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The Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Service at the Mackay Community Health Centre is seeking applications for a Multicultural Mental Health Coordinator (Senior Occupational Therapist or Senior Psychologist or Senior 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
The Multicultural Mental Health Coordinator Program is a state-wide program that is closely integrated with the Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre. Multicultural Mental Health Coordinators are employed by local Mental Health services and respond to the needs of consumers from diverse cultural backgrounds at a local level. The role of Multicultural Mental Health Coordinator is to deliver high-level clinical services and leadership to achieve better health outcomes for clients from a multicultural background with a Mental Health disorder or substance use, and/or at risk of developing mental illness.
About the Team
Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs Service
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.
Visit: http://www.mackay.health.qld.gov.au/your-hospitals/mackay-base-hospital/mental-health/.
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 with each other and with consumers, their families/carers and external service providers
About our Hospital and Health Service
Mackay Hospital and Health Service 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).
