Adolescent Forensic Mental Health

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time

Position Classification: Health Clinician Lvl 3 including classifications of Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2, Occupational Therapist Lvl 3 & Social Worker Lvl 3

Remuneration: $116,639.98 - $120,680 per annum. + superannuation

Location: Sydney Olympic Park

Requisition ID: REQ664065

Position Title: Safeguards Justice Health NSW, Occupational Therapist Lvl 3, TPT (24 hours p/w) - Adolescent Forensic Mental Health

If you are passionate about delivering healthcare with the greatest impact, then come and join us at the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (JHFMHN). We are Just the Place to grow your career and be part of a valued team delivering care where it's needed most!

Be part of a supportive environment, where you can apply your skills to address complex healthcare needs while broadening your treatment capabilities to maximise patient outcomes.

We are a challenging yet rewarding place to take your career even further. With industry-leading safety standards, you can focus on doing your best work alongside skilled colleagues while gaining job training to progress your career. For more information, please see links below:

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The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Justice Health NSW Safeguards Team within Adolescent Forensic Mental Health.

The Safeguards Team is a dynamic, highly skilled, multidisciplinary service providing assessment, intervention, and care coordination to young people aged 10–18 across New South Wales.

The service supports young people experiencing complex mental health needs who are involved with, or at risk of involvement in, the criminal justice system (CJS), as well as those presenting in crisis or at risk of disengagement from services due to the complexity of their needs. This complexity may include neurodevelopmental differences, itinerancy, substance use, and/or risk of harm to self or others.

In this role, you will deliver timely, responsive, community-based mental health assessment and intervention for young people experiencing significant mental health complexity. Working within a multidisciplinary framework and guided by evidence-based practice, you will apply your discipline-specific expertise to contribute to comprehensive biopsychosocial formulations, inform interventions, care planning, and deliver coordinated, person-centred care aimed at improving outcomes for vulnerable young people.

About You

If you’re looking for a part-time opportunity within a supportive multidisciplinary team, this could be the role for you. You’re an experienced mental health clinician with relevant qualifications and clinical experience aligned to a CNS2 / OT3 / SW3 level, including experience working with young people and/or consumers with complex mental health, psychosocial and forensic needs. You will be confident working collaboratively across health, justice and community services, building strong stakeholder relationships and advocating for young people to ensure safe, coordinated and person-centred outcomes.

Essential Requirements

• Allied Health Staff (OT3; SW3) - Bachelor of Occupational Therapy registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or relevant qualification in Social Work with eligibility for membership to Australian Association of Social Workers. To be appointed as a Level 3 Health Professional, evidence must be provided of three years' clinical experience and demonstrated experience of extensive specialist knowledge or a high level of broad generalist knowledge within the discipline as defined by the award definitions of a Level 3 practitioner.
• Nursing Staff (CNS2) - Qualified as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia with post-registration qualifications relevant to the position, with a minimum of at least 3 years' full time equivalent experience in the management of clients with mental health conditions.
• Valid unrestricted Driver Licence for use in NSW and Australia.
• Valid NSW Employee Working With Children Check.
• Responsibilities under WHS - Non-Supervisor: You must take all reasonable care for yourself and others and comply with any reasonable instruction, policies and procedures relating to work health, safety and wellbeing.

• May require extended hours during the week and on weekend. May be required to travel to regional NSW sites to provide in-reach.

Salary and Benefits

Your annual salary in line with your grade classification plus superannuation is just the beginning. You will also have access to a number of benefits:

• Additional allowances and salary packaging options.

• Fitness Passport (if eligible).

• Genuine career progression and skill-set development.

• Support from an enthusiastic and invested team of managers and colleagues.

Diversity and Inclusivity

We are an equal-opportunity employer. We employ all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability.

• This is also a Targeted Aboriginal Position. Preference will be given to applicants of Aboriginal descent. Exemption is claimed under Section 21 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977

Ready to Apply?

The first step is to submit your resume and answers to the following targeted questions:

• This role requires specific qualifications and a level of clinical experience aligned with a senior clinician (e.g. CNS2 / OT3 / SW3). Can you outline how you meet the position criteria, including your relevant qualifications, years of clinical experience, and any specialist experience working within forensic or mental health settings?

• This role requires close collaboration with justice services, community providers, and health teams. Can you describe a time you successfully worked across agencies to support a young person/consumer with complex needs?

Tell us about a time you had to advocate strongly for a young person/consumer whose needs were not being adequately recognised. What was the outcome?

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For role related queries or questions contact Rachel Freeman on ***email_hidden***

Applications Close: Thursday 4 June 2026, 11:59pm AEST.