Clinical Health Practitioner ART

About West Moreton Health

West Moreton Health is one of Queensland's most diverse and rapidly evolving health services, delivering health care to over 300,000 people across Ipswich, Boonah, Gatton, Laidley, and Esk.

We provide preventative and primary healthcare services, ambulatory services, acute care, sub-acute care, oral health, mental health and other specialised services, including prison and youth detention health services, and alcohol and other drugs services to the region. 

At West Moreton Health, our employees apply our shared values to every aspect of their work. This helps make sure our workplaces are effective, inclusive and empower our employees to reach our goals.

As a Child Safe Organisation, at West Moreton Health:

• We prioritise children and young people being seen, heard, and safe in every interaction.
• We create inclusive environments where the voices and needs of children and young people are valued and respected.
• We believe safeguarding is shared responsibility, upheld by every member of our organisation.

Come and join a connected team of over 6,000 professionals delivering compassionate, community-based care across the West Moreton region.

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About the role

This role will provide high quality mental health assessment, formulation, crisis and risks management, treatment planning, and brief intervention to children and young people (aged 0 to 17 years) who have severe and complex mental health problems or who are at risk of becoming so, and whose needs cannot be met by other services. This role is required to participate in providing support to the Ipswich Emergency Department as part of the on-call roster during business hours and extended hours services as part of the Acute Response Team on-call roster during business hours and extended hours services.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Clinical skills in the area of child, adolescent and family mental health, inclusive of crisis and triage management.
• Knowledge of and skills in contemporary therapeutic approaches in this target population.
• Strong communication skills, providing clients, families and stakeholders with a professional and flexible service that meets their needs.
• Ability to assist and understand the needs of other team members and communicate with all team members appropriately. This is inclusive of the demonstrated ability to promote a learning environment within the team and contribute to the learning of others through a willingness to share information with others.
• Effective self-management skills in relation to strong time management, documentation, prioritisation and delegation to achieve deadlines.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification and registration or membership with the appropriate registration authority or association within Australia. 
• Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16

Why choose us

• Professional development including mentorship, paid study leave, simulation training and research opportunities.
• Career pathways with support to step into senior roles and leadership.
• Wellbeing supports including peer networks, flexible work options, EAP and dedicated mental health programs.
• Competitive benefits including salary packaging and up to 12.75% super.

To apply

For further information regarding this role, please download and read the attached Role Description,#EveryoneIsALeader Framework and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume, including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.

Applications to remain current for a period of 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.