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Senior Medical Officer/Staff Specialist - Older Persons Mental Health Service
Herston, Spring Hill, Chermside, Redcliffe and Caboolture
Build a rewarding career in older persons mental health, providing specialist psychiatric care, clinical leadership and meaningful support to older adults and their families.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Part-time |
| Occupational group | Health - Medical |
| Classification | L18-L27 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - North |
| Job ad reference | QLD/MH696030 |
| Closing date | 12-Nov-2026 |
| Job duration | Up to December 2028 |
| Contact person | Megan Nitz |
| Contact details | (07) 3834 1732 Access the National Relay Service |
About the role
Join Metro North Mental Health as a Senior Medical Officer / Staff Specialist within the Older Persons Mental Health Service and provide expert psychiatric care to older adults experiencing complex mental health conditions. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver comprehensive assessment, treatment and ongoing management for consumers across inpatient, community and extended treatment settings, supporting individuals aged 65 years and over with severe and complex mental health needs.
This role offers an exceptional opportunity to combine specialist clinical practice with leadership, education and service development. You will provide clinical leadership, supervise and mentor junior medical staff and trainees, contribute to quality improvement and research initiatives, and help shape contemporary mental health services that improve outcomes for older people, their families and carers.
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:
- Provide specialist psychiatric assessment, treatment and ongoing management for older consumers with complex mental health conditions.
- Deliver clinical leadership within multidisciplinary mental health teams to support safe, effective and person-centred care.
- Provide supervision, education and mentoring to registrars, junior medical officers, medical students and other healthcare professionals.
- Support quality improvement, clinical governance, research and service evaluation activities that enhance mental health outcomes.
- Participate in after-hours on-call and ECT rosters while ensuring compliance with the Mental Health Act 2016 and contemporary clinical practice standards.
Benefits when working for us
- 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
- Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
- Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75% and access to salary packaging
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.
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