Ready to make an impact? Use your clinical expertise to support people through crisis, provide clinical leadership and help shape a safe, recovery-focused Crisis Support Space.

Connect people, teams and services, working alongside consumers, families, carers, peer workers, the Emergency Department and other health professionals to make sure people get the right support at the right time. You’ll also have the chance to lead, innovate and shape the future of the service, while supporting peer and non-clinical workers and championing best practice.

Based in either Gladstone or Rockhampton – choose the location that works best for you. Plus, you’ll have access to professional development leave and an allowance to keep growing your skills and career.

Bring your expertise. Grow your career. Make an impact.

Job details

About us:

CQMHAODS supports people across Rockhampton, Capricorn Coast, Gladstone, Central Highlands and Banana, reaching more than 250,000 people across CQ.

We provide specialist mental health and alcohol and other drugs care through services located across the region. Rockhampton is our principal service centre and is home to our acute adult inpatient facilities, while Gladstone has an Adult Step-Up Step-Down facility and Rockhampton has a Community Care Unit.

We work alongside hospitals, health services, community organisations and private providers to connect people with the right support, reduce the impact of mental illness and AOD concerns, and support recovery.

About the role:

• Bring your clinical expertise. Provide high-level mental health support, clinical leadership and expert guidance to people experiencing a crisis, while promoting dignity, safety and wellbeing.
• Be the connector. Work closely with guests, families, carers, peer workers, the Emergency Department and other health professionals to make sure people get the right support at the right time.
• Keep things safe and moving. Provide clinical oversight of the Crisis Support Space (CSS), identify and manage risks, and help people navigate smoothly between the CSS, Emergency Department and other services.
• Lead, support and improve. Champion best practice, mentor and support peer and non-clinical workers, contribute to clinical procedures and protocols, and help shape a safe, collaborative and recovery-focused service.

About you:

• Current registration and/or a practising certificate, with postgraduate mental health qualifications highly desirable. Credentialed Mental Health Nurse status with ACMHN and AMHP appointment are also welcomed — or a willingness to work towards them.
• Bring strong clinical expertise in mental health assessment, risk assessment, therapeutic interventions, referrals and applying the Mental Health Act 2016, with the confidence to make sound decisions in complex situations.
• Build strong relationships with consumers, carers, peer workers, professionals and community partners. You'll bring excellent communication, problem-solving and organisational skills, along with a genuine commitment to culturally safe and inclusive care.
• Provide clinical leadership, advocate for consumers and carers, and help grow and improve the Crisis Support Space model. You'll be comfortable working independently, adapting to changing needs and finding better ways to deliver safe, person-centred care.

Mental Health Clinicians

Hold qualifications and registration with the appropriate registration authority to practice in any of the following:

• Occupational Therapy
• Psychology
• Social Work

What we offer:

Total remuneration value of up to $174,208 p.a. is comprised of:

• An hourly rate between $70.92 - $77.00 p.h.
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% leave loading

Additional Benefits:

• Ongoing Professional Development and Education Opportunities
• Flexible Work-Life Balance and Variety
• Generous Salary Sacrificing Options
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) requirements:

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases as listed on the Role Description.

How to apply:

To apply, please submit the following:

• Your current CV or resume, including referees.
• A cover letter (1-2 pages) addressing how your experience, skills and values align with the key responsibilities and expectations outlined in the Role Description.
• Any additional forms / evidence as attached or listed on the Role Description.

For assistance:

1. Contact Recruitment.CentralQueensland@health.qld.gov.au
2. Quote the Job Ad Reference (JAR) RK6J694383

Applications close: Wednesday, 21 October 2026

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Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Microsoft Word (.doc) or PDF file types are supported. Files must be a maximum of 2MB each.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• RK6J694383 - Clinical Nurse Consultant (Crisis Support Space) (PDF)
  
  RK6J694383 - Senior Mental Health Clinician (Psych, OT, SW) (Crisis Support Space) (PDF)
  
  Information for Applicants (PDF)