Position Classification: Health Clinician Level 4
Remuneration: Depending Upon Qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ571281
At Central Coast Local Health District, we believe in Trusted care. Better health for everyone.
Are you ready to step into a key leadership role within a passionate, multidisciplinary team delivering vital mental health care to young people?
Our Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) – South is offering an exceptional opportunity for a skilled and dynamic Team Leader to join our multidisciplinary service. This role is ideal for a senior clinician who thrives on collaboration, innovation, and leading high-performing teams dedicated to improving outcomes for young people and their families. We are offering flexible full-time, part-time, permanent, and temporary positions.
As Team Leader, you will work closely with the CAMHS Service Manager to provide expert clinical and operational leadership to a team of experienced senior clinicians. You will play a key role in guiding the team’s response to complex mental health presentations—including early psychosis—ensuring the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based care.
This is a multi-disciplinary role and is graded as the following:
- Nurse Manager Grade 2
- Social Worker Level 4
- Occupational Therapist Level 4
- Senior Psychologist
About You
You are a confident and compassionate leader who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced clinical environment. You bring energy, clarity, and direction to your team—even when the pressure is on. A natural collaborator, you know how to bring people together, support professional growth, and inspire high standards of care.
You’ll be someone who:
- Is a respected senior clinician (Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, or Registered Nurse) with current AHPRA registration or relevant professional body
- Leads with integrity, accountability, and emotional intelligence
- Creates a positive, supportive team culture where staff feel valued and empowered
- Brings a calm, solutions-focused approach to complex challenges and high-pressure situations
- Communicates with clarity and purpose, building strong working relationships with both internal teams and external stakeholders
- Has proven experience in supervising, mentoring, and developing clinicians within a multidisciplinary setting
- Understands the clinical needs and sensitivities involved in working with young people and their families
- Is passionate about service innovation, quality improvement, and aligning care with best practice models
About the role:
As Team Leader, you will:
- Provide expert clinical leadership and guidance across a multidisciplinary team of senior mental health clinicians
- Manage, mentor, coach, and support staff through supervision, performance management, training, and rostering
- Attend daily clinical intake meetings and support evidence-based decision-making for client care and management plans
- Ensure balanced caseload distribution and service coverage, including reallocation during staff leave or high-demand periods
- Maintain your own clinical caseload while supporting team coordination
- Drive clinical service planning, evaluation, and coordination aligned with CCLHD Mental Health strategy
- Promote integration with other internal services and external partners to ensure continuity of care
Key Challenges:
- Managing service capacity and clinician workload to meet growing demand
- Balancing leadership responsibilities with clinical caseload management
- Advocating for and addressing the unique mental health needs of adolescents and young people across CCLHD
Benefits
- Work-Life Balance – Enjoy an accrued day off each month, 17.5% annual leave loading, and paid parental leave.
- Financial Benefits – Boost your take-home pay with salary packaging, save on car costs with novated leasing, and access relocation assistance.
- Health & Wellbeing – Stay active with discounted gym memberships (Fitness Passport), free flu vaccinations, telehealth support, and confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling for you and your family. Plus, access discounted private health insurance.
- Career Growth – Advance your career with free professional development courses and secondment opportunities.
For more information, please visit Benefits at CCLHD
Working for Central Coast Local Health District - NSW Health
Central Coast Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.
Central Coast Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants can access support through the Stepping Up initiative, which provides guidance on the NSW Health recruitment process.
NSW Health strongly recommends all workers stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations as per the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation guidelines. However, COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment.
Additional Information
An Eligibility List (E-List) or talent pool may be created from this recruitment episode to assist in filling future permanent, temporary, or casual full-time and part-time positions.
Please note if you have been previously made unsuccessful for these positions, you need not apply again.
Need More Information?
For role-related queries, please contact: Catherine Merillo
Phone: 02 4304 7878
Email: [email protected]
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