Shape better futures by helping young people aged 12 - 25 access the right mental health support, at the right time!

Are you a Registered Nurse with a mental health background? We are seeking a Clinical Nurse to join our Early Intervention Programs, working in partnership with Headspace to support young people aged 12 - 25. Bring your clinical expertise, therapeutic skills and passion for recovery-oriented care to help shape better outcomes for young people and their families.

Your New Role

Make a meaningful difference supporting young people aged 12 – 25 experiencing complex mental health concerns and helping them access timely, coordinated care.

- Deliver specialist mental health nursing care through comprehensive assessment, care planning, therapeutic interventions and ongoing management of young people with complex mental health needs.
- Work in partnership with Headspace and multidisciplinary teams to improve access to mental health treatment, strengthen clinical pathways and support seamless transitions between services.
- Provide clinical leadership and support through consultation, collaboration, education and guidance to other clinicians, contributing to high-quality, recovery-oriented and person-centred care.
- Work autonomously within a collaborative team across the Meadowbrook and Beaudesert Headspace centres, with opportunities to contribute to the development and improvement of the Early Intervention Program.

About you: You're a passionate mental health nurse who is committed to improving outcomes for adolescents and young adults. You bring sound clinical judgement,



a person-centred approach and the confidence to work with complex mental health presentations while building strong therapeutic relationships with young people and their support networks.

- You are a Registered Nurse with current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and experience in mental health nursing, ideally including child and youth mental health.
- You demonstrate advanced clinical assessment, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to assess and manage complex mental health presentations and risks.
- You are committed to clinical leadership, continuous learning and supporting the development of others, with an interest in strengthening early intervention and improving mental health service delivery for young people.

Check out our quick tips and application essentials! What We Can Offer You

- We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
- We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
- You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages,



salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us: Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services Metro South Addiction and Mental Health Services provide inpatient, hospital-based and community mental health and community alcohol and drug services for all age groups across a number of campuses . We embrace a forward looking, progressive approach and work collaboratively with all stakeholders in order to achieve expected outcomes. A transparent and strong consumer and carer focus is promoted with our vision being to provide our community excellence in consumer centred, integrated care across the continuum of addiction (alcohol and drug) and mental health services.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together .

Occupational group Health - Nursing

📌 Clinical Nurse - Mental Health (Queensland)
🏢 Metro South Health
📍 Queensland