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ALLIED HEALTH - MENTAL HEALTH ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS 

TALENT POOL

Queensland Health is now recruiting experienced Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Allied Health Clinicians (Occupational Therapists, Psychologists and Social Workers)!  

The opportunity

Queensland Health provides world-class public health care in Australia, and we are now recruiting experienced Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Allied Health Clinicians Australia Wide!

Grow your allied health career in Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drug Services by applying for a role that enables you to:

• Partner people with lived experience, their families, carers and significant others; service providers and other stakeholders across sectors; and communities across Queensland
• Work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary team in a variety of settings - Inpatient, community, residential and outreach
• Support people across the lifespan from perinatal, child and adolescence, adult or older persons
• Work across different streams of care – Alcohol and Other Drug Services (AODS), Mental Health, Crisis Support, Child and Youth, Forensic, Rehabilitation

Queensland Health has a total of 16 hospital and health services, in metropolitan, regional, rural and remote, and coastal areas across the state.

The roles available will be widespread across 16 Health Services which include:

• Cairns and Hinterland
• Children's Health
• Central Queensland
• Central West 
• Darling Downs
• Gold Coast
• Metro North
• Metro South
• Mackay
• North West 
• South West
• Sunshine Coast
• Torres and Cape
• Townsville
• Wide Bay 
• West Moreton

Working for Queensland Health provides a working environment which embraces professional development, builds capabilities, provides roles with variety and flexibility, supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing and encourages work/life balance. We offer:

• The opportunity to work across a myriad of settings including inpatient, residential treatment services, within the community and outreach to rural locations.
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental salary increases, and guaranteed pay rises for three years
• Professional development allowance and leave
• Professional support and development including supervision, career progression development and service improvement opportunities.
• Rural and regional allowances for eligible locations
• Rural generalist programs may be available for some roles. More information is available at: Rural and remote strategies (health.qld.gov.au)

Living in Queensland means you will be able to enjoy:

• A warm climate and sunshine all year round
• Immersing yourself in nature, from the outback to tropical rainforests, coral reefs and white sandy beaches
• To see more, follow this link www.queensland.com

To be considered
We are encouraging applications from suitability qualified Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drug Allied Health Clinicians with experience across a broad range of specialities for job opportunities on either a full time or part time basis. To be considered for these opportunities, you must have the following:

• Minimum 12 months demonstrated experience in your clinical area of expertise
• Relevant qualifications and the ability to provide registration AHPRA/ or eligibility for memberships for your professional association as appropriate to your discipline (i.e., AASW) Ability to provide vaccination evidence
• Australian Working Rights

How to apply
Submit a copy of your Resume and complete the online questionnaire by clicking 'Apply Online' below.

Further information

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

Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months.

Documents

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

• Allied Health Talent Pool Role Description (PDF, 1.48MB)
  Role Description