Mental Health Clinician

18 hours ago

North West Cape Western, Australia Queensland Corrective Services Full time

Join QCS as a Mental Health Clinician in Queensland's correctional centres, where new multi-disciplinary teams deliver a unique suite of clinical services. We're seeking early career and experienced Psychologists, Social Workers, and Occupational Therapists to provide assessments and tailored interventions supporting mental health and wellbeing. You'll conduct risk assessments, deliver psychoeducation, and run skill-building interventions.

Refer to the role description for more information.

QCS is changing how we deliver Mental Health services and there has never been a better time to come to work with us. We are seeking early career and experienced Psychologists, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists who want to be part of these crucial centre-based teams.

QCS has multiple opportunities in North Queensland to join one of our teams as a Mental Health Clinician.

Townsville Correctional Complex:
This diverse Centre is located approximately 15 kilometres from Townsville City. It supports men's and women's high and low custody for individuals at various stages of their sentence, from all across Queensland. In addition, prisoners from the low custody sites deliver community service projects daily.

Lotus Glen Correctional Centre:
This Centre, 85 km's from Cairns, accommodates high and low security prisoners and provides remand and reception. As it is people centred, it aims to build cultural safety in the programs and services the QCS Mental Health Services team provide to support the prisoner population to improve outcomes.

No two days will ever be the same; you will manage a challenging case load, be exposed to on the job learning like no other role, all while providing quality clinical services that include assessments and tailored interventions that support mental health and wellbeing. Your excellent interpersonal skills will enable you to collaborate and work effectively and sensitively with a diverse range of colleagues and individuals in custody.

As a Member Of This Team, You Will Also

  • Conduct independent risk assessments of harm to self or others, including acute or chronic risk
  • Provide psychoeducation related to mental health conditions, symptoms and treatment options to individuals
  • Deliver individual or group-based skill acquisition focused interventions aimed at developing coping skills and building resilience
  • Maintain a high level of knowledge and contemporary understanding of psychopathology, diagnostic classification systems and clinical and psychometric assessment tools

QCS' clinical frameworks provide sound guidance and logic for appropriate decisions and activities, plus you will have supportive leadership and supervision to help you continue to broaden your professional experience and knowledge.

The job description contains further details of requisite qualifications and role requirements. We hope to receive an application from you for your next career opportunity with us.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.
For more information, contact QCS Mental Health Careers team at

We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you have a health condition, disability, or cultural or linguistic background that requires adjustments, please let our Talent Acquisition team know. We will support you to participate equitably throughout the recruitment process.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/674158/25
Closing Date: Thursday, 8th January 2026
Occupational group
Health - Health Service Support

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