Team Leader (Psychology/Occupational Therapy/Social Work/Speech Pathology/Nursing)

This frontline support role provides essential support enabling the development and delivery of frontline services, programs and outcomes.

About the Team

The Evolve Therapeutic Service (ETS) team provides mental health services to children and young people 0-18 years involved with child safety services, on child protection orders and in out-of-home care, who have severe and/or complex mental health needs. The service delivers clinical and coordinated support to children and young people including their stakeholder network to improve their mental health and wellbeing. The Queensland ETS program is an external third party funded program under a Memorandum of Understanding between Queensland Health and the Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety.

About the Role

In this role you will coach and support others to deliver for children, young people and families (Leader of Others) in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values. Your contribution will include:

Domain 1: Direct comprehensive care or provision of direct care

• Accountable for Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) and own standards, actions and the outcomes of own nursing practice, professional advice given and for all delegated activities.

Domain 2: Support of Systems

• Support the integration of key objectives from the Children's Health Queensland/Divisional strategic and operational plans and clinical service profiles into service delivery for the ETS Team.

Domain 3 Education

• Participate in the ongoing professional development of self and others at a high level.

Domain 4: Research

• Practise within an evidence-based framework and initiate quality improvement and research activities within the ETS Program.

Domain 5: Professional Leadership

• Promote and initiate innovative practice change to meet emerging service needs.

Contribution to CHQ HHS Values and Goals

• Commitment and contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health equity reform, to Close the Gap by 2033, as underpinned by the CHQ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Equity Strategy 2022 – 2025.

About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)

Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.   

Inclusion and diversity

To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.

Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS

Come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Competitive renumeration
• Annual pay increases
• 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
• 17.5% annual leave loading
• Salary packaging
• Employee wellness and assistance program
• Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility

You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.