Join the Advance Acute Psychiatric Team as a Senior Psychologist

Join our team as a Senior Psychologist, delivering expert clinical care in a fast-paced acute psychiatric unit. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, provide high-level clinical advice, manage complex cases, and support the development of junior clinicians

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Your new Role:

The Senior Psychologist will provide expert, evidence-based psychological services within the Adult Acute Psychiatric Unit at Princess Alexandra (PA) Hospital. Working as part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team, you will deliver high-quality clinical care to patients, contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives, and support optimal patient outcomes. The role involves monitoring and reporting on clinical practices and outcomes, leading research and quality projects, and providing supervision and training to junior clinicians, students, and Allied Health Assistants

About You:

You will embody Metro South Health's values and bring a genuine commitment to joining our team, contributing to our growth through your passion and expertise in Psychology You will have the ability to:

• Deliver expert knowledge of best practices in allied health services 
• Be highly accountable and display a supportive and engaging style
• Proven ability to manage complex clinical cases, including rapid prioritization, patient management, and discharge planning in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrate strong clinical leadership with a positive, proactive mindset

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

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.

• MS09658852 Role Description (PDF, 345KB)
  Role Description
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 691KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 978KB)
  Information Package for Applicants