About your role As a Mental Health Clinician, you will deliver intake services, mental health interventions, and discipline-specific care within a multidisciplinary Child and Youth Mental Health Service team. You'll be part of a supportive, professional environment focused on patient-centred care and continuous service improvement. In this role you will: Conduct detailed clinical assessments, risk assessments, and triaging of referrals Deliver evidence-based therapeutic interventions and case management Provide patient and carer education, discharge planning, and follow-up Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes for clients Contribute to service quality initiatives, research, and professional development Support and supervise students and junior staff where required About you We are looking for a compassionate and skilled clinician who thrives in a collaborative, multidisciplinary setting and is committed to improving mental health outcomes for children, young people, and their families. You will have: Tertiary qualification and current registration as a Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, or Social Worker Experience providing mental health assessment and interventions in a clinical setting Strong communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively with clients, carers, and team members Sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and commitment to continuous learning Ability to manage a varied caseload with effective time management Current Blue Card (Working with Children Check) and Class C Driver's Licence What we can offer you: We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions. We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs. Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services: Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses. We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services. INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care. We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.We are Metro South Health: We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.
