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HiTalent Recruitment is seeking an experience Mental Health Clinician (Social Worker, Psychologist or Mental Health Nurse) to join a well respected not for profit organisation on a permanent basis.

This is a community-based, multidisciplinary role supporting adults (18+) across the Alice Springs region. You will provide autonomous, structured psychological interventions and wrap-around support, working closely with GPs and allied health professionals.

The service is recovery-focused and designed to deliver up to 6 months of support for clients referred primarily through GPs. You will play a key role in assessment, treatment planning, and coordinated care within a collaborative clinical environment led by a Psychiatrist.

Are you a compassionate and skilled mental health professional with a desire to support clients by providing individualised, evidence based interventions?

Reporting to the Service Manager, your key responsibilities are:

• Provide evidence-based psychological interventions to adult clients

• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments, mental state examinations, and biopsychosocial assessments

• Manage your own caseload with autonomy and clinical support

• Deliver structured interventions including CBT and other modalities

• Participate in weekly multidisciplinary case review meetings

• Collaborate closely with GPs, psychologists, social workers, nurses, and addiction specialists

• Support care coordination, referral pathways, and discharge planning

• Work within a supportive, reflective, and learning-focused team environment

To be successful in this role, you will require:

• Degree-qualified in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Nursing, or Occupational Therapy

• AHPRA registration or eligibility (or AASW membership for Social Workers)

• Strong experience in adult mental health settings

• Demonstrated ability in risk assessment, mental state examination, and biopsychosocial assessment

• Experience delivering psychological interventions (particularly CBT)

• Ability to work autonomously while contributing to a multidisciplinary team

• Strong communication and collaborative care skills

• Valid driver’s licence

Benefits:

• Competitive salary based on experience and 16k salary pack

• Salary Packaging – increase your take-home pay by reducing taxable income

• Supportive multidisciplinary team environment with strong clinical supervision

• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities

• Opportunity to develop skills in RO-DBT, schema therapy, psychodynamic therapy, and family systems approaches

• Meaningful work supporting adults in the community to achieve recovery-focused goals

• Inclusive, values-driven organisation committed to social justice and wellbeing

If you want to discuss the position further, please submit your resume to arrange an exploratory confidential call. 

We look forward to hearing from you!

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