Access Team Clinician

Employer: The Link Youth Health Service

Salary: $37.53 per hour

headspace Hobart is seeking a passionate and motivated Access Team Clinician to join our team. Access Team Clinicians engage, assess, and coordinate care for young people accessing headspace Hobart.

This position suits a motivated early-career clinician passionate about youth mental health and collaborative, community-based care. As one of the first points of contact for a young person and their families, the clinician must build strong rapport and show confident engagement skills.

The role is 0.9 FTE (Tuesday - Saturday) and includes intake, screening, and biopsychosocial assessments, risk management, brief interventions, and warm referrals to internal and external services. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the clinician contributes to case reviews, treatment planning, and youth mental health promotion activities.

Key responsibilities:

• Conduct intake, screening, and biopsychosocial assessments.
• Identify and manage risks; develop safety or action plans.
• Provide brief interventions and coordinate care pathways.
• Participate in team meetings and case reviews.
• Support community engagement and youth mental health initiatives.

Mandatory requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Counselling, or Mental Health Nursing.
• Eligibility for registration with AHPRA or membership with AASW.
• Experience or strong interest in youth, community, or primary mental health.
• Excellent engagement and communication skills with young people and families.
• Commitment to collaborative, ethical, and recovery-focused practice.

Desirable:

• Current registration with AHPRA or full membership with AASW.
• Experience in youth mental health, community, or primary care settings.
• Ability to develop and facilitate group-based interventions.
• Experience in the not-for-profit or public health sector.

For a copy of the position description or further information, please email headspace@thelink.org.au.

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