Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.

About the role

The purpose of this role is to provide culturally sensitive mental health and social and emotional wellbeing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women residing in Brisbane Women's & Southern Queensland Correctional Facilities. The role is responsible for managing a caseload to provide clinical care to consumers in custody and support with transition into community. This role also provides a clinical coordination, stakeholder engagement, and leadership role within the IMHIP Women's team.   

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Demonstrated ability to work in an adult mental health service including assessment, treatment, care planning, discharge planning, and caseload management
• Demonstrated high level knowledge and experience in contemporary mental health clinical practices related to the assessment, treatment, care and transitional needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are incarcerated
• Demonstrated high level ability to develop and manage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health programs and interventions, including evidence of successful application in providing therapeutic mental health services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• Demonstrated high level ability to provide specialist clinical advice, to develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders involved in the service delivery to clients, and community capacity building to achieve optimal health outcomes
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the cultural, traditions and issues impacting on the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have been incarcerated
• Well-developed written and oral interpersonal and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to work with various organisations and community groups, specifically with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, organisations, and community groups

Benefits when working for Metro North Allied Health

• Flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases
• Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/conditions/salary/sacrifice )
• Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance and leave
• 5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers
• Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas
• Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance

Be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology and innovation, excellence in healthcare, quality teaching and cutting edge research. Metro North Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees. We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers ( https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers )