Location: Lyneham, Canberra, ACT – headspace Early Psychosis
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: HPA Level 2 (commensurate with experience) plus salary packaging

Help shape a brand-new service in beautifully appointed, purpose-built, youth-friendly facilities located in Lyneham, moments from the tram stop!

Join a team that’s redefining youth mental health!

Be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team at headspace Early Psychosis (hEP) Canberra, where we are dedicated to early intervention and recovery-focused care for young people aged 12–25 either experiencing or at high risk of developing psychosis. Come and join us in changing lives!

About the Program

The hEP program is funded by the Australian Federal Government and is a nationally recognised leader in youth mental health, delivering evidence-based, recovery-oriented services. Our model of care is grounded in the renowned Orygen EPPIC (Early Psychosis Prevention and Intervention Centre) framework, ensuring world-class early intervention for young people.

The program is structured across three specialist teams:

• Mobile Assessment & Treatment Team (MATT)
• Continuing Care Team (CCT)
• Functional Recovery Team (FRT)

This clinician role sits within the FRT.

About you in the role

This is a diverse clinician role working to support functional recovery – meeting young people where they are at and empowering them to recover and lead their best lives!

This role will include a blend of individual and group work and requires a flexible and innovative approach to service delivery. You will need to be adaptable and have a can-do proactive approach.

You’ll play a vital role in supporting and empowering young people through their recovery journey!

About You

As a staff member of Uniting, you will celebrate diversity and welcome all people regardless of lifestyle choices, ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Qualifications:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (such as Psychology, Social Work, Registered Nursing or Occupational Therapy).
• Full registration and eligibility for membership with a respective professional body (such as AHPRA or AASW).

• Current Australian Driver’s Licence.

Experience

Typically, this role will require three (3) or more years’ clinical experience within a relevant field. You will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be organised, systematic, thorough, accurate and disciplined. You will be continuing to develop in your area of expertise and be expected to provide innovative ideas to solve problems in your discipline. It is expected that you will possess good skills at navigating a complex organisation, forging relationships, and managing through influence rather than direct authority as required

• Demonstrated ability to provide high quality assessment and evidence based interventions drawing on input from a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to work independently, exercising objective clinical judgment in complex and critical presentations.
• Able to work productively with other members of the multidisciplinary team throughout the client journey seeking input from medical staff, peer workers and other allied health providers.
• Contribute to the evaluation and analysis of guidelines, policies and procedures applicable to their clinical/professional work, including contributing to supervision of discipline-specific students.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development participating in and delivering workplace education through clinical supervision, training and education. Examples of activities include attendance and/or provision of seminars, lectures or in-services.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and work collaboratively with clients.
• Demonstrated ability to be self-motivated and function autonomously while being able to effectively work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to maintain and develop the culture, philosophy, standards, guidelines and policies of the service.
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation to the service, such as the Australian Capital Territory Mental Health Act (2015) and the Children and Young Persons Act (2008), and Best Practice guidelines for service delivery in mental health.
• Ability to use relevant information technology, electronic recording systems and data management tools.

Desirable

Experience working in an early psychosis team or with young people in an acute mental health setting.

Why Work with Uniting?

💰 Salary Packaging – take home more by reducing your taxable income (up to $18,550 tax-free!)

🤝 Be part of a progressive, inclusive, and multidisciplinary organisation

📚 Clinical supervision and extensive PD opportunities to support your ongoing growth

🌐 Street parking available, close to light rail

🚀 Real opportunities for career development in a large, values-driven not-for-profit

If the idea of working for a progressive not-for-profit organisation excites you, then click APPLY now to get your application started!

📧 Questions? Contact:

Heather Perry, Team Leader, 📩 [email protected]

Pallavi Bhatia, Talent Acquisition Specialist 📩 [email protected]

About Uniting

Uniting NSW.ACT contributes to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

Empowered by diversity
At Uniting, inclusion isn’t just something we value – it’s how we work. Our culture and practice reflect the vibrant diversity of our colleagues, and the clients and communities we serve.