Mental Health and Social

3 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Queensland Health Full time

Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.
Provide culturally sensitive mental health and social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men residing in the Woodford Correctional Centre, their family and community. This position provides consultation, advice and support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men in custody who have, or are suspected of having a mental health and social and emotional wellbeing need. This includes participating in review and quality improvement of the mental health and social emotional wellbeing services, direct clinical care, assessment, crisis management, interventions and cultural advice in treatment and care planning. This position will establish and maintain relationships with a range of government and non-government agencies, including Offender Health Services (OHS) and Queensland Corrective Services for the care and treatment of clients.
About you
- Respect - demonstrates interpersonal savvy, manages conflict appropriately, communicates effectively and balances the needs of all stakeholders with utmost respect to all people at all times
- Teamwork - collaborates effectively, develops talent, values differences and builds effective teams to bring about best use of resources to deliver healthcare services
- Compassion - is patient / client focussed, demonstrates self-awareness and the effects of behaviour on others, deals with or manages ambiguity and complexity, demonstrates resilience in the delivery of patient services or support in the delivery of services to patients
- High Performance - cultivates innovation, is action oriented, drives results and supports Metro North Health's vision and purpose to exceed expectations of our patients and stakeholders
- Integrity - demonstrates sound decision quality, ensures accountability, demonstrates courage in the face of adversity and works effectively / manages complexity to ensure work output and decisions are ethical and invariably of a high standard
- Demonstrated ability to work in an adult mental health service including assessment, treatment, care planning, discharge planning, and caseload management.
- Demonstrated high level knowledge and experience in contemporary mental health clinical practices related to the assessment, treatment, care and transitional needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are incarcerated.
- Demonstrated high level ability to provide specialist clinical advice, to develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders involved in the service delivery to clients, and community capacity building to achieve optimal health outcomes.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the cultural, traditions and issues impacting on the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have been incarcerated.

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

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first.

**Job ad reference number**: MH472088 Close date: 09/03/2023
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