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Senior Medical Officer (Psychiatry)
South Brisbane
This position will provide child and adolescent psychiatry services as Senior Medical Officer to eCYMHS. You will therefore be expected to have the knowledge and skills to safely provide a broad range of high level professional and expert clinical psychiatric services to optimise assessment and treatment of children/adolescents and their families accessing CYMHS services throughout Queensland. Alternative part-time hours may be negotiated with the Medical Director CYMHS.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Full-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Medical |
| Classification | L18-L27 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - South |
| Job ad reference | QLD/H26CHQ687192 |
| Closing date | 27-Jul-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Michelle Hellyer |
| Contact details | 0427616902 Access the National Relay Service |
About the Team
The electronic Child and Youth Mental Health Service (eCYMHS) provides a specialist paediatric telepsychiatry network to specific rural and remote CYMHS clinics across Queensland. eCYMHS provides access to specialist mental health services for children, adolescents, and their families as close to home as practicable. In addition to telepsychiatry and outreach clinics, eCYMHS supports community capacity by providing consultation liaison, case-based education and other professional development activities to a range of regional stakeholders (such as General Practitioners, schools, Government and other Non-Government Organisations). eCYMHS also works in partnership with applicable Hospital and Health Services (HHSs) to deliver the Queensland contribution to headspace. This role works alongside the HHS mental health, alcohol and other drug (MHAOD) clinicians who provide consultation liaison and clinical in reach services to young people aged 12-25yrs accessing dedicated headspace centres in regional Queensland.
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:
Clinical Practice:
Provision of psychiatric consultation services to eCYMHS. When working in liaison with headspace centres, this includes provision of care to young people up to age 25 years.
- Availability to conduct initial assessments of children and adolescents, and their families.
- Conduct regular psychiatric reviews of children and adolescents across eCYMHS.
Communication / Team Participation:
- Liaison with other treating specialists, GP's, hospitals, private practitioners and community case managers of children and adolescents referred to eCYMHS.
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.
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