Take on an exciting opportunity as Psychologist or Social Worker or Occupational Therapist (Prison Mental Health Service Transition Clinician) with our Forensic Mental Health Team. You will deliver specialist mental health services, management advice, training, education and supervision to people with mental health issues incarcerated at the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre who require support in transitioning back to the community on their release.
Health Workers who take up employment with Queensland Health from intrastate, interstate or overseas may be eligible for incentive payments under the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Incentive Scheme. For further information regarding the Scheme and to verify eligibility, please refer to the guideline.
The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.
Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
The Lotus Glen Correctional Centre, located 25 kilometres south of Mareeba, accommodates high and low security prisoners and provides a remand and reception. The centre's catchment area for its prisoner population includes Northwest to Mount Isa, east to Cairns and north to the Cape York Region across to the Torres Strait Islands. The centre is client centric and aims to build cultural safety in its programs and services. The centre delivers programs to address criminogenic needs to increase community safety and provides high quality assessment, case management and intervention services to promote mental health and wellbeing.
As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:
- Generous superannuation
- Salary packaging
- Annual incremental increases
- Career training and development
- Flexible work arrangements
- Wellness programs
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
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Further information
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Documents
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