Senior Child & Youth Clinician - Multi-D (Thursday Island)

Queensland Health (Organisation site)

Thursday Island

Are you ready for a truly unique and rewarding experience? Are you looking for a job that combines professional growth with an incredible cultural experience? Look no further!

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Job details

| Job duration | Permanent Full Time | | Contact person | Johnny Schoone | | Contact details | (07) 4069 0695 Access the National Relay Service |

Permanent Full Time | Senior Child & Youth Clinician (Multi D) | Thursday Island

Curious to learn more? Jonathan Schoone (07 4069 0695) would be happy to talk through the role and your interest.

**Tell me more...**Thursday Island is in the Torres Strait off far‐north Queensland, offers a relaxed, close‐knit island lifestyle shaped by strong Indigenous culture and a warm tropical climate. Life moves at an unhurried pace with a healthy work–life balance, particularly in roles across health, education, government, and local services.

This role provides advanced coordination and clinical leadership within Child and Youth Mental Health Services, delivering high‐quality assessment, treatment, and case management in partnership with a multidisciplinary team across the remote Torres and Cape region. Working in a rural and remote healthcare environment, the position plays a key role in supporting diverse communities while ensuring best‐practice, culturally responsive care. It also provides senior clinical guidance, supervision, mentoring, and capacity building to less experienced staff, strengthening service delivery. The role spans the full age spectrum and integrates both mental health, alcohol and other drug services to provide holistic care.

Professional and personal motivators!

As a Child and Youth Clinician working in Torres and Cape HHS, your contribution in helping treat, rehabilitate and improve the lives of patients is huge!

You'll work in diverse and supportive environments that offer attractive lifestyle opportunities and experiences and enable you to make a valuable contribution in small communities. These communities will help you grow, connect, learn and create life-defining experiences that will shape who you are as a health professional and a person.

Torres and Cape will give you a career with purpose, plus excellent benefits and allowances;

• Base salary comprising between $128,169 - $137,918 (HP4) or $139,951 - $151.949 (NRG7) p.a – you may be eligible for additional benefits – refer to Workplace benefits | Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
• Competitive salary packaging: Generous employer superannuation contribution of 12.75% and salary packaging options
• Salary and benefits | Careers (health.qld.gov.au)
• Generous leave entitlements including 17.5% loading on annual leave
• Professional Development: Our training is recognised as some of the best in the world
• Relocation and accommodation included
• Remote Area Nursing Incentive Package

Living within the Torres and Cape region means you will be able to enjoy:

• Immersing yourself in nature, from the outback to tropical rainforests, coral reefs and extraordinary landscapes.
• Short commute to work, allowing greater work/life balance
• Rich Indigenous Culture
• Imagine yourself here? Find out about Torres and Cape HHS and the Torres Strait and Cooktown and Cape York regions on the Tropical North Queensland website.
• Follow us - Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn

Discover more by reading the role description attached**.**

Torres and Cape HHS Values - Courage | Accountability | Respect | Engage

How do I apply? Applications should be submitted ONLINE via the Smart Jobs and Careers website.

Please no unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please download the Role Description for your future reference. Please do NOT upload zipped files, pdfs created through MS Word 2007, tagged pdfs or protected documents. Accepted files: gif, bmp, png, rtf, txt, doc and docx.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• TC682447 - HP4 Job Description (PDF)

  TC682447 - NRG7 Job Description (PDF)

  1 TCHHS Applicant Information Pack (PDF)

  2 Map Info (PDF)

  3 RANIP Recruitment Flyer 2023 (PDF)

  4 TCHHS Nursing & Midwifery Booklet (PDF)