follows: Clinical Psychology/ Forensic Psychology – Accredited post-graduate Masters or Doctorate degree in Clinical/Forensic Psychology and registration as Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency AHPRA with endorsement in the area of Clinical or Forensic Psychology, or working towards endorsement.
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of comprehensive psychological assessment and evidence-based intervention in people with substance dependence or disorder. In addition, demonstrated capacity to act as an independent consultant in the specialty area of addiction.
• Demonstrated competence in family focused, evidence based clinical assessment and intervention with a complex caseload in a community setting. This includes specialist knowledge of comorbid mental health and drug and alcohol problems, intra-familial child abuse and neglect, and contemporary family focused integrated treatment including risk assessment and safety planning.
• Demonstrated partnership building and negotiation skills with a wide range of service providers and well developed understanding of the interface between services.
• Experience in, or commitment to, working with individuals and families from Indigenous backgrounds and/or diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Demonstrated understanding of clinical supervision and a willingness to actively participate in supervision and multidisciplinary team clinical reviews.
• 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 including report writing.
• Current Driver’s Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel.
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