**QCS Mental Health Clinicians (psychologists, social workers, and occupational therapists), and Disability Services staff contribute to the safe, secure and humane management of individuals in the custody and care of QCS by providing advice and direct service provision. These individuals include those with mental health needs, cognitive impairments and other forms of disability, those at risk of self- harm or suicide, and those who pose a risk of harm to others in their immediate environment. Psychological and Mental Health Services staff work in correctional centres and QCS Disability Services provides a statewide in-reach service to all correctional centres.

The primary accountabilities of the Allied Health Practice Lead include:

Develop and implement sustainable training, practice support and professional development strategies for staff within the Psychological Services and Allied Health portfolio regarding suicide prevention, disability, and other activities that support psychologists and allied health clinicians to meet registration requirements.

Play a lead practice support role in QCS suicide prevention activities, including maintaining a working professional knowledge of best-practice principles for the management of suicidal and at-risk prisoners.

Develop, implement and oversight strategies to manage prisoners and offenders who have been identified as posing an elevated baseline risk of suicide or self-harm and/or with complex disability needs.

Work with frontline staff to embed procedural changes through training and career development.

Identify and develop strategies to effectively respond to any emerging risks to the effectiveness of QCS Psychological and Allied Health Services.





Maintain a clinical caseload commensurate with responsibilities and/or provide expert advice on the appropriate management of complex/challenging cases.

Provide expert discipline specific consultancy and advice on mental health practices to all allied health staff and managers and other operational managers.

Provide clinical practice supervision, support and mentorship to senior psychologists/allied health team leaders, and other identified staff.

Implement, coordinate and participate in quality monitoring processes to deliver state-wide consistency in the standard of suicide risk assessment and mental health service delivery and develop strategies to improve the quality and consistency of practice.

Demonstrate a high level of understanding of contemporary rehabilitation, disability and allied health professional practice issues, trends and practices.

Develop and maintain partnerships between the Agency and other key internal and external stakeholders including Queensland Health.

Collaborate effectively with other Commands and operational staff in order to achieve strategic and evidence-based outcomes.

Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of work activities, issues impacting the Directorate, Agency and the operation of other supporting areas.

Provide frontline allied health services in correctional centres as directed.

Further details regarding role requirements and mandatory qualifications can be found in the role description attached.

Applications to remain current for 12 months. Suitable applicants from this process may also be considered for a suitability pool for subsequent identical or similar vacancies that occcur within 12 months of the closing date of this advertisement which may include vacancies within other centres.

We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/699212/26

Closing Date: Thursday, 17th September 2026This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.**

📌 Allied Health Practice Lead (Brisbane)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Brisbane