Clinician AODS

Mackay Hospital and Health Service; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Education opportunities

Job summary

Mackay Hospital and Health Service is seeking an Occupational Therapist, Psychologist, Social Worker or Clinical Nurse to join the AODS Clinician team at the Mackay Community Health Centre on a temporary basis. You will provide client‑focussed interventions, including assessment, treatment and education, contributing to a broad range of prevention activities to minimise harms from alcohol and other drugs.

The role sits within a multidisciplinary team and supports the Alcohol and Other Drugs

Qualifications

• The AODS Clinician provides clinical interventions including assessment, treatment and education in line with client-focused evidence-based care for clients who access AODS.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assessment, treatment and education within an evidence-based framework.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to plan, implement, maintain and evaluate AODS activities.

Job description

Mackay Hospital and Health Service – Mackay QLD

The AODS and Specialist Teams at the Mackay Community Health Centre is seeking applications from Occupational Therapist or Psychologist or Social Worker or Clinical Nurse to join their team on a temporary basis.

Your opportunity

The AODS Clinician provides clinical interventions including assessment, treatment and education in line with client-focused evidence-based care for clients who access AODS. The position is a member of a multidisciplinary team and will contribute to the planning, development, implementation, maintenance and evaluation of a broad range of treatment and prevention activities to minimise the harmful effects associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs.

About the Team

The Alcohol and Other Drugs service aims to build safe and healthy communities by taking action to minimise the health, social, and economic harms caused by alcohol and other drugs. The Mackay Alcohol and Other Drugs Service provides a specialist and comprehensive service across the continuum of alcohol and other drug assessment, intervention and community maintenance/aftercare. The service is supportive of the client and their family/carer through child and family sensitive practice. The team use a harm minimisation approach within a case management model of service delivery, offer an intake service, and also provide services to the Queensland Police Service and Department of Corrections via the Queensland Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative, offering scheduled appointments for both Police and Court Diversion clients.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,500 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• Education opportunities, Study and Research