Mental Health Clinician

• Mental Health Clinician
• Darwin Private Hospital
• Part-time/Full time position
• Wage to be negotiated, commensurate with experience

Join an experienced and dedicated Team

An exciting opportunity exists for a suitably qualified Mental Health Clinician with tertiary qualifications in appropriate disciplines (Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Nursing or Clinical Psychology) to join The Darwin Clinic team. The Darwin Clinic offers evidence-based therapy treatment programs for people with a range of psychiatric conditions and will include inpatient and outpatient groups.

As a Mental Health Clinician your experience will include:

•          Working in a Multidisciplinary Team – and teamwork experience  
•          using ACT, CBT, DBT –formal training in these therapies and Intervention
•          facilitating group therapy .       
•          Care Planning for Adult Mental Health clients
•          risk assessment and safety planning   
•          Clinically collaborates with multidisciplinary team through developing inpatient and outpatient programs, triaging inpatient              and outpatient admissions and participating in case conference    meetings with treating psychiatrists.

Darwin Private Hospital is the only provider of private hospital services in the Northern Territory. As part of the Healthscope Group of Hospitals, it is a licenced 122 bed hospital providing a broad range of multiday and day surgery including, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Plastic and Reconstructive, Urology, Gastroenterology and ENT and Cardiac Catheter Laboratory. Our world-class private hospital attracts patients from across the greater Northern Territory, Western Australia, remote aboriginal communities and even offshore. We are co-located with Royal Darwin Hospital and partner in delivering specialised care to patients from across the top end of Australia.

In February 2021, a purpose built 18 bed inpatient Mental Health & AoD Unit, The Darwin Clinic opened, a new service for patients in the Northern Territory. It also incorporates a dedicated Day Rehabilitation Program. The Darwin Clinic will offer Territorians a range of vital mental health supports, including alcohol and drug withdrawal programs, and treatment for a range of mental health conditions including personality disorders, mood disorders, trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorders.

Selection Criteria:

• Knowledge and experience in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
• Experience in the development and creative delivery of group therapy
• Membership of the relevant professional association
• Strong Risk Management skills
• Well-developed assessment and report writing skills
• Capacity to work well in a team and practice reflectively

Applications close: 11th of March 2026

For further enquiries: Earl Capistrano - A-DON Mental Health Services, Earl.Capistrano@healthscope.com.au

To Apply: Please click on the 'Apply' button to be taken to our online application form. Please include a cover letter and a CV along with the contact details of 2 professional referees.