Lead meaningful change in adult community mental health through evidence-based Occupational Therapy practice.

Join a highly collaborative interprofessional mental health team where your expertise in Occupational Therapy will directly influence consumer recovery outcomes, service innovation, and the delivery of compassionate, person-centred care.

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Your new role:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to provide advanced clinical services within Bayside Adult Community Mental Health, delivering high-quality care and supporting improved outcomes for consumers.

• Deliver advanced Occupational Therapy and case management services including assessment, intervention, evaluation and recovery-focused care within a multidisciplinary mental health team.
• Provide clinical leadership through supervision, education and support to junior clinicians, students and Allied Health Assistants while acting as a key clinical resource within the team.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice to enhance mental health service delivery and consumer outcomes.

About you:

You are a skilled and compassionate Occupational Therapist who thrives in a complex mental health environment and is committed to delivering high-quality, recovery-oriented care.

• Demonstrated experience delivering evidence-based Occupational Therapy services within mental health settings, including complex assessment, intervention and case management.
• Strong communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams and engage positively with consumers and carers.
• Proven ability to work independently, prioritise competing demands and apply sound clinical judgement in complex and dynamic environments.

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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.

About us:

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 - Copy (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS06683637 Role Description (PDF)