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SalaryUnder s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.
Metro South Health is Australia's first digital health service and one of the largest in Queensland, with an estimated residential population of approximately one million people or 23 per cent of Queensland's population.
This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in health care, teaching, research and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.
About the Role
- Facilitate and encourage access and engagement by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the local community with the CoE CYMHS Team through education, network development, direct assistance, and participation in community consultation mechanisms.
- Work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team in the provision of Mental Health services.
- Advocate, educate and model culturally appropriate ways within the multidisciplinary team to engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers, their families; and support CoE CYMHS; and to apply Mental Health and Primary Health Care skills aimed at advancing the consumer's health and wellbeing.
- Undertake regular supervision and training with both professional and operational management to ensure support and to build Mental Health service delivery competency and skills.
- Ensure patients and other staff are treated fairly and with mutual respect and understanding, regardless of cultural, religious, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
How to apply
A person who is not an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cannot be employed (on any basis) to perform the duties of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identified role. Please provide the following information to the panel to assess your suitability:
- Written assertion of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent or provide documentary evidence attesting to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent.
- A short-written response (maximum 1-2 pages, dot points acceptable) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to achieve the key attributes and responsibilities and meet the key skill requirements.
- Your current CV or resume, including two referees. You must seek approval prior to nominating a person as a referee. Referees should have a thorough knowledge of your work performance and conduct, and one should be your current/immediate/past supervisor. By providing the names and contact details of your referee/s you consent for these people to be contacted by the selection panel. If you do not wish for a referee to be contacted, please indicate this on your resume and contact the selection panel chair to discuss.
Our ICARE² values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement and Excellence, shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.
We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro South here: www.metrosouth.health.qld.gov.au/join-our-team.
