Advanced Mental Health Clinician

4 days ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Queensland Government Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

About the Team

The Forensic Child and Youth Mental Health Service is a specialist Program within the Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service and is also part of the broader Queensland Forensic Mental Health Service. Forensic CYMHS provides assessment and treatment services to young people with mental health issues and significant behavioural disturbance that have resulted/or place them at elevated risk of involvement with the criminal justice system.

About the Role

Leading the implementation of training and professional development activities to Forensic CYMHS clinicians based in North Queensland.

Development of a workforce development strategy focused on internal staff training and retention as well as attraction and recruitment of new staff.

In collaboration with Forensic CYMHS leadership team, establishing minimum training requirements for each service and facilitate opportunities and options to meet training requirements. This includes direct provision of training in specialist forensic mental health content.

Ensuring training meets best practice standards and reflects developments in the areas of forensic mental and child and adolescent mental health.

Establishing and maintaining records of staff training with regular review and evaluation to inform ongoing workforce and training needs.

Demonstrated knowledge and skills of providing specialist forensic mental health services to children and adolescents.

Provision of specialist forensic mental health consultation and clinical services including advising on serious and complex clinical issues and ensuring alignment with Health Service imperatives.

Applying advanced clinical knowledge and skills to inform the development of the Forensic CYMHS workforce.

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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.



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