Psychologist - Advanced , Queensland Health

Provide advanced level mental health assessment and interventions for consumers admitted to the medical wards within The Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) who may have significant mental health problems or have clinically significant distress associated with their medical illness, in line with The Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Model of Service.

Job details Position status Permanent
Position type Part-time
Occupational group Health - Mental Health Clinicians
Classification HP5
Workplace Location Brisbane - North
Job ad reference QLD/MH440166
Closing date 08-Sep-2022
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Salary Other
Job duration please refer to the role description
Contact person Cassandra Hall
Contact details (07) 3139 4609
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It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19 ( and )

Metro North Health is the biggest and most diverse Hospital and Health Service in Queensland, delivering excellent care underpinned by our values of respect, integrity, high performance, teamwork and compassion.

Metro North Health provides the full range of public sector health services including rural, regional and tertiary teaching hospitals. Our service covers an area of 4157 square kilometres and extends from the Brisbane River to north of Kilcoy.

Metro North facilities include:

- Caboolture Hospital

- Woodford Correctional Centre

- Kilcoy Hospital

- Redcliffe Hospital

- The Prince Charles Hospital

- The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

- Surgical, Treatment and Rehabilitation Service

- Community and Oral Health

- Metro North Mental Health

Working within Metro North Health is an opportunity to contribute to providing outstanding health services to Queenslanders. We are committed to best practice and continuous quality improvement and encourages staff to take advantage of training and development opportunities.

Metro North Health promotes a healthy balance between your work and personal life, provides flexible work hours, paid parental leave and study leave options.

For further information please visit the Metro North Health website. This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro North 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

• Apply specialised knowledge, skills and independent judgement in the assessment of consumers with complex mental health needs and their families/carers admitted to TPCH in accordance with the Australian Psychological Society Code of Ethics. This includes the provision of bio-psychosocial, risk assessments, and psychological screening and assessments (including the use of specialised psychological measures such as self-report rating scales, personality inventories, intellectual, and cognitive assessment) to assist with diagnosis, formulation, and treatment.
• Apply independent, advanced-level professional judgement and advanced-level problem solving skills to problems of a complex and critical caseload, with minimal direct clinical practice supervision.
• Facilitate linkages and continuity of care between MNMH-TPCH, and other primary care and health services and advanced-level advocacy for consumers whose physical health care is complicated by their mental health problems to address consumer need and ensure equity in access to services.
• Provide definitive clinical advice and professional advocacy to senior management with respect to issues affecting clinical service delivery and the delivery of psychology services within the health service

Job ad reference number: MH440166 | Close date: Thursday, 08 September 2022

Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.

Why work for us?

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 Queensland Health 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.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service.

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here:

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Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

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