Description
QCS are onboarding graduate and early career Psychologists, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists to our newly created Mental Health Clinician role.
Enjoy access to professional supervision, development, and supportive leadership. No two days are the same - expect a challenging caseload and rich on-the-job learning.
QCS provide a range of mental health services to adults in our care in each Correctional Centre and we're changing how we deliver these services - there has never been a better time to come to work with us!
The Townsville Correctional Complex is located approximately 15 kilometers from Townsville. The male and female secure centres are reception and remand facilities. Both centres accommodate mainstream with the male centre also accommodating protection prisoners. Townsville Correctional Complex also has both a male and a female low custody centre.
The centre supports laundry, tailor shop, metal shop, kitchens, and farm industries for employment of prisoners. In addition to centre requirements, the laundry and tailor shop provide services under contract to the community. Prisoners from the low custody sites also deliver community service projects in the Townsville community.
No two days will ever be the same; you will manage a challenging case load, be exposed to on the job learning like no other role, all while providing quality clinical services that include assessments and tailored interventions that support mental health and wellbeing.
Your excellent interpersonal skills will enable you to collaborate and work effectively and sensitively with a diverse range of colleagues and individuals in custody.
As a member of this team, you will also:
- Conduct independent risk assessments of harm to self or others, including acute or chronic risk
- Provide psychoeducation related to mental health conditions, symptoms and treatment options to individuals
- Deliver individual or group-based skill acquisition focused interventions aimed at developing coping skills and building resilience
- Maintain a high level of knowledge and contemporary understanding of psychopathology, diagnostic classification systems and clinical and psychometric assessment tools
- QCS' clinical frameworks provide sound guidance and logic for appropriate decisions and activities, plus you will have supportive leadership and supervision to help you continue to broaden your professional experience and knowledge.
Why choose us:
- 8-week onboarding, ongoing training and clinical supervision
- Strong multidisciplinary team support
- Professional development allowances
- Exposure to varied, complex presentations (fast-tracking your skills)
- Free parking and free lunch on site
For more information on QCS' Mental Health Strategy 2022 - 2027, review the report here.
Applications to remain current for 12 months. Suitable applicants from this process may also be considered for a suitability pool for subsequent identical or similar vacancies that occur within 12 months of the closing date of this advertisement which may include vacancies within other centres.
We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you have a health condition, disability, or cultural or linguistic background that requires adjustments, please let our Talent Acquisition team know. We will support you to participate equitably throughout the recruitment process.
Requirements
The following mandatory requirements apply to this role:
For Psychologists:
Possession of a degree from a registered tertiary institution in psychology or behavioural science
Hold either general or provisional registration as a Psychologist with AHPRA or be eligible for
registration as a Psychologist with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
For Social Workers:
It is a mandatory requirement for all Social Work positions that the candidate is eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). Eligibility is dependent on the candidate having completed a University Level Social Work degree accredited by the AASW. Overseas qualified Social Work candidates require a "certification of eligibility" letter from the AASW to confirm their eligibility for membership of AASW. Overseas qualified applicants should include such evidence with their application to be considered for short listing in the selection process.
For Occupational Therapists:
Possession of a degree in occupational therapy from a recognised tertiary institution. The successful applicant must also hold or be eligible for registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia/AHPRA.
The job description contains further details of requisite qualifications and role requirements.
