Mental Health Team Leader
Queensland Government Wacol QLD 4076
Key points we found
- Drive clinical excellence and team performance in a correctional setting.
- Guide a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
- Access professional development and the chance to influence change.
Queensland Corrective Services
- Drive clinical excellence and team performance in a unique correctional setting
- Guide a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-quality, person-centred care
- Access professional development, supervision, and the chance to influence change
Join QCS as a Mental Health Team Leader during significant change at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre.
Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) is transforming its mental health services and seeking a Mental Health Team Leader at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre.
This role is open to a Psychologist , Social Worker or Occupational Therapist. This is a 3-month full time contract with possible extension.
In this unique operating environment, you will support your team with complex prisoner needs, apply advanced clinical skills and lead their professional development.
Each day, your role may include:
- Providing clinical supervision, leadership, consultation and expertise in the planning and provision of clinical services by the multidisciplinary mental health team who deliver mental health assessment, intervention, and crisis management, ensuring the provision of safe high-quality person-centred care
- Demonstrating advanced clinical reasoning skills in the provision of clinical care, and maintaining a client caseload commensurate with responsibilities of the role
- Chairing and leading multi-disciplinary meetings, for example, those that oversee centre decision-making regarding suicide risk assessment and management, and case management of prisoners with complex needs
- Collaborating with key stakeholders to develop partnerships that contribute to operational and clinical outcomes
- Identifying and acting on opportunities for improvement in clinical practice
- Embedding a high performing team culture through good team leadership, management and administration.
The job description contains further details of requisite qualifications and role requirements.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please call the QCS Mental Health Careers team at 07 3565 7252.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/683231/26
Closing Date: Wednesday, 8th April 2026
Candidates apply for your job on: https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle?in_organid=14904&in_jnCounter=223137926
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