Deliver high quality, evidence based allied health interventions for homeless consumers/persons presenting with a variety of severe and complex mental health conditions, within a 5km radius of Brisbane General Post Office.

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About the role

The purpose of this role is to deliver high quality, evidence based allied health interventions for homeless consumers/persons presenting with a variety of severe and complex mental health conditions, within a 5km radius of Brisbane General Post Office. This position operates as a member of an integrated, multidisciplinary community mental health team, operating via an assertive outreach framework requiring consultation with a range of internal and external community stakeholders and collaboration with families and carers with a focus on planning and provision of clinical care and therapeutic interventions within a trauma-informed recovery framework.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Respect – demonstrates interpersonal savvy, manages conflict appropriately, communicates effectively and balances the needs of all stakeholders with utmost respect to all people at all times
• Teamwork – collaborates effectively, develops own talent through ongoing professional development, values differences and recognises importance of teamwork in health service delivery
• Compassion – is completely consumer focussed, demonstrates self-awareness and the effects of behaviour on others, deals with or manages ambiguity and complexity, demonstrates resilience in the delivery of consumer services or support in the delivery of services to consumers
• High Performance – cultivates innovation, is action oriented, drives results and supports Metro North's vision and purpose to exceed expectations of our consumers and stakeholders
• Integrity – demonstrates sound decision quality, ensures accountability, demonstrates courage in the face of adversity and works effectively / manages complexity to ensure work output and decisions are ethical and invariably of a high

In terms of technical knowledge, skills and experience and within the context of the responsibilities described above under Key Accountabilities, the ideal applicant will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Demonstrated competent level of contemporary knowledge or ability to rapidly acquire knowledge and skill in the management of consumers with a moderate to severe level of mental illness including an ability to undertake discipline specific
• Demonstrated ability to work co-operatively in a multi-disciplinary team and communicate effectively using well developed oral and written communication skills to enable effective interaction with consumers, carers and other stakeholders in individual and group
• Demonstrated experience in the identification, development and implementation of quality and service improvement activities and the ability to provide clinical practice supervision to less experienced staff members and education to students commensurate with level of
• Demonstrated understanding of the principles, processes and environments that support recovery and an ability to work within Trauma Informed and Recovery

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Job ad reference number: MH559859
Close date: Monday, 6th May 2024

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Further information

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

Documents

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• MH559859 - Role Description (PDF, 583KB)
  Role Description
  
  Application Support (PDF, 853KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Benefits for working with MN (PDF, 1,003KB)
  Information Package for Applicants