Clinical Lead Community Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS)

Working as a Clinical Lead for the Child Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) you will:
• Be part of a supportive and innovative multi-disciplinary team and enjoy ongoing professional development and research opportunities.
• Make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people and their families.
• Enjoy a full-time permanent opportunity with no weekend, late shifts or on call work required.

There are 3 x Clinical Lead full time permanent positions available within CYMHS. These positions are in Hornsby, St Leonards, and Brookvale.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Dependent on qualifications
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ635933

Salary per week:
Clinical Nurse Consultant (Grade 2): $2,603.12 - $2,655.03
Clinical Psychologist: $2,177.46 - $2,654.00
Allied Health Professionals (Level 5): $2,604.21 - $2,667.53

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
These positions are in Hornsby, St Leonards and Brookvale.

What you'll be doing
The Clinical Lead will provide expert clinical and operational leadership to our Community Child & Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS) team. This is a pivotal role that combines clinical excellence, team leadership, and strategic service development. Key responsibilities include but not limited to:
• Lead and coordinate the CYMHS community team to deliver evidence-based mental health care.
• Provide expert clinical advice and support to multidisciplinary staff.
• Collaborate with the CYMHS Service Manager on service planning and strategic direction.
• Ensure high standards of clinical governance, documentation, and quality improvement.
• Coordinate all aspects of clinical activity including allocation of workload, regular clinical meetings, and peer reviews
• Foster partnerships with schools, GPs, child protection services, and other stakeholders to enhance consumer outcomes.

People of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background are encouraged to apply.

Candidates will need to meet the following criteria:

1. Relevant qualification in Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Nursing with current AHPRA registration. For Social Work, eligibility for membership with AASW and demonstrated experience as a Level 2 clinician, or above. For Occupational Therapy, demonstrated experience as a Level 2 clinician, or above. For Clinical Psychology, a Master's degree or higher in Clinical Psychology from an APAC Accredited University. For Nursing, minimum 5 years full time post graduate experience with 3 years full time equivalent in the specialty field. In addition, the employee must have an approved post graduate qualification Diploma/Certificate or evidence or working towards Masters.
2. Demonstrated ability to provide clinical leadership, service coordination and support to a multi-disciplinary team.
3. Demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience in child and youth mental health clinical services.
4. Demonstrated skills and experience in planning, implementation and evaluation of clinical services or programs.
5. Please indicate your facility of preference: Hornsby CYMHS, Lower North Shore CYMHS and Northern Beaches CYMHS.

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Jeanine Smith on Jeanine.Smith@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.

NSW Health is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards.

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Applications Close: 4 February 2026