Mental Health Clinician – Alice Springs Medicare Mental Health Centre

• Permanent Part-Time 0.8 FTE – Health Professional or Registered Nurse Level 2

• Salary – $99,432.32 – $111,229.04K per annum + super +sign on and retention incentive

• NT Thrive – Relocation and wellbeing grant – subject to availability

Why Join?

You’ll be joining a service that puts people, recovery and connection at the centre of care.

The ASMMHC provides an opportunity to work alongside a diverse multidisciplinary team, contribute to an innovative mental health service and help improve access to quality support for the Alice Springs community.

About the Role:

Neami National, in partnership with Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, is delivering the Alice Springs Medicare Mental Health Centre (ASMMHC) to provide free, accessible mental health support to adults in the Alice Springs community.

We are seeking a passionate Mental Health Clinician to join this innovative service.

You will provide high-quality assessment, intervention and collaborative care planning for people experiencing mental health crisis. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will support guests through their mental health journey using Cultural Safety, Trauma-Informed Care, Recovery-Oriented Practice and Collaborative Relational Practice.

This is an opportunity to make a genuine difference while working in a service designed to provide accessible, flexible and holistic mental health care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Build trusting and professional relationships with guests and provide comprehensive clinical assessments

• Develop collaborative, person-centred care and safety plans

• Deliver evidence-based therapeutic support over the short to medium term

• Provide culturally appropriate support and utilise interpreters where required

• Provide outreach support while maintaining safe work practices

• Work collaboratively with guests, families, carers, clinicians and lived experience staff

• Support effective intake, referral, escalation and exit planning

• Maintain strong partnerships with community, emergency and mental health services

• Contribute to service evaluation, quality improvement, research and development

• Maintain accurate clinical records and participate in service data collection

About You:

You will be a qualified mental health professional who brings strong clinical skills, a recovery-focused approach and a genuine commitment to person-centred care.

Essential:

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

• Current professional registration with AHPRA or eligibility for AASW membership for Social Workers

• Valid Working with Children Check

• Valid Police Check

• Proven clinical experience in mental health service delivery

• Demonstrated experience applying recovery-based approaches

• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team

• Strong report writing and clinical documentation skills

• Experience working across Commonwealth and/or State-funded mental health programs

• Ability to develop strong partnerships with government, non-government, emergency and community services

If you are interested in this opportunity, apply now or give Rell a call on 08 8982 1047 to find out more