Experience everything Cairns has to offer while working as a Psychologist - Senior with Access Services (Acute Care Team & Centralised Intake Service) .In this role you will be responsible for delivering evidence-based clinical services, including tele-triage, tele-health assessment, assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic intervention and evaluation, to consumers of the Cairns and Hinterland Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Service.

Job details

About us: The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About your opportunity: 

The Cairns and Hinterland Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs Services is responsible for delivering mental health, alcohol and other drugs services throughout the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service and for supporting other mental health, alcohol and other drugs services in the surrounding Hospital and Health Services of Cape York, Torres Strait Northern Peninsula Area.  Its primary objective is to ensure access to a comprehensive range of treatment and support services, clinical treatment, rehabilitation, disability support, as well as early intervention, and mental health prevention and promotion.

About your role: 

• Deliver high quality evidence based clinical services (including tele-triage, tele-health assessments, generic and profession specific biopsychosocial mental health assessment, treatment, investigation, diagnosis and short term client management) child and youth, adult, and elderly consumers in accordance with professional and ethical standards.
• Undertake clinical governance activities, such as the development of clinical practices, procedures and guidelines that support the continuum of care.
• Maintain and support reporting lines to the Access Services Team Leader and Access Services Operations Manager to ensure delivery of clinical services within a quality improvement framework, in a multidisciplinary team across a complex and varied work environment.
• Provide specialist mental health consultation to health professionals within key service partners, including information relative to the Mental Health Act (2016), treatment and intervention strategies as appropriate.
• Monitor the professional standards and outcomes produced by staff and/or the work unit's activities that may lead to the identification and implementation of service improvement initiatives.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CAH647016 Role Description (PDF, 831KB)
  Role Description
  
  1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants