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Senior Clinician – Youth Trauma Service

? ACT | ? Full-time
? Clinical leadership | Trauma-informed | Youth-centred

Lead, influence and create meaningful change

HiTalent is proud to partner with a values-driven community organisation to recruit a Senior Clinician for a new Youth Trauma Service — an innovative, community-based model delivering wraparound, trauma-informed care to young people aged 13–17 with complex needs.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a clinical leadership role within a newly established service, shaping practice, mentoring clinicians and ensuring high-quality, safe and effective care for young people experiencing trauma, mental health challenges, neurodiversity, AOD concerns and psychosocial instability.

About the Youth Trauma Service

The Youth Trauma Service provides integrated, multidisciplinary support to young people with complex and intersecting needs, including:

• Mental health challenges and developmental trauma

• Neurodiversity and AOD concerns

• Family violence and psychosocial instability

• Physical health and system complexity

The service model is:

• Trauma-informed, youth-centred and recovery-focused

• Culturally safe and LGBTIQA+ affirming

• Built through deep consultation with young people, families and First Nations communities

• Designed to remove barriers such as stigma, rigid eligibility and fragmented care

Strong partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services, CALD organisations, LGBTIQA+ supports, schools and community services ensure young people receive the right support, at the right time, in the right place.

About the Role

As the Senior Clinician, you’ll be a key member of the multidisciplinary team, providing clinical leadership, supervision and guidance while holding a complex caseload.

You’ll support the operational and clinical direction of the service, model best practice, and ensure policies and evidence-based frameworks translate into high-quality day-to-day clinical care.

You’ll also play a critical role in mentoring clinicians, leading complex case reviews, contributing to intake and triage, and strengthening partnerships across the service system.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership & Practice

• Deliver specialised, trauma-informed assessment and intervention for young people with complex needs

• Provide mental health assessments, MSEs, risk assessments, case formulation and crisis intervention

• Manage a complex caseload with a focus on timely access and least-restrictive, youth-friendly care

• Lead components of the therapeutic program, including integrated care planning and functional recovery

Supervision & Team Development

• Provide mentoring, reflective practice and clinical supervision to clinicians and students

• Support skill development and model relational, attachment-informed, youth-centred practice

• Offer targeted supervision or coaching in identified development areas

• Lead by example in documentation quality, engagement practices and outcome measurement

Service Coordination & Systems

• Contribute to intake, triage and prioritisation processes

• Participate in rostered systems supporting crisis response and high-risk presentations

• Deliver assertive outreach and in-reach, including home-based treatment and discharge planning

• Support the Team Leader with clinical processes, incident response and service operations

Collaboration & Quality Improvement

• Work collaboratively with young people, families, carers and partner agencies

• Build strong relationships with GPs, mental health services, AOD providers, youth and community services

• Promote multidisciplinary teamwork and continuity of care

• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, evaluation and accreditation activities

About You

You’re an experienced clinician who brings calm leadership, sound judgment and a genuine passion for working with young people and families impacted by trauma.

You’re confident navigating complexity, supporting others to grow, and balancing clinical excellence with service delivery realities.

You’ll bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Nursing or Occupational Therapy

• Eligibility for registration with AHPRA or membership with AASW

• Minimum 3 years’ post-qualification experience

• Strong experience in youth mental health, including trauma and AOD presentations

• Demonstrated ability to provide senior clinical leadership and supervision

• Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary and cross-sector environments

• Excellent communication, problem-solving and relationship-building skills

• Current Australian Driver’s Licence

Highly Regarded

• Experience in crisis intervention and community-based or outreach models

• Knowledge of relevant ACT legislation, including the Mental Health Act (2015) and Children and Young Persons Act (2008)

• Commitment to continuous improvement, professional development and reflective practice

Why This Role?

• Join a new, purpose-built service and influence practice from the ground up

• Step into a role where your clinical leadership truly matters

• Work in a culture that values compassion, inclusion, creativity and courage

• Be part of a team deeply committed to social justice and youth wellbeing

• Make a tangible difference for young people and families navigating complex systems

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