Lead Youth Mental Health Change Across North West Queensland! Are you a passionate and experienced mental health clinician looking to make a meaningful impact? Join the Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS), where you'll provide clinical leadership, strengthen partnerships between health and education sectors, and support improved mental health outcomes for children and young people across North West Queensland.

About The Role You will play a key role in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people by strengthening collaboration between health, education and community services. Working within a specialist multidisciplinary team, you will lead the implementation of the Ed-LinQ program while providing advanced clinical care, consultation, education and service development activities that enhance early intervention and recovery-focused outcomes. Working with us

- Eligible health practitioners entitled to accrue an additional three days professional development leave per annum, resulting in a total of six days career development leave per annum.
- Eligible health practitioners working in designated remote areas will be entitled to a professional development allowance of $3,512.00 per annum.
- Rural and Remote incentive: Category D allowance of $431.22 p.f.
- Tax savings through salary sacrificing options are also available.
- Professionally , our HHS values professionalism, leadership capability, excellence and resilience in our staff. We are committed to providing extraordinary opportunities for career development including in-house training, development and mentoring programs.

Requirements





- 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.
- Mandatory requirements are a relevant tertiary degree qualification and appropriate registration/licences.
- C Class Motor Vehicle Licence.
- Pre-employment screening will be conducted for the successful applicant, including Criminal History checks.
- This is a VPD risk role and may require evidence of vaccination or immunity to: Hepatitis A/B, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella, Pertussis, and Tuberculosis.
- A period of probation may apply.

About North West Hospital And Health Service The North West Hospital and Health Service (NWHHS) delivers public health services across approximately 300,000 square kilometres, supporting remote communities throughout North Western Queensland and the Gulf of Carpentaria. We are committed to promoting community wellbeing and providing high-quality, accessible and effective healthcare for all.

- Unique locations
- Friendly communities
- Regional, rural and remote $$$ incentives

The lifestyle in Mount Isa is family friendly; it is a vibrant city with an outback community feel. You will fall in love with the natural splendour of the North West Queensland region, the experience of a rural/urban community and the opportunity to make a real and positive difference... and want to stay. Mount Isa is a great place to live and work! Interested? Download the Role Description for further information and application / interview preparation.

Contact: Alexandra Robertson on (07) 4744 7103.

Applications close: Friday, 7 August 2026. Occupational group Health - Mental Health Clinicians

📌 Ed-LinQ Coordinator (Mount Isa)
🏢 North West Hospital and Health Service
📍 Mount Isa