Advanced Carer Peer Worker, Queensland Health

7 days ago

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

The Advanced Carer Peer Worker will deliver a competent carer support service, as a member of the muti-disciplinary team to optimise carer participation. This may include:

  • Ensuring consumer, carer and family perspectives are included in all aspects of multidisciplinary care, health service planning, delivery and evaluation.
  • Assisting staff within CYMHS in their aim to provide a child and family-centred service.
  • Communicate the broad views of consumers, carers and families across the CYMHS Service and other relevant services.

About the Role

  • Serve as a positive role model to consumers, carers and staff and as a source of information on their personal experience of managing their mental health.
  • Display a strong sense of personal efficacy and motivation to make a difference in the lives of others through the provision of contemporary child and youth mental health services.
  • Identify areas for improvement to service, policy and procedures and be involved in the development of organisational processes ensuring mental health consumer and carer requirements are addressed and prioritised through developing and implementing 'consumer friendly' strategies to engage consumers and carers and obtain and represent the consumer and carer perspective.
  • Participate in the recruitment and selection of the peer workforce and mental health professionals as required.
  • Participate in professional supervision and performance coaching and development processes.
  • Utilise experience, skills and knowledge in mental health consumer, carer and family education: support education and training and provide a responsive framework of education and consumer and carer participatory initiatives which meet the needs of consumers, carers and families.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Our interprofessional workforce of more than 5,000 people deliver responsive, integrated and internationally recognised person-centred care through a network of services and facilities, including the Queensland Children's Hospital ( ), Jacaranda Place, Ellen Barron Family Centre, our Child and Youth Community Health Service ( ), our Child and Youth Mental Health Service ( ), and other statewide services and programs including specialist outreach and telehealth services.

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce ( ) and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights ( ) and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Competitive renumeration
  • Annual pay increases
  • 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
  • 17.5% annual leave loading
  • Salary packaging
  • Employee wellness and assistance program
  • Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here ( ).

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