The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About us: 

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About you:

In your new role you will…

• Demonstrate high level ability to deliver and coordinate patient focussed care utilising contemporary knowledge and recent clinical experience for the management of people incarcerated within Lotus Glen Correctional Centre who have co-occurring criminal justice and mental health issues.
• Demonstrated high level ability to work autonomously and provide leadership in a multidisciplinary team, within a consultation and liaison model.
• Demonstrated high level ability to provide general clinical advice to professional and operational supervisors regarding service delivery and improvement opportunities.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will deliver a high-level specialist mental health service, management advice, training, education and supervision with regards to those consumers with mental health issues incarcerated at the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre.

About your role:

• Provide high level specialist mental health services in collaboration with the Team Leader, Cluster Manager and Allied Health Director, clinical and non-clinical staff to facilitate the provision of quality evidence-based community mental health services for those consumers with mental health issues incarcerated at the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre.
• Deliver high level clinical services within a multidisciplinary team in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards for consumers incarcerated at the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre.
• Develop and or review management and monitoring plans of offenders with mental health issues who are incarcerated at the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre and who are transitioning back into the community.
• Monitor and report on clinical practices and outcomes for Prison Mental Health Services, and actively participate in initiating, developing and implementing quality and service improvement activities that enhance the delivery of services.

Mandatory inclusion:

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland )