Be the First Point of Care – Mental Health Call Clinician Needed!

Play a crucial role in providing assessment, intervention, and support as part of the Mental Health Call service. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver patient-centred care, while contributing to service improvement and student education. Full-time and part-time positions available!

Job details

About your role

As a Mental Health (MH) Call Clinician, you will deliver high-quality Psychology, Occupational Therapy, and/or Social Work services within the MH Call team, supporting people accessing mental health care. You will work in collaboration with a skilled multidisciplinary team to ensure safe, evidence-based, and compassionate care.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting detailed clinical assessments and therapeutic interventions
• Providing patient education, management, and discharge planning
• Liaising with clients, carers, and other health professionals for coordinated care
• Participating in case conferences, team meetings, and service development initiatives
• Supporting education and supervision of students and less experienced staff
• Contributing to quality improvement and research activities

About you

We are looking for a passionate and collaborative clinician who is committed to improving mental health outcomes.

You will bring:

• Tertiary qualification in Psychology, Occupational Therapy, or Social Work
• Current registration or eligibility with the relevant professional body (AHPRA or AASW)
• Demonstrated ability to provide patient-centred, evidence-based care
• Strong communication, teamwork, and negotiation skills
• Experience managing caseloads and maintaining accurate documentation
• Commitment to professional growth, quality improvement, and patient safety

What we can offer you:

• 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.

• 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
  
  MS10661784 HP3 Role Description (PDF, 433KB)
  Role Description
  
  MS10661784 CN Role Description (PDF, 482KB)
  Role Description