Job Description:

• Role Title: Senior Mental Health Clinician

• Role Type: Max-term, Full-time Part time till January 2026

• Role Grade: Level 3 or CNE Level 2

• Department and Location: Homeless Health Service, St Vincent’s Hospital Darlinghurst

• Salary: $112,396 - $134,500 (Pro-Rata) + Super + Salary Packaging

Better and fairer care. Always.
We are St Vincent’s Health Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit provider of health and aged care services.

Founded by The Sisters of Charity in 1857, our +30,000 healthcare superheroes operate public and private hospitals, residential aged care, community and virtual care, and outreach programs.

About the Role:

• Max-term full-time role delivering high quality, evidence-based mental health care and support to clients of the Wesley Mission SHS Team who live with mental illness and are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

• Deliver comprehensive assessments, clinical intervention, care coordination, and referral on outreach alongside Wesley Mission staff.

• Collaborate with clients, multidisciplinary team, Wesley Mission, and stakeholders to address cultural, holistic health, and support needs using a strengths-based, harm reduction approach.

• Build strong partnerships and coordinate care with service providers and communities to strengthen client support networks.

• Assist clients in accessing mainstream and specialist healthcare, support services, and stable accommodation to improve health and wellbeing outcomes.

• Lead staff education, contribute to clinical reviews, and drive quality improvement across services.

About You:

• Skilled, compassionate Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, or Registered Nurse with current AHPRA registration or eligibility for AASW membership, plus post-graduate qualifications.

• ·At least 3 years’ experience delivering mental health assessment, treatment, and care coordination to people with complex health and support needs who are also experiencing homelessness.

• Strong understanding of homelessness, trauma-informed care, strengths-based frameworks, and committed to clinical supervision and professional development.

• Confident senior team member who drives service development, education, and quality improvement initiatives, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Tech-savvy and mobile, comfortable with digital health records, and holds a current NSW Driver’s Licence.

Why Work at St Vincent’s?

• Join us on our mission to provide care to all, including the most at-risk people in our community

• Discounted access to many gyms for you and your family with Fitness Passport

• Access to discounted private health insurance with Medibank

• Access to a government salary sacrifice program to make a proportion of your salary tax-free

• Financial support for educational development, scholarship programs, paid study leave

About the Hospital:
In this role, you will be based at St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst.

• A busy inner-city hospital in a beautiful location

• Surrounded by great cafes, galleries, and theatres, parks, nightlife, and nearby glorious beaches

• A place of expert clinical care for at-risk people

• Closely partnered with universities & affiliated research institutes, many of which are located on-campus

• Centres of excellence include heart & lung transplantation, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cancer care, AIDS/HIV, respiratory medicine, mental health, homeless health, drug & alcohol services, and correctional health

Pre-employment Checks:
Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role-required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal Opportunity:
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How to Apply:
The closing date for applications is 24 July 2025

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter highlighting how your interest, skills, and experience align with the role and address each of the criteria.

Further information please contact [email protected]

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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