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Advanced Carer Peer Worker (ACPW)
Chermside
Join the Mental Health Hospital in the Home (MH HITH) team as an Advanced Carer Peer Worker and use your lived experience to support others in their recovery journey. In this role, you will provide peer support, reassurance and practical assistance to consumers, while contributing to recovery planning and modelling positive, recovery-focused strategies. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will support consumers, families and carers to build hope, wellbeing and meaningful outcomes.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Part-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Health Service Support |
| Classification | AO4 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - North |
| Job ad reference | QLD/PCH685363 |
| Closing date | 25-Jun-2026 |
| Job duration | Permanent Part-Time Opportunity |
| Contact person | Tegan Louttit |
| Contact details | 0401 137 243 Access the National Relay Service |
About the role
Reporting to the Nurse Unit Manager, you will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support recovery-oriented care. The role involves engaging with consumers and carers, providing advocacy and practical support, and contributing lived experience insights to care planning and service delivery. You will also support education and promote person-centred, trauma-informed practice, while working with internal teams and external partners to enhance outcomes.
About you
Our ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with the Metro North Health's values:
- Connect with people admitted to MH HITH, and/or families, carers and staff providing a positive example of recovery, sharing personal experience (when appropriate) of managing mental health challenges and broader positive strategies for mental health recovery and wellbeing.
- Utilise well-developed communication and consultation skills to work collaboratively with the MH HITH multidisciplinary team to promote the function of the ACPW and the MNMH Lived Experience (Peer) Workforce team.
- Demonstrate an ability to work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, complementing existing services to assist people admitted to MH HITH on their recovery journey.
- Utilise lived experience, skills and knowledge in planning, facilitating and evaluating lived experience education, support and provide a responsive framework of education that meets the needs of people admitted to MH HITH and/or families, carers and staff.
Benefits when working for us
- Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
- Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance
- Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
- Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging
Metro North Health offers a dynamic and progressive environment at the forefront of healthcare, research, and education. With a strong commitment to inclusion, flexibility, and professional development, we provide meaningful opportunities in a workplace that puts people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers
Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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