A key role is being advertised for the new Adolescent Extended Treatment Centre (AETC), Jacaranda Place, at Chermside.
The CONSUMER CARER SENIOR CONSULTANT will be vital in ensuring that young people and their carers and families continue to be able to play an active role in the way the centre functions and evolves to best meet the needs of those accessing its services.
Some of the essential job details follow here but the full position description and application information can be found at https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-H20CHQ337404
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible part-time |
| Occupational group | Administration |
| Classification | AO5 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane – North |
| Job ad reference | QLD/H20CHQ337404 |
| Closing date | 02-Mar-2020 |
| Salary Other | $44.37 – $48.28 p.h. |
| Job duration | – |
| Contact person | Emma Hart |
| Contact details | 33109559 Access the National Relay Service |
The Consumer Carer Senior Consultant will promote and give guidance to the development and ongoing management of consumer participation and provide ‘systems advocacy’ in relation to consumer, carer and family related issues by:
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- Ensuring consumer, carer and family perspectives are included in all aspects of mental health service planning, delivery and evaluation
- Assisting staff of the Queensland Adolescent Extended Treatment Centre in its aim to provide a person and family-centred service.
- Communicate the broad views of consumers, carers and families to mental health services and other relevant services.
Children’s Health Queensland HHS will be your employer should you be successful in being appointed to this role.
Apart from contributing to the development of this vital and growing Hospital and Health Service, they state that you will also benefit from a competitive remuneration package and a working environment which embraces professional development, builds capabilities and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing. Additional benefits include:
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- Up to 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- Salary packaging
- Employee Assistance Program
- Work/life balance, variety and flexibility
So, if you’re considering applying for this role, please go to https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-H20CHQ337404
where you can access pdf versions of:
– the AO5 Consumer Carer Senior Consultant Role Description
and
– the Information Package for Applicants
Co-design of the facility was just the beginning. The model of care that is utilised to treat young people and support them and their families – and the delivery of the education program along with the many other components that the new Jacaranda Place has the potential to provide – must meet the needs of those it was built to support. Even as needs evolve and change and new challenges arise for the cohort.
This new centre cannot be all that it has the opportunity to be unless there is effective ongoing communication from those using the centre and from those for whom the centre would have served to make a difference had they had access to it. And a Senior Consultant whose focus is to facilitate that input, ensuring it reaches those who can enact changes and advancements, is a role on which ongoing collaboration hinges. This position is one that will genuinely rewarding as it is one that will truly make a difference.
