You are invited to join a dynamic team with Evolve Therapeutic Services as Allied Health Clinician – Senior (Occupational Therapist or Speech Pathologist or Social Worker or Psychologist). In this role you will be responsible for delivering high level evidence-informed clinical mental health services, including assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic intervention and evaluation, to children and young people engaged with Child Safety Services, Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety who present with extreme and complex emotional and behaviour challenges. You will be responsible for delivering high quality training for residential care providers, foster and kinship carers and other stakeholders regarding trauma informed care and attachment issues for children in care.

Job details

About us: 

We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will: 

• Maintain high level clinical documentation and report writing skills to meet the requirements of Queensland Health, Evolve Therapeutic Services and external agencies.
• Provide a comprehensive and flexible clinical mental health service to children, adolescents and their family/carers including assessment, intervention, treatment planning and evaluation.
• Work collaboratively with key government, non-government and private sector service providers to coordinate and direct a responsive interagency care plan to address the therapeutic and behaviour support needs of the child or young person.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

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

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

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

• 1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CAH654851 Role Description (PDF, 195KB)
  Role Description