Psychologist

Join Darling Downs Health in Warwick as a Mental Health Worker (Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Speech Pathologist) and help children, young people and families achieve better mental health outcomes. You'll be part of a collaborative multidisciplinary team, delivering meaningful care, growing your clinical expertise, and making a genuine difference in a regional community.

What your day could look like

As a Mental Health Worker, you'll help children, young people and families navigate challenges, build resilience and access the support they need. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you'll contribute to positive mental health outcomes while strengthening connections across health, community and support services.

Every day, you'll contribute by:

• Delivering evidence-informed assessment and therapeutic interventions that improve wellbeing and support recovery.
• Building trusted relationships with young people, families, carers and partner services to achieve coordinated care outcomes.
• Supporting service improvement, quality initiatives and clinical excellence that enhance care experiences.
• Sharing knowledge, contributing to learning and helping strengthen capability across the team.

Let's Talk About You

You're someone who combines clinical capability with genuine compassion. You bring integrity to decision-making, respect the dignity of every individual, and have the courage to work alongside young people and families through complex situations. You'll take pride in helping children and adolescents achieve better outcomes while contributing ideas that support innovation and continuous improvement. You're here to create positive change, build strong connections and make every interaction count.

Here's what will help you thrive in this role:

• Relevant professional qualification and current registration, membership or certification for your discipline.
• Experience delivering contemporary clinical assessment and therapeutic support in mental health or related settings.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary environments.
• A current driver's licence and commitment to providing flexible, community-focused services.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have postgraduate mental health qualifications and/or experience supporting children and young people in community or regional settings.

Above all, you'll bring Compassion, Integrity, Dignity, Innovation and Courage to every interaction, helping create healthier futures for young people and their families.

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

Your future is here. Where are you?

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a place that values people and purpose, we'd love to hear from you.

Click “Apply Now” to submit your application and upload the requested documents.

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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