At a Glance
- Tasks: Support young people in navigating mental health care and improve service connections.
- Company: Join Darling Downs Health, a leader in accessible mental health support.
- Benefits: Flexible work, salary packaging, professional development, and wellness programs.
- Other info: Endless career growth opportunities in a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of young people and their families.
- Qualifications: Relevant registration in Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Social Work or Speech Pathology.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 $ per year.
Join Darling Downs Health in Warwick as a Headspace Consultation Liaison Clinician.
In this rewarding role, you'll help young people access the right mental health support at the right time, strengthening connections between services and improving care journeys.
Work alongside passionate professionals, build meaningful partnerships, and make a lasting impact in the lives of adolescents, families and communities.
What Your Day Could Look Like
As a Headspace Consultation Liaison Clinician, you'll play a critical role in supporting young people to navigate mental health care with confidence.
From strengthening pathways between services to partnering with clinicians and families, you'll help create a more connected experience that leads to better outcomes for adolescents and young adults.
- Every Day, You'll Contribute By
- Delivering specialist mental health support for young people with complex needs, helping them access timely and effective care.
- Building strong partnerships with headspace, multidisciplinary teams and community stakeholders to improve service coordination.
- Leading initiatives that strengthen transitions between services and enhance continuity of care.
- Sharing expertise through mentoring, consultation and quality improvement activities that build capability across teams.
Let's talk about you!
You're someone who combines clinical expertise with genuine compassion.
You communicate with confidence, build trusted relationships, and thrive when working across teams to support young people and their families.
You take pride in creating smoother care journeys, improving access to services, and helping others grow through collaboration and shared learning.
Guided by compassion, integrity, dignity, innovation and courage, you focus on making a positive and lasting difference.
- Here's What Will Help You Thrive In This Role
- Registration or professional membership relevant to Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Social Work or Speech Pathology.
- Experience supporting young people experiencing complex mental health challenges.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills across multidisciplinary and community settings.
- Demonstrated ability to lead service improvements, apply evidence‑based practice and support clinical capability.
You'll stand out from the crowd if you have experience in consultation liaison or youth mental health settings and/or a strong background in clinical supervision, mentoring or service development.
Most importantly, we're looking for someone passionate about improving mental health outcomes for young people and committed to delivering care that reflects our values every day.
Why Join Darling Downs Health?
At Darling Downs Health, we care for over 300,000 people across our expansive region.
No matter where you live in our region, from Taroom in the north to Texas in the south, our purpose is to ensure accessible and sustainable care.
It's complex, challenging work that makes a real difference – and the career possibilities are endless.
Whether you're a doctor, nurse, allied health professional, facilities team member, or administrator, you'll see your impact firsthand.
Here, you'll find opportunities that simply don't exist elsewhere: the chance to lead initiatives, develop specialties, and embrace responsibilities that would take years to access in larger health services.
Darling Downs Health is where you can step up sooner, grow faster, and help shape the future of care across our region.
- Your career at Darling Downs Health also comes with meaningful rewards:
- Maximise your take‑home pay with salary packaging and generous leave entitlements
- Enjoy flexible work arrangements that support balance and variety
- Access professional development funding, study leave and clear career pathways
- Be part of a diverse and inclusive culture that values learning and collaboration.
- Take care of your wellbeing with EAP access, private health insurance discounts and the Fitness Passport.
- For a full list of benefits, visit: Darling Downs Health Benefits
Find out more about us!
- Visit our careers site to learn more about working with Darling Downs Health:
- www. health. qld. gov. au/darlingdowns
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- Health - Mental Health Clinicians
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Occupational Therapist or Psychologist or Social Worker or Speech Pathologist in Miles employer: Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service
At Darling Downs Health, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer in the heart of Stanthorpe, where you can lead a dedicated administration team and make a meaningful impact on healthcare delivery. Our supportive rural health environment fosters professional growth, offering unique opportunities to develop your leadership skills while enjoying flexible work arrangements and generous benefits. Join us to be part of a diverse culture that values collaboration and innovation, ensuring you thrive both personally and professionally.
Contact Details:
Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service Recruitment Team
