COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | INTEGRITY | RESPECT
About us:
The North Continuing Care Team provides specialist multidisciplinary assessment, treatment and care for patients who experience a wide range of severe and persistent psychosis, mood, anxiety, behaviour and eating disorders that significantly impact daily functioning and quality of life. Our services are provided across the community to ensure continuity of care.
We're committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people in Far North Queensland by providing high quality acute health care services.
About your opportunity:
Using a biopsychosocial model conduct mental health assessments and assist consumers, families and supports to develop a comprehensive individual recovery plan and facilitate the effective delivery, monitoring and evaluation of this plan.
Work with families and communities to promote recovery and community inclusion and to access generic supports, opportunities and resources.
Develop and maintain collaborative work practices and relationships with other agencies (including non-government organisations), service providers and consumer and carer groups to ensure consumers have access to an integrated service system.
Effectively communicate at all levels across the organisation and with external stakeholders, including non-government organisations, consumers and their carers.
Provide clinical education and supervision pertaining to routine tasks for students, those involved in observational placements and less experienced clinicians with the support of senior clinical staff.
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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