Mental Health Team Lead — Correctional Services (QLD)

Queensland Government; Mareeba Shire; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Relocation funding and support

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

These Mental Health Team Leader roles are based at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre in Mareeba, QLD, 85 km from Cairns. You will provide clinical leadership, supervision and operational management within a multidisciplinary team delivering mental health services in a correctional environment.

You will chair meetings, oversee suicide risk assessment and complex case management, coordinate service pathways, and drive quality improvement while engaging with external organisations and operational

Qualifications

• Senior‑level clinical leadership and consultation within a multidisciplinary mental health team.
• Ability to deliver complex assessment, intervention and person‑centred care with a senior caseload.
• Experience coordinating referral pathways, crisis management, clinical reviews and transition planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide high‑level clinical leadership and consultation across the multidisciplinary mental health team.
• Deliver complex assessment, intervention and person‑centred care while maintaining a senior‑level caseload.
• Coordinate referral pathways, crisis management, clinical reviews and transition planning.
• Chair multidisciplinary meetings including suicide risk assessment and complex case management.
• Collaborate with external organisations, Centre operational teams and specialist units to support integrated service delivery.
• Identify and lead opportunities for service improvement and quality enhancement.

Job description

These Mental Health Team Leader roles are based at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre in Mareeba, QLD, 85 km from Cairns. You will provide clinical leadership, supervision and operational management within a multidisciplinary team delivering mental health services in a correctional environment.

You will chair meetings, oversee suicide risk assessment and complex case management, coordinate service pathways, and drive quality improvement while engaging with external organisations and operational