Clinician – Department of Veterans’ Affairs
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0771022
- Agency: Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- Job Title: Clinician
- Position Number: EXT-2026-5069
- Classification: APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Thursday 30 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Brisbane QLD, Melbourne VIC
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $104,898 – $119,115
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (We support a range of flexible work arrangements in)
About Department of Veterans’ Affairs
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) exists to fulfil the nation’s duty to support our serving and ex-serving Australian Defence
Force members and their families. We do this through programs of care, compensation, commemoration, income and Defence
support services. Our aim is to enhance self-sufficiency, quality of life, financial wellbeing and community recognition for those we
support. DVA is both a policy and service delivery agency. We have strong relationships with Australian ex-service organisations,
Federal and State Government agencies and the veteran community. DVA’s vision is to honour veterans, and empower them and
their families to continue life after service, within a society that understands and values their military service and their ongoing
contribution to the community.
Duties
- Undertake various shifts across 24 hours, 7 days a week providing high quality clinical
- services including risk assessment and intervention, intake and referral, and evidence based
- individual single session counselling to eligible Open Arms clients.
- Ensure compliance with Open Arms clinical practice policy, including the mandated use of
- specific clinical forms/templates (e.g., Intake Document, Risk Assessment and Management
- Plan documentation).
- Provide high quality clinical services including intake, risk assessment and a range of brief
- intervention modalities to eligible Open Arms clients.
- Engage collaboratively in regular coaching as per the APS Performance and Feedback
- processes.
- Adhere to relevant legislation, ethical guidelines and policies pertaining to best-practice client
- care.
Eligibility / Notes
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to
- be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
- All applicants external to DVA offered employment will be required to successfully undergo a
- pre-engagement screening check, even if they have a security clearance. The screening
- check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy
- Framework requirements.
- The successful candidate will be required obtain and maintain a Baseline Vetting (AGSVA)
- security clearance.
- Mandatory Requirements
- Qualifications as a registered Psychologist / Occupational Therapist / Registered Nurse with
- full AHPRA registration, OR
- Qualified Social Worker with membership of the Australian Association Social Workers
- (AASW) on commencement, OR
- A Masters-level counselling qualification and registration with PACFA as a Registered
- Clinical Counsellor or with ACA at Level 3 or Level 4.
- And
- Currently hold or ability to obtain a Working with Vulnerable People registration OR
- Currently hold or ability to obtain a Working with Children check.
How to Apply
Position Contact Anita Allen, 0499 972 553
Agency Recruitment Site https://dvajobs.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.home
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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