Responsible for developing and implementing professional development and training activities and providing clinical support to Forensic Child and Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS) clinicians based in North Queensland. Work collaboratively with Forensic CYMHS services across the state to grow and develop the Forensic CYMHS workforce. This position will work across the Forensic CYMHS services in North Queensland and be responsible for both statewide and regional level workforce development activities.

Job details

About the Team

The Forensic Child and Youth Mental Health Service is a specialist Program within the Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service and is also part of the broader Queensland Forensic Mental Health Service. Forensic CYMHS provides assessment and treatment services to young people with mental health issues and significant behavioural disturbance that have resulted/or place them at elevated risk of involvement with the criminal justice system.

About the Role

• Leading the implementation of training and professional development activities to Forensic CYMHS clinicians based in North Queensland.
• Development of a workforce development strategy focused on internal staff training and retention as well as attraction and recruitment of new staff.
• In collaboration with Forensic CYMHS leadership team, establishing minimum training requirements for each service and facilitate opportunities and options to meet training requirements. This includes direct provision of training in specialist forensic mental health content.
• Ensuring training meets best practice standards and reflects developments in the areas of forensic mental and child and adolescent mental health.
• Establishing and maintaining records of staff training with regular review and evaluation to inform ongoing workforce and training needs.
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills of providing specialist forensic mental health services to children and adolescents.
• Provision of specialist forensic mental health consultation and clinical services including advising on serious and complex clinical issues and ensuring alignment with Health Service imperatives.
• Applying advanced clinical knowledge and skills to inform the development of the Forensic CYMHS workforce.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and 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.

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, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit 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_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF, 862KB)
  Application Kit
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  656671 - HP5 Workforce Development Coordinator-Forensic CYMHS RD (PDF, 686KB)
  Role Description