Svha is seeking a LiCBT Practitioner to be a core member of a newly established, national virtual mental health workforce. In this role, you will deliver structured Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LiCBT) to Australians seeking early mental health support, empowering them with practical skills to manage stress, distress and anxiety to improve wellbeing.
What You'll Do
- Provide structured, measurable, evidence-based and person-centred LiCBT treatment.
- Develop clear treatment plans tailored to individual goals using digital tools and resources.
- Monitor progress and outcomes, adjusting interventions to maximise clinical benefit.
- Deliver effective risk screening, identifying when escalation or referral is required.
- Document clinical notes promptly and accurately to ensure continuity of care.
- Support culturally safe, accessible and inclusive care for diverse communities across Australia.
- Participate in ongoing supervision, reflective practice and coaching to continually grow your capability.
- Contribute to quality improvement, research activities and digital service enhancement.
- Champion mission, values and a learning culture across the team and organisation.
- Work within national standards of clinical governance.
What We're Looking For
- A minimum of 2 years experience in mental health support, ideally including CBT, assessment, intervention and/or counselling.
- Understanding of contemporary approaches such as person-centred, strengths-based and harm-reduction models.
- Ability to identify individual needs and tailor effective therapeutic strategies.
- Commitment to empowering consumers toward self-determination and personal goals.
- High-level verbal and written communication skills — including via phone and video.
- Strong digital literacy, including familiarity with electronic client record systems and virtual service delivery.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
- Confidence engaging with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Alignment to mission, values and person-centred care principles.
- Ability to work across a rotating roster, including evenings and weekends.
- For Social Workers: Current membership with the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) with relevant experience delivering mental health services.
- For Psychologists: Provisional or General Registration with AHPRA as a Psychologist with experience delivering mental health services.
- For Occupational Therapists: Current AHPRA registration as an Occupational Therapist with relevant experience delivering mental health services.
Team & Environment
You will join a multidisciplinary team operating in a virtual-first model.
Benefits & Compensation
- Purpose-driven work with national social impact.
- Virtual-first flexibility and modern ways of working.
- Comprehensive supervision, learning and career pathways.
- Generous salary packaging and wellbeing supports.
- Compensation is covered under the Health Professionals and Support Services Award. Classification and remuneration are determined based on relevant mental health experience, including CBT and/or digital mental health service delivery experience.
Work Mode
This is a virtual-first role. You can be based in Sydney, Brisbane, or Melbourne.
We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone. This affirmative action allows a specific position within St Vincent’s to be available exclusively to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals.
