CYMHS Consultation Liaison In Reach Clinician

A challenging and rewarding specialist child and youth mental health clinical role working with young people and families in busy environments- with a great multidisciplinary team.

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until 17 September 2027 (with possibility of ongoing employment)
Position Classification: Dependent on qualification
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ686505

Salary per week:

Allied Health Level 4: $2,521.82 - $2,582.96
Clinical Psychologist: $2,264.57 - $2,760.16
Clinical Nurse Consultant Grade 1: $2,751.60 - $2,807.90

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.

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
 
Royal North Shore Hospital, with the potential to flex to Hornsby Hospital

What you'll be doing
The Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) hospital In Reach and Liaison (CHIL) Service is a dedicated, multidisciplinary service providing specialist consultation and liaison for children and young people (0-17) experiencing mental health problems (including co-morbid substance use) and their parents/caregivers, admitted to Royal North Shore or Hornsby Hospital paediatric wards, medical wards, the Psychiatric Emergency Care Centres (PECC), and paediatric outpatients clinics. The service will provide assessment, in-reach consultation-liaison, short-term evidence-based interventions, collaborative care planning with children, young people, their parents/caregivers, and other systems of support as appropriate. The service will collaborate with CYMHS, drug and alcohol, and other services to facilitate early intervention, warm handover and engagement for ongoing community treatment as needed. The service will also provide advice and professional development for medical, nursing, and allied health hospital staff to assist in building capacity in caring for children and young people experiencing mental health and co-morbid substance use difficulties. 
People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.
Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

1. Relevant tertiary qualifications and experience as per clinical discipline and current full AHPRA registration (or eligibility for membership of AASW for Social Workers). Social Work/Occupational Therapy requires experience as a level 2 clinician. Clinical Nurse Consultant will have at least 5 years full-time equivalent post registration experience, with at least 3 years full –time equivalent in mental health and approved post graduate qualifications or substantial relevant clinical experience within this setting. Clinical Psychologist will have a postgraduate master’s or Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from an APAC accredited University.
2. Extensive experience and knowledge of assessment, formulation, crisis management, therapeutic intervention and effective care planning with children and young people experiencing mental health problems (including co-morbid substance use).

3. Demonstrated skills and ability to provide clinical consultancy, effective communication, partnership development and negotiation with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

    

 

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For role related queries or questions contact Lisa Townsend on ••••@health.nsw.gov.au

This is a 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 (Page 11). You will be required to complete the OASV Undertaking/ Declaration Form and TB Assessment Tool during the recruitment process. Please upload this with your application along with any other vaccination evidence that you may have.

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Applications Close: 31 August 2026