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Child and Youth Mental Health Clinician (Occupational Therapist or Psychologist or Social Worker)
Longreach
Rural Care, Real Connections, and Rewarding Work!🌾🐄🌄
Central West Health are seeking a Child and Youth Mental Health Clinician to join our dedicated team with delivering essential care in our vibrant rural communities.
If you are an experienced Child and Youth Mental Health Clinician who has a passion for delivering high quality rural and remote healthcare, enjoys diverse and fulfilling work, and does not mind the wide-open spaces, then this is the job for you!
💕Your skills can shape futures and strengthen an entire community…..Apply Now!
Patient Centred Care
for our Central West communities
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Children's Health Queensland |
| Classification | HP4 |
| Workplace Location | Central West Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/CW5G647194 |
| Closing date | 10-Aug-2025 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Shelley Flynn |
| Contact details | (07) 4652 8100 Access the National Relay Service |
We care about people | We champion safety and quality | We act with integrity and accountability | We are a capable and confident workforce | We improve continuously
What's involved – To provide discipline specific and generalist clinical services utilising a range of modalities relevant to child and youth mental health as a member of a multidisciplinary team. Contribute to the development of clinical child and youth mental health services in collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders.
About Central West Hospital and Health Service - Our diverse and rewarding work environment is as unique and dynamic as Central West Queensland itself. Our far-reaching health services cover a region of almost 20.6 percent of Queensland, encompasses seven local government areas, and reaches 18 unique and lively communities.
Expansive in the true sense of the word, the region opens new horizons painted in red earth, blue sky and burnt orange sunsets. It might feel miles away from urban life, but we are just a two-hour flight from Brisbane – well within reach of the city and South East Queensland's beautiful beaches.
Your benefits include:
- generous employer superannuation contribution up to 12.75%;
- salary packaging to increase your take home pay;
- 17.5% annual leave loading;
- career development opportunities;
- CWHHS provided housing or rental assistance.
The locals will tell you a role with Central West Health is more than just a job, and a life in central west Queensland is as iconic as the region that defines it. Be prepared to be embraced by warm, welcoming, and close-knit communities, and caring for and living among the people you work with to make a difference in their lives and yours, every day.
First impressions count - Slay the application process by:
- Submitting your CV with a statement “this is a true and correct representation of my work experience”, signed and dated by yourself.
- Provide a relevant and concise cover letter that address the ‘How you will be assessed' section of the attached role description.
- Complete the VPD paperwork and submit this as part of your application.
For more insight into what Central West Health has to offer, check out our YouTube channel: Central West Hospital and Health Service
It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and hepatitis B during their employment.
Applications should be submitted ONLINE. Include a completed vaccine preventable disease form and evidence of immunity and vaccinations and relevant qualifications with your application. For additional information regarding the responsibilities, mandatory qualifications and/or other requirements for this position please refer to the role description.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
It is recommended that you download the Role Description for future reference. If you have difficulty viewing the role description, contact Central West Recruitment (07) 4650 4017. Microsoft Word or PDF files are supported. Files – max: 2MB each.
Documents
Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.
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2025.v1_Vaccine Preventable Disease and TB Forms (PDF, 434KB)
Application Kit
2025.v1_QH Applicant Information Kit (PDF, 917KB)
Information Package for Applicants
HP_RD_MH Clinician_HP4_CW5G647194 (PDF, 277KB)
Role Description
