As the Senior Allied Health Practitioner, you will deliver high level professional affirming paediatric gender healthcare services as part of an interdisciplinary team to optimise outcomes for children and young people experiencing challenges in the development of their gender identity

Job details

About the Team

As a campus, we focus on integrated, seamless delivery of care, where the whole campus wraps around each young person and there's no wrong door for accessing care. Our role is to help them on their recovery journey, and work collaboratively. We also take a ‘whole of journey' view of young people, and understand their experience within CHQ starts well before we meet them. We partner with our colleagues across CHQ and work together to provide the best care, including knowing when to draw on each other's expertise. 

About the Role

In this role you will deliver quality outcomes for children, young people and families (Leader of Self) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values. Your contribution will include:

• Deliver high level mental health care with children and young people who experience gender incongruence in accordance with the discipline specific Code of Ethics and the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce. This includes:
• Provision of high level independent clinical services including assessment, treatment and case management of co-occurring severe and complex mental health problems and/or high level consultation liaison with the treating team
• High level assessment of gender dysphoria and the risk and protective factors known to impact on gender dysphoria to develop interventions and care plans that seek to reduce clinical distress in collaboration with the child, their family, key stakeholders and the inter disciplinary team

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.

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, Information Pack and Applicant Tool Kit 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.

• Senior Allied Health Practitioner - Gender Clinic - Role Description (PDF, 1.01MB)
  Role Description
  
  CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF, 862KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF, 837KB)
  Information Package for Applicants