About your role As an Advanced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker - Mental Health, you will play a vital role in supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people accessing mental health care. Key responsibilities include: Advocating for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and supporting participation in culturally appropriate mental health care planning Providing basic mental health assessment, advice, referral and support within a primary health care setting Supporting clients with elevated mental health needs in collaboration with the IMSS multidisciplinary team Engaging with clients in the community, including home visits and support across health facilities when required Delivering culturally appropriate mental health promotion and education activities About you You are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person with a strong connection to community, culture and wellbeing. You will bring: Cultural knowledge and lived experience to support culturally safe mental health care Sound understanding of mental health practices within a primary health care setting Strong communication, advocacy and relationship-building skills The ability to work independently while contributing positively within a multidisciplinary team A commitment to respectful, trauma-informed and culturally responsive care This is an identified vacancy with a genuine occupational requirement for the position to be filled by a candidate indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community. Candidates not meeting this criteria will not be considered. What we can offer you: 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. Community and Oral Health Services: Community and Oral Health Services deliver a broad range of quality community-based care and support services to help people improve and maintain their wellbeing and independence as well as oral health services to adults and children. We deliver a myriad of services across Metro South including Hospital in the Home, Rehabilitation, Chronic Disease, Acute Care, Dementia Outreach, Oral Health, and specialist residential care along with delivering numerous other vital community health services. Our services are delivered by multidisciplinary teams of nursing and allied health staff with the skills and experience to treat a full range of health needs. 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.
