Child & Youth Mental Health Clinician — Flexible & PD-Driven

Health; Gladstone Regional; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development

Salary packaging

Paid parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Discounted Private Health Insurance

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Queensland Health in the Gladstone region is seeking a Mental Health Clinician for Child and Youth. The role supports children and young people with mental health needs, delivering recovery-focused care from a connected multidisciplinary team.

You will engage in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning, while coordinating care with families and carers and contributing to ongoing quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Sound clinical knowledge in child and youth mental health with recovery-focused care.
• Understanding of risk assessment in youths and child development.
• Eligibility/registration to practice in the relevant profession (OT/PSY/SW/Nurse)

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based, recovery-focused mental health care for children and youth, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment and evaluation.
• Develop and coordinate individualised care through clinical follow-up, multidisciplinary consultation, referrals and discharge planning.
• Build strong therapeutic partnerships with young clients and families, addressing complex needs through collaborative, person-centred care.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and community services, contributing clinical expertise, consultation and mental health education.
• Contribute to clinical leadership, professional development and continuous quality improvement to strengthen service delivery.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Risk assessment

Child development

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Registration with relevant authority (OT/PSY/SW/Nurse)

Professional registration to practice

Job description

Queensland Health in the Gladstone region is seeking a Mental Health Clinician for Child and Youth. The role supports children and young people with mental health needs, delivering recovery-focused care from a connected multidisciplinary team.

You will engage in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning, while coordinating care with families and carers and contributing to ongoing quality improvements.