Mental Health Worker jobs in Queensland

About your role

Join the Acute Care Team and provide high-quality, patient-centred allied health services to consumers experiencing mental health challenges within a supportive interprofessional environment.

Deliver discipline-specific Occupational Therapy, Psychology or Social Work assessment, intervention, education and discharge planning as part of an interprofessional team.
Manage an allocated caseload, applying evidence-based practice and increasingly independent clinical judgement while maintaining accurate clinical documentation and reporting.
Work collaboratively with consumers, families, carers, health professionals, students and external agencies to support positive, person-centred outcomes.
Contribute to clinical education, professional development, quality improvement, service development and research activities within the Acute Care Team.

About You

We are looking for a compassionate and motivated allied health professional who is committed to delivering evidence-based, patient-centred mental health care and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Demonstrate the ability to provide high-quality, efficient and patient-centred assessment and management within a mental health setting.
Bring strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with consumers, families, carers and multidisciplinary colleagues.
Show a commitment to ongoing learning and professional development, with the ability to develop your clinical knowledge and expertise through active participation in the team.
Demonstrate, or have the ability to rapidly develop, skills in clinical education, student support and participation in service improvement initiatives.

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What we can offer you:
We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:
Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

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.

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