Role details

The AODS and Specialist Teams at the Mackay Community Health Centre is seeking applications from Occupational Therapist or Psychologist or Social Worker or Clinical Nurse to join their team on a temporary basis.

For information on how to apply and the mandatory requirements for this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Your chance

The AODS Clinician provides clinical interventions including assessment, treatment and education in line with client-focused evidence-based care for clients who access AODS. The position is a member of a multidisciplinary team and will contribute to the planning, development, implementation, maintenance and evaluation of a broad range of treatment and prevention activities to minimise the harmful effects associated with the use of alcohol and other drugs.

About the Team

The Alcohol and Other Drugs service aims to build safe and healthy communities by taking action to minimise the health, social, and economic harms caused by alcohol and other drugs. The Mackay Alcohol and Other Drugs Service provides a specialist and comprehensive service across the continuum of alcohol and other drug assessment, intervention and community maintenance/aftercare.



The service is supportive of the client and their family/carer through child and family sensitive practice. The team use a harm minimisation approach within a case management model of service delivery, offer an intake service, and also provide services to the Queensland Police Service and Department of Corrections via the Queensland Illicit Drug Diversion Initiative, offering scheduled appointments for both Police and Court Diversion clients.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,500 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our outstanding benefits on offer

- Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
- Flexible working arrangements
- A diverse work culture
- Career development
- Professional development opportunities
- Education opportunities, Study and Research
- Paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Discounted Private Health Insurance
- Fitness Passport

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