Team Leader - Cultural Assessment & Liaison Team (Identified)

Townsville Hospital and Health Service is the public healthcare provider for more than 250,000 people across a geographic area of 150,000km2, delivering a comprehensive range of services across 21 facilities, from primary care in regional locations to highly specialised care at the main hospital.

Eligible health workers who make the move (interstate or international) to work with us may receive up to $20,000 in incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme (conditions apply). ( https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives )

The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland.

Our purpose is `great care every day'.

About your opportunity

Team Leader (Identified) Cultural Assessment & Liaison Team – Child & Youth Community Mental Health Service – Permanent full-time

As a member of the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Assessment Engagement Service management team provide strategic direction and leadership to the Mental Health Service group to ensure the provision of clinical services are culturally informed, strengths focussed, safe and responsive to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, families and communities.

Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.

Skills and experience:

• High level of skills and ability to combine your lived experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family structures, culture, practices and protocols with highly developed mental health and alcohol and other drugs knowledge to deliver culturally responsive services. 
• Ability to work autonomously to advise, lead, direct and shape the delivery of culturally secure services through:
  • Peer support and mentoring of other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff
  • Providing cultural supervision and advice to non-indigenous workforces
  • Advocating for the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people; and Providing cultural leadership and direction in service planning, development and delivery
• Highly developed interpersonal, written/verbal communication and negotiation skills including client and community engagement, advocacy and networking.
• Lead quality activities including service evaluation and research documentation including the preparation of statistics and reports

Generous remuneration package value up to $118,430 p.a. comprising:

• Salary range of $98,886 to $103,799 p.a. (Health Worker 7)
• Annual leave with 17.5% loading
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation.

Other employment benefits may include: professional development, , shift and locality allowances, employee wellness and assistance programs, and access to corporate discounts.

Requirements

• Diploma in either:
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care
  • Mental Health
  • Alcohol and Drugs
• Blue Card Checks: Potential applicants are advised that the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires Queensland Health to seek a ‘working with children check' from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian prior to appointment to this position. 5.1.
• This position requires the incumbent to operate a “C” class motor vehicle and an appropriate license endorsement to operate this type of vehicle is required. 
• This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Pertussis.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.

Why make the change?

The coastal hub of Townsville is an ideal base for exploring the Great Barrier Reef. Townsville is a dynamic neighbourhood with access to a variety of top-notch educational facilities, cutting-edge medical facilities, affordable housing, distinctive retail stores, great events, and a wide range of recreation opportunities.

Interested..?

Contact: Lisa Phelan on 07 4433 9***.

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Applications close: Thursday 01/02/2024.