The position of Senior Health Practitioner – GenZ Initiative and Clinical Care Coordinator position will work with one or more mental health clinicians to embed the original GenZ Initiative and Mental Health Clinical Care Co-Ordination into clinical business as usual processes across the broader CHQ CYMHS system.

Job details

About the Role

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

GenZ Initiative:

• Coordinate the CHQ CYMHS GenZ Initiative which implements the Zero Suicide Framework in Healthcare. This includes planning of suicide prevention, intervention and postvention strategies, coordination of committee and meetings, implementation of key actions and strategies including the delivery of education, data reviews and ensuring ongoing evaluation of strategies within the Quality Improvement cycle.
• Apply clinical knowledge to the implementation of suicide prevention and intervention strategies, with an ability to adapt evidence-based techniques, methods and approaches based on valid and reliable evidence.
• Support the development, delivery and ongoing evaluation of education and training initiatives related to the Zero Suicide Framework, including research and evidence-based practice across multiple professions, services and facilities within CYMHS.

Clinical Care Co-Ordination

• Support CHQ CYMHS through education and coordination of referrals and care delivery of eligible mental health consumers between the health service and the non-government service provider across campus based and community settings to ensure the interface between the two services supports seamless patient flow.

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.

• CHQ_Applicant Toolkit_2025 (PDF)
  
  CHQ_Information for Applicants_2025 (PDF)
  
  686414 Senior Health Practitioner GenZ RD (PDF)
  
  NRG6 CN ART RD CHQ Suicide Clinical Care Co-Ordinator (PDF)