Role details

The Workforce Partnerships and Professional Development at the Mackay Community Health Centre is seeking applications for a Mental Health Consultant Liaison - Headspace (Occupational Therapist  or Psychologist or Social Worker or Clinical Nurse Consultant) to join their team on a permanent basis.

How to apply and for mandatory requirements regarding this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your opportunity

• To support the MHAODS Division to deliver high quality clinical services and leadership to achieve better health outcomes for adolescents and young people aged 12-25 years, consistent with the headspace model.
• To provide professional leadership and support the care and treatment of adolescents and young people aged 12-25 years, consistent with the headspace model.
• To collaboratively work across the historical service boundary between child and youth mental health services and adult mental health services, decreasing transitional service gaps.
• Opportunity to physically co-locate in headspace to provide accessible support, specialist advice, and contribute to clinical care reviews.
• To provide an important bridge to the broader state health system to improve access and decrease transitional service gaps.
• To establish a collaborative pathway between headspace and the Mackay MHAODS Division clinicians to deliver effective, brief interventions to clients.

About the Team

Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Services

The Mental Health and AOD Service is comprised of eight clinical teams across the MHHS. The Mental Health Service is responsible for the provision of comprehensive, specialised mental health assessment and treatment services across the age-spectrum for people with severe and complex mental health problems. Our services aim to be consumer focused and recovery oriented and are provided in a variety of settings including community, an acute inpatient unit, hospitals and emergency departments.

Workforce Partnerships and Professional Development Team

Staff members of the Workforce Partnerships and Professional Development Team, work within a multidisciplinary team framework to deliver high quality services safely and with a robust culture of continuing improvement. Staff work collaboratively across the MHAODS Division with each other and with consumers, their families/carers and external service providers.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service ( https://www.mackay.health.qld.gov.au/ ) has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,700 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport

Workforce attraction incentive scheme

You may be eligible to receive the Incentive Scheme 1, the scheme is available to health workers that relocate from interstate or international to come work within our team may receive up to $20,000 in incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme (conditions apply). ( https://www.careers.health.qld.gov.au/working-for-us/workforce-attraction-incentive-scheme )