Psychologist or Social Worker or Occupational Therapist - Mental Health Emergency Department

Your new role:

As a Mental Health Clinician, you will play a vital role in supporting consumers experiencing mental health crises within the Emergency Department setting. Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, you will provide comprehensive assessments, interventions and care planning to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients and their families.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive mental health assessments, crisis interventions and discharge planning within the Emergency Department.
• Provide evidence-based, patient-centred care while working collaboratively within an interprofessional team.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and contribute to service reporting requirements.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, research activities, student supervision and professional development opportunities.

About you:

You are a compassionate and skilled clinician who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to delivering high-quality mental health care.

What You'll Bring

• Experience providing mental health assessments and interventions within a clinical setting.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage consumers, families and stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and contribute to positive patient outcomes.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development, service improvement and evidence-based practice.

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What we can offer you:

• We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
• We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
• We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
• You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services:

Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses.

We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A clear and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.