Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS) is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research. With a dedicated team of more than 5000 people, our point of difference is in the way we provide care to children, young people and their families every day. This is through our steadfast commitment to providing patient and family-centred care at every level of our service and our continuous drive for service and operational excellence.

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Do you thrive in work that combines clinical expertise and service development.  Look no further!

The Children's Health Queensland CYMHS - Acute Response Team is seeking dedicated individuals who have experience working in mental health with children and young people.  

 Your expertise matters!

 Why Choose Us?

• Rewarding Work:  Make a difference in the lives of young people and their families.
• Professional Growth:  Develop a new service model, embed its ongoing delivery, and incorporate it alongside existing services.
• Variety of Experience: deliver a combination of clinical and non-clinical work

If you're ready to contribute to a brighter future, apply today.

Your Opportunity:

The position of Clinical Nurse – GenZ Initiative and Clinical Care Coordinator position will:

• Work with one or more mental health clinicians to embed the original GenZ Initiative and Mental Health Clinical Care Co-Ordination into clinical business as usual processes across the broader CHQ CYMHS system.
• Deliver high level professional clinical mental health services as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to optimise psycho-social outcomes for children and young people with severe and complex mental health problems and disorders, and their families and carers.
• Deliver a combination of clinical and non-clinical responsibilities and functions.  The overall aim is to reduce the risk of suicide (re)attempts following a previous attempt or suicidal crisis.    
• Support the work unit through education and coordination of referrals and care delivery of eligible mental health consumers between the health service and the non-government service provider across campus based and community settings to ensure the interface between the two services supports seamless patient flow.
• Work in partnership with other GenZ Initiative clinicians within the CYMHS continuum of care, to develop and embed a coherent model of the GenZ Initiative into clinical business as usual processes.

What CHQ HHS can offer

Apart from contributing to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, you will also benefit from a competitive remuneration package and a working environment which embraces professional development, builds capabilities and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing. Additional benefits include:

• …12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• …17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/life balance, variety and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.

Some roles within Queensland Health are designated as ‘Vaccination Preventable Disease (VPD) risk roles'. A VPD risk role is a role in which the incumbent may be exposed to the risk of acquisition and/or transmission of a VPD. Please refer to the attached Role Description for more information and what requirements may exist.

The Workforce attraction incentive scheme may apply to this position, please refer to the guidelines for further information https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives.   

Further information

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

Applicants are encouraged to apply online; Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

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

• CHQ_Job Applicant information kit_Feb 2023 (PDF, 985KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  576966 - HP4 Genz Initiative and Clinical Care Coordinator Senior AHP ART - RD (PDF, 308KB)
  Role Description
  
  576966 - NRG6 CN ART Mental Health GenZ and Clincal Care Co-Ordinator - rd (PDF, 356KB)
  Role Description