Team Leader Youth Response Team and Safe Haven in Sydney

Team Leader Youth Response Team and Safe Haven

Bring your expertise, lead with compassion and empower your team!
Are you an experienced mental health professional with a commitment to young people and the ability to inspire and lead others? Join NSLHD Child and Youth Mental Health Services as Team Leader for the Youth Response Team and Safe Haven, bringing your clinical expertise and collaborative leadership to support a skilled multidisciplinary team delivering compassionate care to young people in crisis.

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Health Clinician Level 5
Remuneration:Based on Qualification
Hours Per Week:38
Requisition ID:REQ705781

• Diversional Therapist Level 5: $2,708.37 - $2,774.24 per week
• Nurse Manager Grade 2: $2,890.40 per week
• Occupational Therapist Level 5: $2,708.37 - $2,774.24 per week
• Psychologist: $1,603.53 - $2,347.04 per week
• Social Worker Level 5: $2,708.37 - $2,774.24 per week

Who we are: We are a health service that touches thousands of lives across the Northern Sydney Local Health District, together as a team of like-minded people. We are passionate, driven and have the skills and knowledge to care for our patients whilst creating the best services possible. Our teams have meaningful, interesting and rewarding work everyday. We challenge and nurture each other, sharing our knowledge and experience so that we can deliver better care for everyone There’s a real sense of belonging here because we value and respect our patients, employees, and teams’ voices. You’ll feel a real privilege being a trusted caregiver in our patients, their families, their carers, and our communities’ lives.

• Innovation is at our core, with opportunities for research driven evidence based practice, ensuring our work remains engaging and fulfilling.
• Clear pathways for career progression, supported by training secondments, recognition and mentorship, empower employee and leaders alike to reach their professional goals.
• Join us on a journey to a place where every achievement is celebrated and every opportunity is embraced.

NSLHD is proud of our diverse and inclusive workplaces, a place where health care professionals can thrive and feel they belong. We are committed to ensure that all our people feel respected and participate safely within a work environment without aggression, sexual harassment, discrimination and racism.

Where you'll be working
Macquarie Hospital, Mona Vale Hospital and Brookvale Community Mental Health Centre.

What you'll be doing
The Team Leader, in collaboration with the CYMHS Service Manager, will provide expert clinical and operational leadership, supervision and oversight to the Youth Response Team (YRT) to ensure delivery of high quality evidence based specialist mental health interventions to young people psychological distress and/or suicidal crisis and their families and carers.Rapid crisis response to young people (12-24years) in suicidal distress in the community, aiming to create a safe space in their environment and facilitates contact with services and people who can provide further support and address the cause of their crisis.Clinicians will be working autonomously with minimal clinical direct supervision. They will be utilising extensive specialist knowledge on clinical care of a suicidal person with a focus on young people, providing independent judgement, solving problems and managing complex cases. After hours and weekend work including assist in the day-to-day operation of the Safe Havens both at North Ryde and Brookvale on a rostered basis.The clinicians will provide recovery-oriented and trauma-informed clinical care for young people who are in suicidal crisis. Support may include crisis response, psychosocial support, safety planning, recovery/wellness planning, advocacy, and collaborative identification of community supports, risk assessment, care planning, referral to appropriate care settings, liaison with signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding under the NSW Mental Health Act (2007).Clinicians will deliver support that aligns with the principles of step up/step down care. This includes making referrals to a range of community-based services for ongoing support if required (step down), or escalating concerns over consumer wellbeing to other acute or emergency services (step up).

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

• Relevant qualification in Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Diversional Therapy or for Nursing with current AHPRA registration registration and significant relevant experience OR post graduate management qualification. Social Workers, must be eligibile for membership with AASW. Occupational Therapists, Diversional Therapists and Social Workers require demonstrated experience as a level 2 or above. Clinical Psychologist must hold a Masters degree or higher. Senior Psychologist must have completed no less than 12 months service at the 9th year of service as a Psychologist.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership, service coordination and support to a multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience in brief crisis outreach support and youth mental health clinical services.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical services or programs. Current unrestricted NSW drivers’ licence.
  

This is a NSW Health Category A position which requires immunisation and screening for certain diseases. The full list of requirements are outlined intheNSW Health OASV Policy(Page 11).You will be required to complete theOASV Undertaking/ Declaration FormandTB Assessment Toolduring the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

NSW Health is committed to implementing theChild Safe Standards.

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Applications Close: 16 November 2026
Tentative Interview Date: Week Commencing 16 November 2026

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