Mental Health Clinician

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Deliver competent mental health services as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to assess and treat children and young people with severe and complex mental health problems and disorders, and their families and carers, to optimise psycho-social outcomes.

The Community Child and Youth Mental Health Program consists of six multidisciplinary teams that support children, young people and their families aged 5–18 years presenting with complex mental health needs. Interventions range from acute crisis response to medium-term interventions. Liaison with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisations and other external agencies, including schools, is core to the Community CYMHS model of care.

Deliver core clinical services in accordance with the discipline-specific Code of Ethics and the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce. This includes:

• Diagnostic assessment and formulation and timely and appropriate treatment interventions, consistent with current best practice.
  • Case management as part of the multidisciplinary team; more advanced clinicians will demonstrate higher levels of independence and clinical skills.
    
  • Provision of reports consistent with discipline and Queensland Health standards.
    
  • Referral, liaison and interagency collaborative care planning.
    
  • Advocacy for consumers and their families/carers.
    
  
  
  
• Continually develop evidence-based knowledge and expertise in the child and youth mental health field and participate in continuing supervision, professional development and unit quality improvement activities.
  
• More advanced clinicians are expected to show developing knowledge and skill in a specialty of mental health practice. Work cooperatively and effectively with the multidisciplinary team to achieve best practice outcomes for consumers and carers.
  
• Provide advice, assessments and reports to contribute to multidisciplinary case management and to external stakeholders as required.
  
• Participate in the development and maintenance of relevant local interagency and care networks.
  
• Participate in practice supervision and training and, with experience, provide training and supervision to students as delegated by the Discipline Director.
  
• Participate in quality activities and/or research to improve practices and multidisciplinary services within the service unit.
  

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales. Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital, Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service, our Child and Youth Mental Health Service, and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and workforce diversity and inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
  
• Competitive remuneration
  
• Annual pay increases
  
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
  
• 17.5% annual leave loading
  
• Salary packaging
  
• Employee wellness and assistance program
  
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility
  

You can find out more about why it's great to work at CHQ HHS here.