Senior Mental Health Clinician

Australian Psychological Society Limited; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Mon–Fri work hours with flexible options

Job summary

Queensland Corrective Services is hiring Senior Mental Health Clinicians for the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre. You will deliver evidence-based mental health care to a culturally diverse population. Located 85 km from Cairns, you'll have access to a tropical lifestyle and outdoor activities.

This role offers opportunities for clinical leadership and supervision, focusing on promoting well‑being and complex case management within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Expertise in providing complex clinical services.
• Ability to supervise less experienced clinicians.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to interpret clinical legislation and policies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based mental health care to a diverse population.
• Provide supervision and support to clinical team members.
• Manage clinical tasks and coordinate case conferences.
• Promote mental health and well-being through assessments and interventions.

Skills

Clinical services provision

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Psychology

Post-graduate qualifications in mental health

Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy or Social Work

Job description

Listed By : Queensland Corrective Services on 8 Jun 2026

Looking for a career in helping people that will give you great job satisfaction? If you thrive in a busy work environment and are driven to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others, Queensland Corrective Services wants to find their next passionate Senior Mental Health Clinicians to join the QCS Mental Health Services team in Far North Queensland.

At the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, you’ll work with a highly diverse population to provide inclusive mental health and well‑being services that are culturally safe and deliver impactful rehabilitative care.

If you are ready to take your clinical experience and skills to the next level, QCS has opportunities for you. You can enjoy a relaxed tropical lifestyle in a city close to the great barrier reef, with ample outdoor recreation activities within walking distance to a rainforest track or a beach.

As Senior Mental Health Clinicians at the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, you will be helping shape lives through evidence-based mental‑health care in a unique, culturally diverse environment.

This Centre, 85 km’s from Cairns, accommodates high and low security prisoners and provides remand and reception. As it is people‑centered, it aims to build cultural safety in the programs and services the QCS Mental Health Services team provide to support the prisoner population to improve outcomes.

These new roles will deliver high‑level clinical services within a multidisciplinary team, focusing on assessment and interventions that promote the mental health and well‑being of adults within this Centre.

Benefits

• 5 weeks annual leave
• Mon–Fri hours with flexible options, such as a 9‑day fortnight available

Why choose us?

• New service model: QCS introduced new roles and disciplines to provide mental health services, so be one of the first to embed this role and make it a success
• Clinical expertise: operate independently to provide clinical services to manage complex situations and presentations.
• Assist the Team Leader: work closely with Mental Health Team Leaders, while supporting clinical tasks, case conferencing, and supervisory requirements.
• Build capability: your supervision and feedback will help uplift team capability and knowledge while simultaneously building your own leadership capabilities.
• Solutions focused: use your strong analytical and problem‑solving skills to respond to the role dynamics and changing priorities.

About you

• Demonstrable expertise providing clinical services of a complex nature
• Able to provide clinical practice supervision to less experienced clinicians
• Use your high‑calibre interpersonal and communication skills to build effective working relationships and negotiate outcomes with a variety of stakeholders
• Well‑developed written communication skills with ability to produce excellent quality professional reports and case notes
• Ability to interpret and apply legislation, policies, and procedures in both clinical and team support contexts

Mandatory Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology and membership with APHRA; or
• Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy or Social Work, with eligibility for membership or registration with AHPRA and/or AASW;
• C Class Driver's License; and
• Post‑graduate qualifications in mental health would be highly regarded

Application to remain current for 12 months. Suitable applicants from this process may also be considered for a suitability pool for subsequent identical or similar vacancies that occur within 12 months of the closing date of this advertisement which may include vacancies within other centres.

We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you have a health condition, disability, or cultural or linguistic background that requires adjustments, please let our Talent Acquisition team know. We will support you to participate equitably throughout the recruitment process.