Description
Location: Townsville QLD
Permanent Full-time or Part-time, hours negotiable
Remuneration package up to $157,360 p.a. (f/t) + benefits
Join a highly skilled Acute Care Team at Townsville University Hospital, delivering responsive, high-quality mental health care when it’s needed most.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced occupational therapist to work at the frontline of acute mental health, providing triage, assessment and consultation liaison to consumers presenting via the Emergency Department.
Working as part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, you will contribute your senior clinical expertise to support individuals in acute distress, while helping shape service responses across the Mental Health Service Group.
About the Opportunity
The Acute Care Team is a critical access point into mental health services, operating across hospital and community settings to deliver 24/7 care.
In this role, you will:
- Provide triage, risk assessment and crisis intervention for consumers presenting to the Emergency Department
- Deliver comprehensive psychosocial and functional assessments and care planning
- Offer consultation liaison to ED staff and inpatient teams
- Support clinical decision-making and safe disposition pathways
- Work across hospital and community interfaces, promoting continuity of care
- Contribute to a recovery-focused and person-centred model of care
This is a dynamic and varied role suited to clinicians who enjoy complexity, autonomy and meaningful clinical impact.
What You’ll Bring
- Ability to work confidently in high-pressure, fast-paced environments
- Advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills
- A collaborative approach to multidisciplinary teamwork
- Commitment to safe, compassionate and evidence-based care
- Flexibility to participate in a rotating roster (including after-hours)
What’s On Offer
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution and 17.5% recreational leave loading
- Generous leave entitlements and salary packaging options to increase take-home pay
- Annual professional development allowance and dedicated PD leave
- Access to ongoing training, clinical supervision and career progression opportunities
- Exposure to diverse and complex clinical presentations within a tertiary hospital setting
- Supportive multidisciplinary team environment with strong clinical leadership
- Staff wellbeing initiatives and employee assistance programs
- Flexible working arrangements (FT/PT, hours negotiable)
- Shift and on-call allowances (where applicable)
- Relocation assistance may be available for eligible candidates
What You’ll Need
- Qualification in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with the Psychology Board of Australia (AHPRA)
Desirable:
- Experience in mental health settings, with exposure to or interest in acute or emergency care
- Appointment as, or willingness to work towards, Authorised Mental Health Practitioner (AMHP) status
Why Join Us
Townsville offers a vibrant coastal lifestyle with access to the reef, national parks and a strong professional community. As part of a leading tertiary and referral service, you’ll gain exposure to complex casework and work within a highly collaborative multidisciplinary environment.
You’ll benefit from metro-level clinical opportunities while enjoying the advantages of regional living—short commutes, affordable lifestyle and a close-knit professional network. Our team values clinical excellence, inclusion and continuous learning, with a strong focus on staff wellbeing and support.
Enquiries: Patricia Shirkie on (07) 4433 9480| Patricia.Shirkie@health.qld.gov.au
Apply online: https://apply-springboard.health.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-TV682314
Applications close: Monday, 22 June 2026
