Mental Health Clinician - Acute Care Team, Queensland Health

Job Description

The Acute Care Team, Adult Mental Health, Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services are looking for a Mental Health Clinician to join their team. Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services (MSAMHS) delivers a broad range of specialist addiction and mental health services within the Metro South catchment. These include community-based ambulatory and residential services, acute care services in the community, psychiatric rehabilitation, consultation-liaison to hospital wards and emergency departments and addiction services. We provide inpatient services at the Princess Alexandra, Logan and Redland Hospitals. We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence. We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, change lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, and inspiring. 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 committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together . Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community. About the Role Demonstrated ability to provide high quality, efficient, patient-centered and evidence-based Psychology, Occupational Therapy and/or Social Worker assessment and management to patients in the Mental Health Team. Demonstrated ability to use high-quality verbal and written communication to work cooperatively within the interprofessional team to achieve the best patient-centered outcomes. Demonstrated ability to develop clinical practice knowledge and expertise through active learning within the team and by engaging in professional development activities. Demonstrated ability or ability to rapidly acquire knowledge and skills to participate in the initiation, planning and evaluation of local service development initiatives. Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence , shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day. We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity. Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position. #J-18808-Ljbffr