Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community.About the rolePermanent full-time opportunity to provide culturally sensitive mental health and social and emotional wellbeing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people incarcerated at Brisbane Womens Correctional Centre, Southern Queensland Correctional Centre and/or Woodford Correctional Centre.About youOur ideal candidate will be someone who can carry out the following key accountabilities in accordance with Metro North Health's values:Demonstrates competent knowledge and skills to provide social and emotional wellbeing care for clients who have, or are suspected of having, a mental illness, including triage, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and discharge planning and promoting application of evidence-based care.Manage a case load and provide intervention to clients with varying needs and identified issues including substance use (alcohol and other drugs), cultural, trauma, grief, and social support needs in a culturally safe, competent, and effective manner.Demonstrates ability to apply effective written and verbal communication skills to provide professional services.Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers to engage and provide relevant input at levels of mental health service delivery, including clinical review processes, interagency care co-ordination and case conferences, discharge care planning.Health EquityIt is expected that all Metro North Health staff, including the incumbent of this role as a valuable member of the Metro North workforce, contribute to the health equity agenda and meet the intent of supporting the defined six actions that specifically meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people within the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHS), by actively supporting the elimination of racial discrimination and institutional racism; supporting increased access to health care; influencing the social, cultural and economic determinants of health; supporting the delivery of sustainable, culturally safe and responsive health services; and recognise the importance of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, communities and organisations to design, deliver, monitor and review the health and support services we provide.Benefits when working for Metro North Allied HealthFlexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.Benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of 12.75% and access to generous salary packaging.Additional entitlements for employees (casual employees excluded) may include sick leave, carer's leave, long service leave, paid parental leave, leave without pay to travel, professional development allowance, and leave.5% annual leave loading with up to 27.5% for shift workers.Rewarding career and development opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas.Value driven organisation which provides a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.We offer unique and rewarding professional development opportunities in a safe and flexible work environment with a focus on putting our people first. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Metro North here: https://metronorth.health.qld.gov.au/careers. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
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