Cymhs Clinical Consultant Occupational Therapy

Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS) is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research. With a dedicated team of more than 5000 people, our point of difference is in the way we provide care to children, young people and their families every day. This is through our steadfast commitment to providing patient and family-centred care at every level of our service and our continuous drive for service and operational excellence.

About Us

Children's Health Queensland is a specialist statewide hospital and health service dedicated to caring for children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.

We are committed to collaborating with all of our healthcare partners, most importantly families, to ensure we consistently deliver safe, high-quality patient and family-centred care.

A recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, education and research, Children's Health Queensland delivers a full range of clinical services, tertiary level care and health promotion programs.

We provide an integrated network of services through:

Children's Health Queensland provides services from key locations in the Brisbane metropolitan area and works with the 15 other hospital and health services as well as NGOs and charity partners in Queensland to deliver an integrated network of healthcare services and support across the state.

Your Opportunity:

The position of CYMHS (Child and Youth Community Health Service) Clinical Consultant Occupational Therapy: 

• Leads the strategic direction, development, professional scope and clinical activity of Occupational Therapy across CYMHS.
• Leads the strategic direction, development, professional scope and clinical activity of smaller allied health professions within CYMHS in the absence of a dedicated profession specific professional lead roles. Within scope allied health professions include Art Therapy and Music Therapy (Creative Therapies) and Exercise Physiology
• Provides consultant level clinical services across the spectrum of CYMHS settings with defined clinical expertise in at least one area of CYMHS practice.  It provides influence, authoritative counsel and advocacy on models of care and clinical service delivery in tertiary level paediatric facilities, across the health continuum and aligns with state and national frameworks and directions in paediatric mental health.
• Is a leadership position focussed on quality clinical care and governance, education and service development. It requires a consultant level of knowledge and skill to provide clinical services and authoritative counsel regarding CYMHS Occupational Therapy to multi professional teams across CHQHHS and state-wide networks.

What CHQ HHS can offer

Apart from contributing to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, you will also benefit from a competitive remuneration package and a working environment which embraces professional development, builds capabilities and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing. Additional benefits include:

• Up to 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/life balance, variety and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here ( http://www.childrens.health.qld.gov.au/work-for-us/ ).

Some roles within Queensland Health are designated as ‘Vaccination Preventable Disease (VPD) risk roles'. A VPD risk role is a role in which the incumbent may be exposed to the risk of acquisition and/or transmission of a VPD. Please refer to the attached Role Description for more information and what requirements may exist.