The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland.
Our purpose is `great care every day’.
About your opportunity
The Reural and Remote Resource Team is currently seeking to recruit a Mental Health Clinician to their team on a permanent full-time basis. This position is based in Ayr.
You will work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team and other service providers to provide specialist mental health and alcohol and drugs interventions for community members (and their families) across the lifespan who experience complex and severe problems relating to their mental health and/or alcohol, or other drug use disorders.
Clinicians are supported to draw on their current skills and experience and/or develop skills and experience to provide care to an identified subgroup of clients such as children, older persons, and/or those with complex substance use issues.
Generous remuneration package value up to $118,996 p.a. comprising:
- Salary range of $2719.80 to $3997.60 p.f. (HP3)
- 4, 5, 6 weeks annual leave with 17.5% loading
- 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation.
Other employment benefits may include: professional development, salary sacrificing options, shift and locality allowances, employee wellness and assistance programs, and access to corporate discounts.
Requirements
- It is a mandatory requirement to be and to remain vaccinated against COVID-19.
- The successful applicant must hold a tertiary degree in one of the following: Occupational Therapy, Psychology or Social Work.
- Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification and registration or membership (if applicable) with the appropriate registration authority or association.
- Highly desirable:
- Formal training or qualifications in individual or group therapies
- While not mandatory, eligibility for appointment as an Authorised Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) under the Mental Health Act 2016.
- Ongoing professional development relevant to the delivery of specialist Mental Health Services (MHSG).
- Blue Card requirements
- Possession of class C drivers’ licence.
- All employees of the Mental Health Service Group may be required to work in other areas of the Service.
- This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Pertussis.
- 6 month probation period.
- Pre-employment checks will be conducted.
Please refer to the Role Description for further details.
Why make the change? Discover The Burdekin – Ayr!
Situated on the north side of the mighty Burdekin River, 85 kilometres south of Townsville, the prosperous rural community of Ayr is the main town in the Burdekin Shire. The region produces the biggest sugar cane crops in the country, together with a diverse selection of vegetables and tropical fruits. The Burdekin region is also a popular spot for fishing and the town centre offers a number of great specialty stores.
Appreciate the change of pace as you immerse yourself in a tropical North Queensland lifestyle.
Interested..?
Contact: Glenne Aumend on 07 4433 9711.
Apply ONLINE by: Wednesday 21 September 2022.