Mental Health Rehabilitation Clinician - Incentives Offered

Shape recovery journeys through expert mental health rehabilitation, clinical leadership and strong community partnerships.

Remuneration: $81,748.17 - $159,112 per annum (dependent on qualifications) + superannuation + salary packaging + rural incentives

Location: Tamworth Community Health Service

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time - Until September 2027

Position Classification: Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 2, Registered Nurse, Counsellor Level 3, Occupational Therapist Level 3, Clin Psychology/ Clinical Psychologist in training, Psychologist, Social Worker Level 3

Requisition ID: REQ702682

Applications Close: Sunday 15th November 2026

🌟 About The Role

As a Mental Health Rehabilitation Clinician with the Northwest Community Mental Health Service, you’ll play a pivotal role in empowering consumers with complex mental health needs to achieve meaningful recovery, strengthen independence and enhance their quality of life. Through comprehensive rehabilitation assessments, personalised clinical interventions and coordinated care planning, you’ll help consumers work towards their individual goals and build pathways to a more fulfilling future.

🤝 Bring your specialist expertise and leadership to the forefront by providing expert rehabilitation advice and clinical guidance to colleagues, while fostering strong partnerships with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Community Managed Organisations to connect consumers with the right supports and services.

💚 As a senior clinician, you’ll also have the opportunity to provide professional supervision, champion best practice within your discipline and advocate for your profession across the service, helping strengthen clinical practice and deliver exceptional, person-centred rehabilitation outcomes.

🌿 Where You’ll Be Working

Join the New England North West (NENW) Mental Health Service as a Mental Health Rehabilitation Clinician within the Northwest Community Mental Health team, where your expertise will contribute to meaningful recovery and improved outcomes for people experiencing complex mental health challenges.

🤝 You’ll be part of a contemporary, forward-thinking service delivering specialised mental health rehabilitation and clinical consultation across communities throughout the Northwest district. Supported by a robust clinical governance framework and a passionate multidisciplinary leadership team, you’ll work in an environment that values evidence-based practice, professional collaboration and innovative approaches to ambulatory mental health care.

What We Offer

At Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:

• Be rewarded with up to $10,000 in the first 12 months PLUS up to $5,000 each year thereafter in fortnightly payments under the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.*
• Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
• Proximity to shopping and other services
• ADO's each month (for full time employees)
• Salary packaging options
• Fitness Passport
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
  
  

Requirements

• Must hold a qualification in one of the following: Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Nursing, Social Work, Counsellor (Degree in Bachelor of Health Science Mental health, Djirruwang Program), which provides eligibility or membership of the relevant professional association / provisional or general registration through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
• For a CNS2: relevant post-registration qualifications and at least 3 years experience working in the clinical area of a post-graduate qualification.
• Eligibility to drive in NSW and interstate and the willingness to travel in the course of employment.
  
  

If this sounds like you, we would love you to apply:

🤝 Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, fostering trusted partnerships with consumers, families, carers and fellow professionals to support individual recovery goals, respond to diverse needs and promote greater independence and wellbeing.

🌟 Advanced clinical expertise and confident leadership, combining independent clinical decision-making with collaborative multidisciplinary practice to deliver comprehensive assessments, effective care planning and high-quality, person-centred mental health rehabilitation.

💚 A commitment to recovery-focused care, empowering consumers to work towards meaningful goals while strengthening connections with the supports and services that enhance their quality of life.

Bring your dedication, professionalism, and heart for healthcare to our team - we can’t wait to hear from you!

Additional Information

• * Based on a minimum 18-month commitment to the position or the agreed duration of your contract. All payments to part-time and contract employees will be made on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the terms of your contract, including any approved extensions. If your contract ends before the agreed completion date, you may be required to repay a portion of the incentive. To check your eligibility, visit the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. For further information or to discuss your circumstances, please contact HNELHD-RuralIncentives@health.nsw.gov.au.
• To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
• An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
• This position is full time; however, job share and/or part time arrangements will be considered.
• We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
  
  

How To Apply

Click apply online, submit your information and resume, and address the criteria listed below providing examples that demonstrate your ability.

• Experience working in a specialist mental health setting including knowledge of contemporary principles and practices in mental health rehabilitation and the application of same in clinical practice.
• Demonstrated ability to meet the supervision needs of students and/or less experienced staff.
• Demonstrated ability to independently problem-solve and apply professional and ethical boundaries when working with complex situations as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
  
  

Need more information?

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

For role related queries or questions contact Anna Richards on anna.richards@health.nsw.gov.au

Information For Applicants

Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2

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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.

Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.

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