Hearing Coordinator
Mental Health Review Tribunal (MHRT) Brisbane
The role
Reporting to the Team Leader your role will be responsible for monitoring the hearing schedules, identify additional hearings required and arrange these in consultation.You will respond to enquiries from patients, carers, advocates, legal practitioners, and mental health service providers about legislative and administrative requirements for hearings.
The successful person
You will have demonstrated:
- Demonstrated knowledge, or the ability to acquire knowledge, of the Mental Health Act 2016 and the Forensic Disability Act 2011, particularly the provisions and requirements relating to the operation and functions of the Mental Health Review Tribunal.
- Demonstrated initiative and personal management skills, including the ability to balance competing demands and prioritise workloads to meet organisational and legislative requirements.
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to consult, negotiate and problem solve with a broad range of stakeholders and the ability to develop operational guidelines and procedures.
- Demonstrated ability and experience in working both autonomously and as a team member to enhance organisational effectiveness and to meet strategic goals within a changing environment.
About us
The Department of Health is responsible for the overall management of the public health system in Queensland. We are an organisation that strongly believes in the need to work with people who value the goals of our organisation and who will thrive in our workplace.Working at the Department of Health is about making a difference.
The Mental Health Review Tribunal (the Tribunal) is an independent decision making body continued under the Mental Health Act 2016. The primary purpose of the Tribunal is to review the involuntary status of persons with mental illnesses and/or intellectual disability, including the review of treatment authorities, forensic orders, treatment support orders, a person's fitness for trial, the detention of a minor in a high security unit.The Tribunal also hears applications for examination authorities, applications to perform regulated treatments and approvals for patients to transfer into and out of Queensland. The Tribunal also hears a limited number of appeals.
The Tribunal consists of the President, Deputy President, Executive Officer, staff and Members, including lawyers, psychiatrists and other persons with relevant qualifications and/or experience that exercise the Tribunal's jurisdiction and facilitate the function of same.Benefits
- A fast-paced, challenging and supportive environment
- Competitive salary + generous superannuation and leave loading
- Flexible working arrangements
- Diverse work culture
- Career training and development
How to apply
To apply for this opportunity:
- A short-written response (maximum 1-2 pages, dot points acceptable) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities would enable you to achieve the key responsibilities and meet the essential requirements of the role.
- Your current CV or resume, including two referees who have a thorough knowledge of your capabilities, work performance and conduct within the previous two years. It is preferable to include your current, immediate or past supervisor.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
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