Lead positive outcomes for young people in mental health care!

Make a meaningful impact in youth mental health while advancing your career in a senior Occupational Therapy role.

Job details

Your new role:

Join a newly established and innovative youth mental health service where you will provide senior Occupational Therapy expertise to support young people aged 12–25 years experiencing complex mental health challenges.

• Deliver high-quality, evidence-based Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention and care planning within a multidisciplinary youth mental health team.
• Work collaboratively with Headspace, Child and Youth Mental Health Services (CYMHS), Adult Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Services to ensure seamless care pathways and positive consumer outcomes.
• Provide clinical leadership through supervision, mentoring and support of junior clinicians, students and Allied Health Assistants.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and evaluation activities as part of the establishment and ongoing growth of the Headspace In-Reach Program.

About you:

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist who is passionate about improving mental health outcomes for young people and thrives in a collaborative environment.

• Demonstrated experience delivering Occupational Therapy services to consumers with complex mental health presentations, including working autonomously and applying advanced clinical judgement.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build effective partnerships across multidisciplinary teams and community-based services.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, coordinate care and contribute to positive consumer experiences in a fast-paced clinical setting.
• Experience providing clinical supervision, education and support to developing clinicians, along with a commitment to service improvement and evidence-based practice.

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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 us:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

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 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.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF)
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF)
  
  MS06684721 Role Description (PDF)