Mental Health Clinician

Queensland Government

Brisbane, AUonsitePosted Jul 23, 2026
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About the role

Thrive in one of our new clinical roles with real impact and help to shape lives through evidence-based mental health care in a culturally and operationally diverse environment.

These great opportunities are available at multiple locations including Ipswich, Gatton and Wacol.

Recently QCS expanded their psychological workforce to include social workers and occupational therapists, as Mental Health Clinicians. Operating within a multidisciplinary team, you will complete risk screening and assessments, brief interventions and behavioural management support to assist in improving the wellbeing of adults in our care. You will broaden your skills and experience with a variety of work that helps ensure the smooth and efficient provision of these crucial services in these Centres.

An in-depth onboarding and training program will set you up to manage the clinical delivery requirements of the roles.

If these positions are of interest, it's time to get your application ready.

Why Choose Us?

- Redefined role: QCS redefined roles and disciplines providing mental health services, so be one of the first to do this role and make it a success.

- Clinical expertise: Complete risk screeners and assessments, provide clinical and behavioural support, and tailored therapeutic interventions.

- Experiential growth: Manage a caseload for a range of clinical and non-clinical mental health presentations and situations.

- Professional Supervision: Receive clinical supervision and mentorship that contributes to your capability learning, professional development and accreditation.

- Supportive Culture: Work with a collaborative, professional team providing mental health services in a dynamic environment.

About you:

- Sound clinical capability, with the ability to deliver quality mental health services in a challenging, high-demand environment

- Be adaptable and have a thoughtful approach to clinical practice and service delivery

- Use your interpersonal and communication skills to build effective and trusted relationships across teams and stakeholders

- Professional integrity with a solid understanding of ethical and legal responsibilities in applying policies and procedures in the provision of mental health services

- Cultural capability and inclusive practice, with a commitment to delivering services responsive to the mental health needs of diverse populations.

- Well-developed written communication skills with the ability to provide high-quality professional reports and case notes

Mandatory Requirements:

- Tertiary qualifications in Psychology and membership with APHRA; and/or

- Tertiary qualifications in Occupational Therapy or Social Work with eligibility for membership or registration with AHPRA and/or AASW;

- C Class Driver's Licence; and

- Post-graduate experience in mental health would be highly regarded.

Applications to remain current for 12 months. Suitable applicants from this process may also be considered for a suitability pool for subsequent identical or similar vacancies that occur within 12 months of the closing date of this advertisement which may include vacancies within other centres.

We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. If you have a health condition, disability, or cultural or linguistic background that requires adjustments, please let our Talent Acquisition team know. We will support you to participate equitably throughout the recruitment process.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/696001/26

Closing Date: Thursday, 13th August 2026This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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