Psychologist

Queensland Health; Cleveland; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Health's Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services is seeking a Mental Health Clinician to join the Emergency Department at Redland Hospital. You will provide patient-centred mental health assessment and intervention in a fast-paced environment.

You will work within an interprofessional team, delivering assessments, interventions and discharge planning while maintaining documentation and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Clinical knowledge in mental health assessment and intervention.
• Strong communication and collaboration with patients, families and health professionals.
• Commitment to patient safety, documentation and quality care.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive mental health assessments, interventions, education, care management and discharge planning.
• Manage an allocated clinical caseload with evidence-based practice and accurate documentation.
• Build partnerships with patients, families, carers, health professionals and external agencies.

Skills

Psychology

Occupational Therapy

Social Work

Job description

Bring your clinical expertise, compassion and collaborative approach to a fast-paced Mental Health Emergency Department, where every interaction can make a meaningful difference to patients and their families.

Your new role:

As a Mental Health Clinician, you will provide high-quality, patient-centred mental health assessment and intervention services within the Emergency Department at Redland Hospital, working collaboratively as part of an interprofessional team.

• Deliver comprehensive mental health assessments, therapeutic interventions, patient education, care management and discharge planning within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Manage an allocated clinical caseload, applying evidence-based practice, sound clinical judgement, effective prioritisation and accurate clinical documentation.
• Build strong partnerships with patients, families, carers, health professionals, students and external agencies to support positive, person-centred outcomes.

About you:

You are a compassionate and capable mental health professional who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to delivering safe, respectful and person-centred care.

• You bring relevant clinical knowledge and experience in Psychology, Occupational Therapy or Social Work, with the ability to undertake comprehensive assessment and intervention within an emergency mental health setting.
• You demonstrate strong communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage effectively with patients, families, carers and a broad range of health professionals.
• You can effectively manage competing priorities and clinical workloads while maintaining high standards of documentation, professional practice, patient safety and quality care.

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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.

About us:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and communityalcohol and drugservices 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 better together.