Aboriginal Senior Mental Health Clinician Early Psychosis in Wagga Wagga

The Senior Aboriginal Mental Health Clinician provides advanced, culturally safe clinical services to Aboriginal people experiencing, or at risk of, first-episode psychosis across the Griffith and Wagga Wagga regions. The role is responsible for conducting comprehensive assessments, delivering evidence‑based and family‑inclusive interventions, and coordinating recovery‑oriented care aimed at reducing the duration of untreated psychosis. Working as a key member of the multidisciplinary Early Psychosis team, the clinician develops individualised care plans that address both clinical and cultural needs, including the impact of intergenerational trauma and cultural disconnection. The position also contributes to a positive, youth‑friendly service environment and provides supervision and support to junior clinicians in line with NSW Health and MLHD service standards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide culturally safe assessments, including mental state, risk and psychosocial assessments for Aboriginal consumers.
• Deliver evidence‑based, recovery‑oriented interventions for young people experiencing or at risk of early psychosis.
• Coordinate care and develop individualised treatment plans addressing clinical, cultural and social needs.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary Early Psychosis team to support safe and effective service delivery.
• Engage families, carers, Aboriginal communities and key stakeholders to support recovery and wellbeing.
• Provide crisis assessment and intervention in partnership with inpatient and outpatient services.

Your contribution as a healthcare professional will have a meaningful and positive impact, which is felt at a community level.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Tertiary qualifications in nursing, psychology, occupational therapy, social work, counselling, or Aboriginal Health (Djirruwang program), with current AHPRA registration or eligibility for membership with the relevant professional association.
• Demonstrated post‑graduate experience working within mental health settings.
• Proven clinical experience and advanced knowledge in youth mental health and/or early psychosis.
• NSW Working With Children Check and NSW Class C Drivers Licence.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, inclusive approach.

This is an identified Aboriginal position. Applicants must be of Aboriginal descent. Exemption is claimed under Section 14d of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

This is an 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.

MLHD values diversity and is committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTI, people with a disability and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.