Staff Specialist - Older Adult Mental HealthMetro South Addiction and Mental Health Services are looking for a Staff Specialist to join their Older Adults Mental Health Team. The primary purpose of the role is to provide high quality psychiatric services to older consumers and demonstrate clinical leadership across the Older Adult Mental Health Service (OAMHS) and Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services (MSAMHS). The position provides direct psychiatric clinical services to Older Adult patients of MSAMHS and will support the strategic direction and ongoing development of MSAMHS and contribute to the overall development and quality of services.We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, change lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, and inspiring.We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientations, and family responsibilities to apply.We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community.Join us at Metro South Health and be part of a world-class, dynamic and growing health service that embraces technology, excellence in healthcare, teaching, research, and empowering our people to be the best in serving our community.About the RoleThe position holder will provide telehealth to the Southwest Older Adult Community Team, based in Roma and visit this location monthly where they will be expected to stay overnight travelling between Roma and Charleville during the visit.The position holder will support the specialist inpatient (Grevillea Place) and PAH community team as required and will take a turn on the Grevillea Inpatient Roster.The position holder will be based at the Metro South Community building (Level 2, 228 Logan Road, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102).Provides specialist community-based mental health services at Metro South Hospital and Health Service.Provides inpatient care as required, including participating in the on-call roster.Provides inpatient consultations as requested.Participates in multidisciplinary clinics and meetings.Supervision and teaching of registrars, junior doctors, and medical students, and teaching for other members of the multidisciplinary team.Participation and/or leadership of research and quality improvement activities.Find out about the role in more detail and how to apply in the attached Role Description.Our values of Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Engagement, and Excellence shape our culture within Metro South Health. Our values guide our day-to-day decision-making and are fundamental to what we care about as a health service, how we behave, how we interact with each other, and provide care to the many patients who come through our doors every day.We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance.As a Metro South employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements, and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases.We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.Applicants are encouraged to apply online; please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.
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