Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Location: Penrith Mental Health Centre
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ570634
Application Close: 02/06/2025
Position Classification & Remuneration: Dependant on qualifications
Social Worker or Occupational Therapist Level 1/2: $73,427.00 - $104,753.00 per annum
Psychologist: $77,358.00 - $113,226.00 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 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.
Child, Youth and Family Mental Health (CYF-MH) provides services to children, young people, and their families in the Nepean and Blue Mountains community where mental health issues are impacting on their emotional wellbeing, relationships, and day to day functioning. CYF-MH offers mental health assessment, psychoeducation, clinical support, and specialist intervention services. CYF-MH is committed to working in partnership with families and the systems around them to provide safe, person centred, trauma informed and recovery orientated care.
The primary purpose of the Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Allied Health Clinician is to provide community-based mental health services to children and young people (5 – 18 years) and their families who require a community mental health response. The primary purpose of this role is to provide rapid, developmentally appropriate assessment and person centred care through the provision of care plans which fits the family’s needs e.g. outreach or in a centre close to them.
This role involves engaging in comprehensive assessments and delivering developmentally appropriate, evidenced based therapeutic interventions, aimed at supporting the young person’s emotional wellbeing, mental health, and fostering family, community and school relationships. The clinician works closely with young people and their families to enhance their sense of agency and build their capacity for improving mental health and wellbeing. This is achieved through tailored care planning and coordination.
If you are ready for the next step in your career, learn more and Apply Today!

• Recognised tertiary qualification in psychology or occupational therapy, with current registration with AHPRA, or social work and eligibility for membership of AASW.
• Demonstrated skills to apply professional knowledge and skills in a complex child and youth mental health setting, including evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of family systems and ability to work therapeutically with families to improve mental health outcomes for children and young people.
• Demonstrated understanding of childhood trauma, child protection and domestic and other violence as they relate to child and youth mental health.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and ability to utilise a range of information systems.
• Demonstrated skills in evidence-based practice, quality improvement and capacity to participate in research projects to evaluate and develop practice.
• NSW Drivers Licence Class C (including P1 or above) and willingness to use same for work purposes
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