Mental Health Liaison Clinician

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Queensland Government Full time

**About the role

Permanent full time opportunity to enhance the Queensland Police Service's (QPS) response to mental health incidents by providing timely and relevant high-level mental health information, advice, and support for informed decision-making, while carefully balancing individual confidentiality and the need for effective management; and secondly, as a senior mental health clinician based in the central Police Communication Centre (PCC), to deliver high-level, evidence-based clinical services, including acute assessment, triage, and referral for children, youth, and adults experiencing mental health crisis, or their families/carers, following police emergency intervention. Clinical services will be delivered via video and phone.

About you

Engage in varied and complex inter-sectoral linking and liaison with relevant stakeholders and partnerships, including communication, interpretation of complex clinical information and translation to service needs to secure appropriate follow up for people experiencing mental health distress.
Participate in and lead evaluation processes and quality improvement activities that foster an effective interagency partnership and promote positive consumer outcomes.

Health Equity

It is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.

Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged and welcomed.

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

APPLICATIONS RECEIVED VIA THIRD PARTIES (RECRUITMENT AGENCIES ETC.) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
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