Make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and young people while growing your career in a supportive multidisciplinary team. Based in Toowoomba or Kingaroy, this role offers the opportunity to deliver evidence-informed therapeutic support, strengthen wellbeing outcomes, and work alongside dedicated professionals who are committed to creating positive change for vulnerable children, families and carers.

What your day could look like

As a Mental Health Clinician, you'll help children and young people with complex needs achieve better wellbeing outcomes. Working alongside families, carers and partner services, you'll be part of a collaborative team focused on creating meaningful and lasting change.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

- Delivering therapeutic assessments and interventions that support positive outcomes.
- Partnering with families, carers and services to coordinate effective care.
- Applying clinical expertise to support young people through complex challenges.
- Contributing to service improvement and evidence-informed practice.

Let's Talk About You

You combine clinical capability with genuine compassion and care. You build strong relationships, communicate effectively and stay focused on achieving positive outcomes for children, young people and families. You're looking for more than a job—you want to make a real difference while continuing to grow professionally within a supportive team.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

- Relevant professional registration, membership or certification to practise in Australia.
- Experience supporting children, young people and families in therapeutic, mental health or related settings.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills within multidisciplinary environments.
- Sound clinical judgement and a commitment to ongoing learning and improvement.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience working with complex presentations,



child protection or community mental health settings and/or additional training in trauma-informed practice or therapeutic interventions.

Above all, you'll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage to help improve outcomes for children, families and communities.

Why Join Darling Downs Health?

At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region. No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care. It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.

Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand. Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.

Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.

Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:

- Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
- Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
- Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
- Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
- Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.

For a full list of advantages, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Click “Apply Now” to submit your application and upload the requested documents.

Find out more about us!

Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:

www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

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