About the Team
The Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (QCPIMH) and Early Intervention (EI) aims to support parents, caregivers and communities to have the confidence, knowledge, skills and resources to support their own wellbeing and raise emotionally healthy and resilient children. QCPIMH and EI brings perinatal and infant mental health needs to the attention of policy and decision makers, and the general community, to improve the emotional wellbeing of all families.
QCPIMH and EI has clinical and strategic units. The Zero to Four CYMHS delivers infant mental health multidisciplinary clinical services to the north and south Brisbane and Pine Rivers CHQ CYMHS catchment area. A volunteer Family Support Service provides early years family support to families where there is a risk of children entering or re-entering the child protection system. Head to Health Kids provides free mental health and wellbeing support for children up to 12 years, with developmental, behavioural, and, or emotional challenges. The Strategy Unit works to strengthen the state-wide Queensland perinatal and infant mental health service system, by building cross sector networks across public, private, non-government, peer led, First Nations, education, and research organisations.
About the Role
This position will provide child and adolescent psychiatry services as Senior Medical Officer to Zero to Four Child and Youth Mental Health Service (Zero to Four CYMHS) and Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health (QCPIMH) and Early Intervention (EI). Zero to Four CYMHS is a specialised mental health service for infants and young children from zero to four years who are not yet at school. Services are provided by a team of mental health clinicians including psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, social workers, speech pathologists, and occupational therapists. Families living in Brisbane and Pine Rivers can access the service. QCPIMH and EI delivers e-PIMH Telepsychiatry services, and strategic perinatal and infant mental health (PIMH) planning and support across Queensland. You will therefore be expected to have the knowledge and skills to safely provide a broad range of high level professional and expert clinical psychiatric services to optimise assessment and treatment not only of infants, young children and their families, but also of children/adolescents and their families across CHQ HHS CYMHS. This position will:
Conduct psychiatric assessments of infants and young children, and their carers and families referred to Zero to Four CYMHS
Conduct psychiatric reviews of infants and young children currently engaged with Zero to Four CYMHS
Be available to conduct second opinions for infants, children and adolescents, as required
Manage medication regimes and review physical observations of consumers in collaboration with their regular GP and/or other treating specialists
Conduct medical monitoring of consumers with mental health issues, as required
Support Zero to Four CYMHS, ePIMH Telepsychiatry, Together in Mind Program and Day Stay Plus Program, to deliver clinical services to infants, young children, parents and carers and families referred to QCPIMH and EI, locally in Brisbane and Pine Rivers, and Statewide
Inclusion and diversity
To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.
Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS
If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:
Opportunities for professional growth and development
Competitive renumeration
Annual pay increases
12.75% employer superannuation contribution
17.5% annual leave loading
Salary packaging
Employee wellness and assistance program
Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
