Mental health jobs in Coffs Harbour, NSW

Mid North Coast Local Health District provides public mental health care across Coffs Harbour and the surrounding area, with Coffs Harbour Health Campus as the main acute facility. Community mental health teams operate from Coffs Harbour and satellite sites across the Coffs Coast.

The Coffs Harbour region has complex social dynamics, with significant socioeconomic disadvantage in some communities, elevated rates of AOD use, and a large and diverse population that includes Aboriginal communities, retirees, and a transient population connected to the tourism and agriculture sectors.

headspace Coffs Harbour supports young people across the region, and the North Coast PHN funds primary mental health and AOD services. The region has seen strong NDIS sector growth, creating demand for support workers, behaviour support practitioners, and psychosocial recovery coaches.

Private practice has grown in Coffs Harbour as the population has expanded, and the coastal lifestyle attracts practitioners from metropolitan areas. The region is connected by road to both Brisbane and Sydney, giving practitioners access to professional development and specialist supervision networks.