Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services are looking for several Staff Specialists to join their team at Logan Mental Health Service. The primary purpose of the position is to provide high quality psychiatric services and demonstrate clinical leadership. The position also provides supervision to medical officers and RANCZP trainees.
PLEASE NOTE: Applications will be reviewed periodically over the 6-month advertising period.
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
- The position will support the strategic direction and ongoing development of MSAMHS and to contribute to the overall development and quality of services.
- The position provides direct psychiatric clinical services to patients of the Division of Adult Mental Health Services (Logan – MSAMHS) and will lead a multi-disciplinary team in delivering high quality clinical care to patients.
- To provide a collaborative working relationship with psychiatrists of all Divisions as well as the Executive Director of Clinical Services; Director of Allied Health & Therapies; Director of Nursing; Directors of Clinical and Corporate Governance; and Director of Recovery and Social Inclusion. This collaboration will ensure provision of evidence informed addiction and mental health care while promoting budget integrity.
- It is expected the position provides psychiatric clinical services out of business hours to the advertised locations.
- It is expected that the position will support the Clinical Directors and Division Directors of Academic Clinical Units: Division of Adult Mental Health Services (Psychosis, Resource & Access Services, Mood), Older Persons, CYMHS, and Rehabilitation.
Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.
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.
Eligible health workers may qualify for a Workforce Attraction Incentive payment. To find out more and see if you are eligible visit: https://www.healthycareers.health.qld.gov.au/attraction-incentives
This process may be used to appoint to same or similar vacancies for a period of up to 12 months after the closing date of the initial vacancy. A vacancy advertisement will lapse if no appointment is made within six months of the closing date of the vacancy.
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.
Documents
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