Mental Health Clinician ACS

1 week ago

Mount Isa, Australia Department of Health - Queensland Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

This is your opportunity to contribute to our vision of creating:

Pathways to better health

for our North West communities.

Bring your clinical skills and compassion to our Acute Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs team. In this role, you'll provide assessment, crisis support, early intervention and short-term treatment to help consumers through recovery & transition to ongoing care.

  • Unique locations
  • Friendly communities
  • Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

Working with us

  • Eligible health practitioners entitled to accrue an additional three days professional development leave per annum, resulting in a total of six days professional development leave per annum.
  • Eligible health practitioners working in designated remote areas will be entitled to a professional development allowance of $3,512.00 per annum.
  • Rural and Remote incentive: Category D allowance of $431.22 p.f.
  • Tax savings through are also available.
  • Transfer and appointment expenses may be negotiated.

Professionally, our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay. The Traditional Owners of the area are the Kalkadoon people.

About the role

As part of the North West HHS Acute Care Service, you'll provide evidence-based, person-centred care for people experiencing acute mental health and/or alcohol and drug concerns. You'll deliver crisis support, early intervention and short-term treatment, while ensuring safe transitions to ongoing care or external services.

You will:

  • Provide clinical assessment, intervention and crisis management.
  • Work collaboratively to support recovery outcomes.
  • Deliver culturally safe and responsive care.
  • Contribute to quality improvement and patient safety.

Requirements

  • Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licence. Please refer to Role Description for further information regarding the qualifications, registration and membership.
  • C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
  • Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
  • This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
  • A period of probation may apply.

Interested?

Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Apply ONLINE:

Contact: Sarah Curry on

Applications close: Monday, 13 October 2025

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