A temporary full-time opportunity to deliver high-quality, evidence-based psychological services to children, young people, and their families/carers.

Job details

About the role

This role offers the opportunity to play a key part in delivering responsive and integrated mental health care to children and young people within a community-based setting. You will work alongside a diverse team of clinicians to support young consumers presenting with complex mental health challenges, ensuring care is holistic, coordinated, and tailored to individual needs.

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:

• Psychological screening and assessments (including the use of specialised psychological measures such as self-report rating scales, personality inventories, intellectual, cognitive, and capacity assessment - g., WISC-IV, WIAT-II, ABAS) adapted to the needs of the consumer (e.g., CALD, ABI, Intellectual impairments, etc…) to assist with diagnosis, formulation, and treatment planning.
• Targeted and timely psychosocial interventions such as psychoeducation, individual, consumer/ carer/ family-focused evidence-based therapeutic interventions (e.g., Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Interpersonal psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy).
• Use effective communication skills to work cooperatively and effectively with consumers and carers, the multidisciplinary team and the psychology professional group, hospital and health service staff including from other Hospital and Health Services, private practitioners and government and non-government support agencies.
• Engage in inter-sectoral linking and liaison with relevant stakeholders and partners, including communication and interpretation of complex clinical information to secure the service needs of consumers.
• Participate in the identification, development and implementation of quality and service improvement activities within the Mental Health Service that continually improve consumer care and enhance the delivery of services within a multidisciplinary team and the service.

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• 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

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.

Documents

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

• MH685844 - Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application Support (PDF)
  
  Benefits for working with MN (PDF)