Senior Mental Health Clinician

1 week ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Queensland Corrective Services Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Are you passionate about making a difference in mental health? Join QCS as a Senior Mental Health Clinician and help shape a growing multidisciplinary team including psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists. You'll deliver high-level clinical services in correctional centres, managing complex assessments and interventions to support wellbeing and safety. Key responsibilities include applying behaviour change models, developing support plans, mentoring team members, and maintaining professional development.

Do you thrive in a dynamic work environment and are driven to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others? If so, this could this be your next role

The mental health workforce at QCS is currently undergoing a period of change and is expanding it's psychology and counselling workforce to include psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists. The new Senior Mental Health Clinician role brings an exciting opportunity to be a part of this change.

You will be a senior member of the multi-disciplinary team which delivers mental health services within the correctional centre.

This role provides high level clinical services that are complex in nature, including assessments and interventions that promote mental health, well-being and the safety of the adults accommodated in our centres. To be successful, you will need to clearly and consistently demonstrate your combined clinical knowledge, understanding, and skills to support service delivery. Being an experienced clinician, your ability to manage a diverse case load, maintain accurate case notes and progress reports is paramount.

With Clinical Frameworks To Guide Decisions And Activities, You Will Be Able To Operate Independently To Provide Advice, Undertake Clinical Consultations, And Problem Solve Diverse, And Often Complicated, Situations. You Will Also

  • Demonstrate and apply your knowledge of theories, models and research related to behaviour change techniques
  • Develop and/or review behavioural support management plans
  • Provide clinical supervision, and mentorship, to help promote a supportive environment while developing critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills within the team
  • Be accountable for your own professional development, maintaining clinical practice knowledge and expertise through active learning within the team and by engaging in professional development activities.

As a compassionate mental health professional, you can work within QCS' intervention and legislative frameworks to enhance the delivery of clinical care and discipline specific services. Your ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders will be critical to your success in this role.

We Are Currently Seeking Applications For The Below Centres
Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre - Brisbane

Borallon Training and Correctional Centre - Ipswich

Brisbane Correctional Centre - Brisbane

Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre - Brisbane

Wolston Correctional Centre - Brisbane

Southern Queensland Correctional Centre – Gatton

The job description contains further details of requisite qualifications and role requirements. Please apply if this sounds like the next opportunity for you.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/657045/25
Closing Date: Thursday, 11th September 2025
Occupational group
Health - Mental Health Clinicians

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