Senior Psychologist Opportunity | Community Mental Health & Rehabilitation

Take the next step in your psychology career with opportunities to supervise clinicians, contribute to service improvement and influence best-practice care

Job details

Your new role:

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Psychologist to join the Logan Community Care Unit (CCU), delivering high-quality clinical and psychosocial rehabilitation services within a recovery-focused multidisciplinary environment. You will:

• Deliver evidence-based psychological assessment, intervention and rehabilitation services to adults with complex mental health needs.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to support recovery planning, discharge coordination and consumer-centred care.
• Provide clinical leadership, supervision and support to junior clinicians, students and Allied Health Assistants.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives and the advancement of best-practice psychology services within Logan CCU.

About you:

We are seeking a motivated and compassionate Psychologist with strong clinical capability and a passion for community mental health and rehabilitation. You have:

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex psychology services within mental health or psychosocial rehabilitation settings.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, exercise sound clinical judgement and support high-quality patient outcomes.
• Experience providing supervision, mentoring or training to clinicians, students or support staff, with a commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.

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 Logan CCU

Logan CCU is a community-based residential mental health facility for adults with mental illness who are in recovery, and require additional support and life skills to successfully transition to independent living. The service aims to promote an individual's recovery from mental illness by providing opportunities that maximise their strengths and potential. The multidisciplinary team supports residents to increase their capacity and confidence to function within the community.  The facility comprises 15 one-bedroom units and a shared communal area.

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.

• MS05682430 Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)