The Townsville Hospital and Health Service vision is world-class healthcare for northern Queensland. Our purpose is 'great care every day'.
About your opportunity
Permanent part-time , 30 hours per fortnight

The purpose of this position is to:

• Assist carers and families, service providers and Non-Government Organisations to develop a better understanding of the recovery framework.
• Utilise your lived experience of caring for someone with mental health concerns to serve as a positive role model and work towards achieving the best outcomes for consumers, their families and carers.
• Promote consumer and carer participation within inpatient units and community care units.

Generous remuneration package value up to $37,425 p.a. comprising:

• Salary range of $37.68 to $41.90 p.h. (AO3)
• 17.5% leave loading + leave
• 12.75% employer contribution to superannuation.

Other employment benefits may include: professional development, salary sacrificing options, shift and locality allowances, employee wellness and assistance programs, and access to corporate discounts.

Skills and experience:

• Ability to establish and maintain relationships with consumers, carers, families, the community and health professionals, while promoting an understanding of mental health and personal recovery.
• Ability to relate, empathise with, be aware of and see issues from the perspective of a consumer, their carers and families.
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries and work within a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to show proactive and effective communication skills by actively listening, conveying carer and family requirements clearly and fluently, displaying appropriate empathy and adapting style accordingly.
• Demonstrated understanding of recovery and recovery oriented mental health services.
• Demonstrated skills in computer literacy.
• Ability to assist with the planning and delivery of psycho education programs and groups to carers and families of mental health service consumers.

Requirements

• Certificate IV in Peer Work or the ability to undertake a certificate IV in Peer Work is highly desirable.
• Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), there is a genuine occupational requirement for the successful applicant to have a personal lived/living experience of caring for a person with mental health and/or substance use challenges. It is expected that the successful applicant be prepared to utilise their lived/living experience to assist others where appropriate and to be a role model for carers and the wider community to overcome stigma and encourage personal development.
• Blue Card Checks: Potential applicants are advised that the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires Queensland Health to seek a 'working with children check' from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian prior to appointment to this position. 5.1.
• Experience working within a public mental health service or the NGO sector as a Lived Experience Carer (Peer) Worker is highly desirable.
• All employees of the MHSG may be required to work in other areas of the service as required.
• This is a Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) risk role: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, and Pertussis.

Please refer to the Role Description for further details.
Why make the change?
Townsville University Hospital is a great place to work and Townsville itself is a great place to live - with the natural wonders of Magnetic Island a short boat ride away and Townsville being one of the main gateways to the Great Barrier Reef
Townsville offers great cafe culture at the strand with plenty of great walking tracks around the region, It is a dynamic neighbourhood with access to a variety of top-notch educational facilities, cutting-edge medical facilities, affordable housing, distinctive retail stores, great events, and a wide range of recreation opportunities.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.