About your opportunity ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/nwhhs )
This role is a senior level clinician who is responsible for:
- The provision of high-level specialist mental health assessment and intervention.
- Providing leadership, operational management and clinical line management to a team of clinical staff; including management of performance issues and performance enhancement and development in line with the organizational structure.
- The provision of discipline-specific professional supervision to staff as required.
What we are seeking:
- Demonstrated high level of knowledge and skills in clinical assessment and intervention within the current legislative and policy context of a Mental Health Service. Carry out the roles and responsibilities as, or working towards becoming, an Authorized Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) as required under the Mental Health Act 2016.
- Demonstrated ability to utilize high level interpersonal skills in the ability to actively participate in a multidisciplinary team environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a multi-disciplinary team in a cross-cultural environment.
- Demonstrated experience in operational management and supervision of a multidisciplinary team of clinicians.
- Demonstrated ability to utilize an ethical decision-making framework to make sound clinical decisions in complex situations and to identify professional issues that need to be highlighted to senior staff for further action.
Requirements:
- Proof of qualification, registration with AHPRA and a current practising certificate are mandatory requirements.
- Possession of or working towards relevant post-graduate qualifications is an expectation for highly regarded applications.
- Authorized Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) status as per the Mental Health Act 2016, or working toward the same, would be highly desirable.
- The position may involve travel to various facilities or units within the North West Hospital and Health Service.
- Class C motor vehicle license.
- This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role.
What's on offer?
Temporary full-time role up to 28.07.2024
- salary range between $4933.10 to $5355.90 p.f. (Nurse Grade 7)
- with 17.5% loading
- 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation.
Other employment benefits may include:
- Rural Area Nursing Incentive Package (RANIP) ( https://www.google.com )
- Accommodation
- salary sacrificing options ( https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/conditions/salary/sacrifice )
- professional development
- shift, locality and laundry allowances
Eligible Mount Isa residents can access discounts starting from 20% off Qantas return fares from Mount Isa to their eligible city. For further information, please click on: Discounted fares for residents | Qantas AU ( https://www.qantas.com/au/en/frequent-flyer/member-specials/discounted-fares-for-residents.html#about-the-program )
Interested...?
For a confidential discussion about the role please contact Dan VanderDonk on 07 4744 7103.
Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website and close Thursday March 21, 2024.
