Psychologist Senior, Queensland Health

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The CCU at Gailes is a residential rehabilitation facility for adult consumers who are in recovery and require additional support and life skills to successfully transition to independent community.

• Temporary Full-time opportunity to 17 May 2026

About the role

This role provides psychology-specific mental health clinical services to consumers with complex mental illnesses who are residing in a community based mental health residential facility. Clinical services include assessment, recommendations, case management, collaborative care planning, therapeutic interventions and promotion of recovery within the multidisciplinary team, with the aim of supporting consumers to learn or re-learn living skills needed to live independently.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• As part of a multidisciplinary team, identification and assessment of complex psychological functioning of consumers of a residential rehabilitation mental health service. Domains of this assessment include cognitive/neuropsychological, emotional, behavioural, personality, psychopathology, and risk. Such assessment involves the advanced application of standardised psychology tools as well as high level clinical judgement to inform all stages of patients' treatment including diagnosis, conceptualisation, formulation, intervention, and risk management.
• High level skills in design/adaptation, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based psychological therapies and interventions for consumers of a residential rehabilitation service. Such interventions (individual and group) must be based on sound psychological assessment and formulation, informed by dynamic risk assessment, and conducted in consultation with the multidisciplinary team, the patient, and the patient's family/carers.
• Ability to undertake case management for a small number of Residents. To facilitate through-care and collaboration via treatment handovers and liaison with other stakeholders and partnerships. Such collaboration includes providing consultation to and effective liaison with agencies including primary, secondary, and tertiary mental health services, and non-government organisations

Mandatory Requirements:

• Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16 (PDF) ( )
• General Registration as a Psychologist, or eligibility for General Registration, with the Psychology Board of Australia (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency – AHPRA) is mandatory.

About West Moreton Health

West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.

To read more on how West Moreton Health are committed to transforming and optimising our care, to meet the health care needs of our growing and diverse community –  Follow this link ( )

As a Child Safe Organisation, at West Moreton Health:

• We prioritise children and young people being seen, heard, and safe in every interaction.
• We create inclusive environments where the voices and needs of children and young people are valued and respected.
• We believe safeguarding is shared responsibility, upheld by every member of our organisation.

Benefits

• 17.5% annual leave loading (Additional allowances/entitlements may apply)
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation
• Professional development
• Salary sacrificing options ( )
• Wellness programs
• Employee Assistance Service (EAS).

To apply

Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.

Applications to remain current for a period of 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.