A temporary full-time opportunity to provide evidence-based assessment, treatment, and recovery-focused care to consumers experiencing severe and complex mental health conditions.

Job details

About the role

As a Mental Health Clinician within the Chermside Community Mental Health Service (CCMHS), you will play a vital role in supporting individuals experiencing severe and complex mental health challenges to achieve meaningful recovery outcomes. Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will deliver evidence-based social work, psychology, or occupational therapy services to consumers, families, and carers across the community. Using a trauma-informed, recovery-oriented approach, you will undertake comprehensive assessments, develop collaborative care plans, and provide therapeutic interventions 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:

• Apply knowledge of mental health legislation and policy (including Mental Health Act 2016 and the National Mental Health Standards) to facilitate the delivery of coordinated and integrated services.
• Exercise increasingly independent clinical judgement and core problem solving skills and appropriate risk management strategies to a complex caseload with supervision from a more senior clinician, commensurate with level of knowledge and clinical expertise.
• Actively participate in the multidisciplinary team by providing social work / psychology / occupational therapy specific clinical advice and education, and by contributing to the development of care plans and discharge planning to achieve optimal outcomes for consumers.
• Monitor and report on clinical practices and outcomes within the clinical service area and actively participate in quality and service improvement / research activities that enhance the delivery of clinical services and support achievement of key performance indicators.
• Provide clinical practice supervision and education to undergraduate and postgraduate social work / psychology / occupational therapy students, and less experienced Social Workers / Psychologists / Occupational Therapists to ensure maintenance of professional clinical standards within 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.

• PCH687571 - Role Description (PDF)
  
  Application Support (PDF)
  
  Benefits for working with MN (PDF)