Alcohol Drug Specialist, Family Team - Lismore

High quality healthcare. Quality of life. Learn and grow in your career and in your life with more opportunities and more flexibility.

Employment Type
:
Permanent Full Time

Position Classification
:
Clinical Nurse Specialist Gde 2, Clinical Psychologist, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist Lvl 3, Social Worker Lvl 3

Remuneration
: $113,617 - $138,482 per annum, dependent on qualifications

Hours Per Week
: 38

Requisition : REQ
64470

The Whole Family Team (WFT) Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Specialist clinician will work within a multidisciplinary team to address the needs of whole families where carers have mental health and/or drug and alcohol problems as well as parenting difficulties of a significance to present child protection concerns. As well as providing specialist child, adult and family assessment, and evidence-based group, family and individual interventions the Alcohol and Other Drug Specialist will provide education and guidance to other WFT clinicians.

We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.

If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.

The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster. Learn more at:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./welcome experience

• Salary packaging and novated leasing – increase your take-home pay
• Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
• Growth – access to professional and personal development
• Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
• Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce

Need more information?
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2) Find out more about applying for this position. For role related queries or questions contact Binti Jones on Binti.

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Applications Close: 11 March 2026

NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community. NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.

For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.

To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see .

This is a Category A position. To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (). You may be subject to a probationary period of six months from the date of appointment to this position. This recruitment may be used to fill future positions for permanent, temporary and casual positions.

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