You are invited to join a dynamic team with Integrated Medicine, Emergency, Child and Youth Services as Senior Psychologist. In this role you will deliver accessible, evidence based, specialised assessment, advice and targeted intervention plans within an integrated multidisciplinary framework to support diagnosis and provide direction for ongoing care in the community for children aged 0 to 16 years and their families.

Job details

About us: The outer western region of our service includes extremely remote communities. Cairns Hospital is the only major referral hospital in Far North Queensland and also provides care for people from Cape York and the Torres Strait.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will: 

• Maintain a dynamic, proactive and responsive community team where high-level communication, collaboration and skill sharing are key elements of trans-disciplinary and multidisciplinary care provision.
• Provide professional psychology leadership and high-level clinical advice to peers, managers, HP3 psychologists, team members and other stakeholders regarding professional standards and issues, prioritisation and development of paediatric clinical services in relation to client care.
• Actively initiate, develop, implement and evaluate quality and service improvement activities that enhance the delivery of paediatric services.

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.

• CAH651478 Role Description (PDF, 418KB)
  Role Description
  
  1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants