About us:
This exciting position is a newly established role, within the existing Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Service. Working within a multi-disciplinary team lead clinically by a Consultant Psychiatrist you will be working in a specialised Consultation Liaison outpatient team, who work with women, infants, and families in the perinatal period (up to 12 months post-partum) to address complex and severe mental health difficulties in women, infants and family dyads.
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.
About your opportunity:
In this position you will....
Contribute to the development of clinical practice procedures and protocols, for both the discipline and the multi-disciplinary team, that support the continuum of care.
Lead and support quality activities and/or research to improve or contribute to the evidence base and strategies for continuously improving mental health practice.
Apply independent professional judgement, based on evidence informed clinical care, to a complex caseload to continuously contribute to the development of best practice mental health services within the perinatal and infant mental health team and broader MHAODS teams.
For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.
Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.
What we offer:
Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health service offer a number of workplace benefits. Besides attractive remuneration, generous superannuation, salary packaging and career development opportunities, we value a healthy work/life balance that allows you take advantage of the sunshine, hiking tracks, swimming spots, reef and rainforest.
Learn what it's like to work with us, in an inclusive and supportive work environment.
Discover our dynamic and culturally diverse region through community and lifestyle.
Listen to what some of our staff have to say about working in our regions.
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