Youth Access Mental Health Clinician, Headspace – ESMHS

Youth Access Mental Health Clinician, Headspace – Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (through to June 2027)
Position Classification: Occupational Therapist Level 1/2, Psychologist, Registered Nurse Social Worker Level 1/2
Remuneration: $79,419.00 - $122,465.00 per annum, plus superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ682481
Location: Bondi Junction, Sydney

Applications close date: 23 August 2026.
 

The SESLHD Mental Health Service is a specialised clinical service, providing care to a local population of over 930,000 residents in the Sydney metropolitan area.  We provide care within both hospital and community settings to support people living with mental illness at times when acute intervention is needed, or to remain well in their community and lead their own recovery.

Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

Come Work With Us!

The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
 

The Nursing and Midwifery – Our Strategy for Transforming Person Centred Cultures 2024-2029 guides our profession in the development of effective person-centred practice and healthful cultures within SESLHD. We advocate for shared decision-making, collaborative relationships, compassionate and person-centred leadership, and supporting innovative practices.

We’re looking for a passionate, driven, and qualified mental health clinician to become a key member of our innovative and compassionate Youth Access Team (YAT). This is an exciting opportunity to build your career in a specialized area of mental health and make a real difference in the lives of young people. If you're ready to grow professionally in a supportive and forward-thinking environment, we’d love to hear from you!

This position is funded until June 2027, and staff are required to work a shift pattern that includes day (8.30-5pm or 9.30-6pm) and afternoon shift patterns (11am–7:30pm).

If you are an overseas qualified Social Worker, you are required to have your qualifications assessed by the AASW to meet the position criteria.
 

Where you'll be working

You will be based at headspace, Eastern Suburbs Mental Health Service, Bondi Junction.

Additional Benefits

• Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, and Novated Leasing. Discounted Private Health Insurance.
• Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full-time employees) in addition to annual leave.
• Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
• Health & wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
• Career development - Opportunity to apply for Continuing Education allowance based on tertiary qualifications attained where applicable and to obtain personal regrade to Clinical Nurse Specialist Grade 1 status where relevant (Nursing only).

How to Apply

Click APPLY to submit your application

Application close: 23 August 2026
 

For more information we encourage you to contact Nefeli Pnevmatikos on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au

Interviews are expected to be held between 31 August 2026 and 4 September 2026

Once you apply, we’ll keep you up to date on how your application is progressing. We encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.