Join QCS as a Mental Health Clinician in Queensland’s correctional centres, where new multi‑disciplinary teams deliver a unique suite of clinical services. We’re seeking early career and experienced Psychologists, Social Workers, and Occupational Therapists to provide assessments and tailored interventions supporting mental health and wellbeing. You’ll conduct risk assessments, deliver psychoeducation, and run skill‑building interventions. Enjoy access to professional supervision, development, and supportive leadership. No two days are the same—expect a challenging caseload and rich on‑the‑job learning.

QCS are onboarding graduate and early career Psychologists, Social Workers and Occupational Therapists to our newly created Mental Health Clinician role.

QCS provide a range of mental health services to adults in our care in each Correctional Centre and we’re changing how we deliver these services—there has never been a better time to come to work with us!

The Townsville Correctional Complex is located approximately 15 kilometers from Townsville. The male and female secure centres are reception and remand facilities. Both centres accommodate mainstream with the male centre also accommodating protection prisoners. Townsville Correctional Complex also has both a male and a female low custody centre.

The centre supports laundry, tailor shop, metal shop, kitchens, and farm industries for employment of prisoners. In addition to centre requirements, the laundry and tailor shop provide services under contract to the community.



Prisoners from the low custody sites also deliver community service projects in the Townsville community.

Your excellent interpersonal skills will enable you to collaborate and work effectively and sensitively with a diverse range of colleagues and individuals in custody.

Responsibilities

- Conduct independent risk assessments of harm to self or others, including acute or chronic risk.
- Provide psychoeducation related to mental health conditions, symptoms and treatment options to individuals.
- Deliver individual or group‑based skill acquisition focused interventions aimed at developing coping skills and building resilience.
- Maintain a high level of knowledge and contemporary understanding of psychopathology, diagnostic classification systems and clinical and psychometric assessment tools.
- Apply QCS’ clinical frameworks to guide decisions and activities, while receiving supportive leadership and supervision to broaden qualified experience and knowledge.

Benefits

- 8‑week onboarding, ongoing training and clinical supervision.
- Strong multidisciplinary team support.
- Professional development allowances.
- Exposure to varied, complex presentations.
- Free parking and free lunch on site.

Equal Opportunity

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.

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📌 Mental Health Clinician (Psychologist, Social Worker, OT) (Townsville)
🏢 Capacity Path
📍 Townsville