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NQ Primary Health Update a valued resource for health professionals
NQ Primary Health Update a valued resource for health professionals.

Today Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) proudly celebrates the 200th edition of its NQ Primary Health Update enewsletter.

First published on 14 October 2015, the fortnightly NQ Primary Health Update has become a valued resource for almost 4,000 health professionals to stay informed and connected, essential in delivering quality care to northern Queenslanders.

One of the key purposes of the newsletter is to keep health professionals abreast of the latest primary health care news.

With a new and refreshed look, it provides health professionals with recent NQPHN news and our available tenders and job vacancies, plus other updates that align with our Strategic Plan and priority areas, including the Department of Health and Aged Care and commissioned providers.

The NQ Primary Health Update enewsletter also includes the “Our Region, Our People” campaign, a series of articles that introduces readers to human interest stories from across the North Queensland region and captures local people living happier and healthier lives.

As we mark the 200th edition of the NQ Primary Health Update, we thank all contributors, readers, and supporters.

Your commitment to advancing primary health care will continue to make the newsletter a valued resource for health professionals across the region.

NQPHN remains dedicated to delivering primary health information and news through the NQ Primary Health Update enewsletter every fortnight to support North Queensland health professionals and further our vision of all North Queenslanders living happier, healthier, longer lives.

You can subscribe to the NQ Primary Health Update here.

Read issue 200 here.

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Our Region, Our People: Meet Tailisa

ITC program proves valuable for NPA and Badu Island communities

08/05/2024 - 6:45
The headspace team is now accepting applications from Senior Mental Health Clinicians for a new role in our Outreach team. This role is responsible for helping young people referred to the headspace Outreach Service. They will engage with the young person, assess their needs and provide brief interventions. They will also coordinate care and refer them to other services if necessary.

headspace
Cairns
2/42 Grafton St, Cairns City
Senior Mental Health Clinician
Full time
Yasmine Haimes
yhaimes@rfdsqld.com.au
0407 626 498
Health provider vacancies
First Name
Yasmine
Last Name
Haimes
Phone Number
0407 626 498
Email Address
yhaimes@rfdsqld.com.au
Closing date
URL link for further information
https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/careers/job/880099-senior-mental-health-clinici…
Job Description

Provide intake, triage, assessment, and ongoing counselling for young people in Cairns and surrounding communities.

  • Become part of a highly skilled professional team driven by best practice.
  • Generous not-for-profit tax-free benefits of up to $18,550.
  • Professional development opportunities- tailored skills development.

The Senior Mental Health Clinician will work with the young person to find the best service pathways within headspace or refer them to other external service providers. The goal is to make sure the young person receives high-quality, coordinated, and youth-friendly services. Overall, this role is focused on providing support for young people's mental health and well-being.

This opportunity will see you:

  • provide intake, triage, assessment, and ongoing counselling
  • participate in regular case reviews and multi-disciplinary reviews
  • engage effectively with stakeholders, clients, and family members
  • conduct risk assessments
  • proactively contribute to the development, implementation, and refinement of headspace Outreach service delivery
  • engage in community activities to promote headspace.

As an outreach worker at headspace, your role is to help young people in Cairns and the surrounding areas by providing them with essential care, resources, and support. You will be co-located within community organisations in Mareeba, Tully, Atherton, Innisfail, and Mossman. To support you in your role, you will have access to a company vehicle, and there will be a need to stay overnight in some communities. Our goal is to make sure that young people who need help the most receive it, regardless of where they live.    This role is full-time on a maximum term contract until June 30, 2025 (with the opportunity of extension).

Who are we looking for? 

In addition to formal qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy or Nursing (Mental Health), you will have demonstrated experience and advanced clinical skills in various mental health service settings. You will be focused on helping us do things ‘the headspace way’, living our values of Inclusion, Collaboration, Agility, and Excellence. In addition, you will have:

  • Current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority (AHPRA) or the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW)
  • Current paid employee Blue Card (Social Workers Only)
  • Demonstrated competence in mental health assessment and subsequent coordination of access to appropriate service provision
  • Demonstrated ability in risk assessment, including risk to self or others
  • Good communication (including written) skills, and the ability to engage with young people, advocate on their behalf and establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, clients, carers, and stakeholders
  • Current Queensland Drivers Licence.

headspace Cairns

headspace Cairns is a welcoming safe space for young people aged between 12 and 25 providing access, support and information for a broad range of concerns, including mental health, physical/sexual health, drug and alcohol, employment and education, and support for families and carers. headspace Cairns (under the direction of RFDS (Queensland) Services Limited) has been making a difference in the lives of young Australians since 2006.

About our offering

We value our people, and we are passionate about making a difference for young people The team at headspace Cairns has a great workplace culture, works collaboratively to achieve excellent results, and maintains wonderful relationships with service providers. By joining headspace and the RFDS (Queensland Section), you will:

  • Become part of a highly skilled professional team driven by best practice
  • Receive a base of $109, 030.46 + superannuation
  • Have access to generous not-for-profit tax-free benefits of up to $18,550
  • Receive daily allowances when you spend time away from home
  • Be provided professional development opportunities– including leadership programs, regular line management support, and tailored skills development
  • Work with a focus on well-being – headspace Social and Wellbeing Committee, Employee Assistance Program, and other initiatives to support a holistic approach to wellbeing
  • Be committed to diversity – we welcome all people, irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity. Designed in collaboration with our employees, the headspace Reconciliation Action Plan formalises our commitment to reconciliation and to strengthening the social and emotional well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and communities.
  • Have private health insurance discounts
  • Receive novated leasing options.

Interested?

This role will close on the 23 May 2024 however; shortlisting will commence before the end date so don’t delay in applying! Visit https://apply.jobadder.com/17037/880099/3gjjiylugp5upl64i3ufzb45vi?site=au3 to apply.  For further information regarding this role, please contact headspace Cairns Manager Gabby Gill at ggill@headspacecairns.org.au or on (07) 4041 3780. For a copy of the Position Description please contact recruitment@rfdsqld.com.au Successful candidates will be subject to a Police Check and may be required to undergo a medical assessment. You will also be required to complete the headspace and RFDS immunisation program where you will need to provide evidence of immunity or vaccination against Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPD). headspace and the Royal Flying Doctor Service acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the Traditional Custodians of the land. The RFDS and headspace are committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of healthcare. We embrace diversity and welcome all people irrespective of faith, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity.

This position will, under the leadership of the Executive Director, Medical Services (DMS), provide medical leadership, clinical governance support, and strategic advice to the DMS and Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to ensure the delivery of quality, sustainable, evidence-based comprehensive primary health care services which align to the strategic goals of the organisation, policy direction, and needs of the community.
Wuchopperen Health Service
Cairns
Cairns
Senior Medical Officer
Full time
Nicolette Roux
recruitment@wuchopperen.org.au
(07) 4080 1000
Health provider vacancies
First Name
Mel
Last Name
Pickrill
Phone Number
(07) 4080 1000
Email Address
mel.pickrill@wuchopperen.org.au
Closing date
URL link for further information
https://www.wuchopperen.org.au/careers/
Job Description

'Keeping Our Generations Growing Strong'

Wuchopperen is a community connected and controlled organisation with more than 40 years’ experience in providing primary health care and social wellbeing services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Cairns and surrounding districts.   

  • Full time, Permanent.
  • Based in Cairns.  

Benefits of working with Wuchopperen

  • Monday to Friday, no weekends.
  • No on call requirement.
  • Attractive remuneration rate.
  • Generous salary sacrifice benefits.
  • Five (5) weeks Annual Leave entitlements.
  • 12% superannuation contribution.
  • Commitment to professional development.  

Applicants for the above position will:

  • hold a current AHPRA registration
  • be eligible for a Medicare Provider number
  • demonstrate relevant experience and/or qualifications
  • hold Fellowship of ACRRM and / or RACGP Accreditation as a GP
  • possess a current driver’s licence
  • be a Permanent Resident or Australian Citizen.  

To be eligible for interview, applicants must:

  • provide a cover letter of no more than two pages, addressing the Core Capabilities in the Position Description
  • provide a Specified Reference.

Applicants who do not address these requirements, will not be considered for shortlisting.

For information about this position, or to apply, please visit www.wuchopperen.org.au/careers or contact the Director Medical Services Dr Nicolette Roux on (07) 4080 1000.

Closing date for applications: 5pm, Monday 3 June 2024.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Suicide prevention

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Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is excited to release a round of grants focused on community wellness and suicide prevention.  

Throughout 2023 and 2024, NQPHN facilitated a broad community consultation process across the northern Queensland region. More than 250 people attended a range of online and face to face sessions.  

Through these consultations, examples of a wealth of successful programs and initiatives that focused on community wellness and suicide prevention emerged. These programs, often started at the grassroots level and not labeled as "mental health", “wellness”, or "suicide prevention" initiatives, demonstrated clear contribution to, and impact on, these crucial areas. It was evident that many of these could be even more effective with additional funding and support. 

Additionally, we heard about promising programs from other parts of Queensland and even beyond that could be adapted and implemented in our region.   

Based on what we heard through the consultations, NQPHN is releasing a grants round for community-based organisations who have a project or initiative they want to develop and/or deliver within their community focused on community wellness and suicide prevention.  

Community-based organisations can apply for grants through two different processes: 

  • One for organisations with a project or initiative ready to go 

  • One for organisations who have a great idea but need support or capacity building to make it project ready.  

Importantly, these grants are not intended to fund traditional service delivery. Rather, these grants are intended to fund innovative and community-led projects or initiatives.    

How much funding is available? 

It is anticipated that there will be up to 15 grants awarded, and that each will range is value from approximately $30,000 to $50,000. 

Who is eligible to apply?  

To be eligible, organisations must have an existing presence within the NQPHN region.  

How long do I have to submit an application? 

The application process is open from Thursday 2 May 2024 until 12pm, Monday 13 May. 

Can I apply more than once?  

Yes, organisations can apply for more than one grant, however we strongly encourage organisations to ensure that each application truly aligns with the intention, the guidelines, and the application process for each grant.  

If you feel you have more than one eligible grant application, please note organisations can only apply for one grant in each of the Torres and Cape, Cairns, Townsville, and Mackay regions (up to a maximum of four).  

What type of grants are available?  

There are two different grant processes underway:

  • Project Ready
  • Project Pitch

We are seeking applications from eligible organisations and community groups that are established in their communities and have a project ready initiative already developed and ready to be activated.  

All applicants must clearly be able to demonstrate: 

  • How they relate to at least one priority population 

  • That the project is ready to commence between July and September 2024 

  • How they have engaged with people with a lived experience of suicide in the development of their project or initiative.   

Interested in applying? 

Register your interest here to be kept up to date on the grants.   

Register for one of three information sessions here.  

Complete Form A: Application Form: Community Wellness and Suicide Prevention Grants – Project Ready and send it to grants@nqphn.com.au no later than 12pm, Monday 13 May.

Late applications will not be accepted.  

Project Ready Grants process

 

Have questions?  

Email your questions to grants@nqphn.com.au and we will email the question and our answer back to everyone who has registered, within three business days. Questions submitted after 4pm, Thursday 9 May will not be answered.  

Please do not contact NQPHN team members directly.  

We are seeking applications from eligible organisations and community groups that have a working concept or idea for a community initiative but who need support and capacity building to be project ready. The idea could be as broad as activities that reduce stigma, local sporting clubs engaging with their members in meaningful ways, neighbourhood centres providing drop in options for people have a challenging time in their life, and everything in between! 

All applications must clearly demonstrate: 

Interested in applying?

Register your interest here to be kept up to date on the grants. 

Register for one of three information sessions here.

Complete Form B: Application Form: Community Wellness and Suicide Prevention Grants – Project Pitch and send it to grants@nqphn.com.au no later than 12pm, Monday 13 May.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Project Pitch Grants Process

Have questions?

Email your questions to grants@nqphn.com.au and we will email the question and our answer back to everyone who has registered, within three business days. Questions submitted after 4pm, Thursday 9 May will not be answered.

Please do not contact NQPHN team members directly.

On 7 and 8 May 2024, the Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) hosted three information sessions regarding Community wellness and suicide prevention grant process.

Below, you will find the presentation that was shared, along with a summary of all questions asked during these sessions and their corresponding answers:

  • Sponsorship of discrete events or activities.
  • A grant being made available for activities that are otherwise already funded. 
  • Direct service provision to community members, unless you can clearly demonstrate how service provision will be sustained beyond the life of the funding. 

Wellness can be considered as ‘a positive state experienced by individuals and societies. Like health, it is a daily resource determined by social, economic and environmental conditions.

A person’s wellness can be influenced by environmental, social, and economic factors at the individual, family and community level, and each person’s unique circumstances and experiences contribute to their wellbeing. Wellness is multidimensional, covering aspects of life including housing, income, work and job quality, health, knowledge and skills, civic engagement, social connections, safety, and work-life-balance.

Suicide prevention is the effort to reduce deaths by suicide, suicide attempts across all levels of society and create a supportive environment for the broader community and those with a lived experience of suicide. This includes individuals, communities, and entire nations. It focuses on promoting wellbeing and overall health for both individuals and society. Just like physical health, mental wellbeing is a resource that helps us navigate daily life. Suicide prevention works on many levels and aims to address many factors including social, economic, opportunities, and the environment we live in.

Consultation undertaken by NQPHN throughout 2023 and 2024 identified 11 specific priority population groups that need to be prioritised in local regional efforts. These are not listed in order of importance.   

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • LGBTQIA+SB people
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse communities and refugees
  • People experiencing homelessness or housing instability
  • Children and young people, including those in our of home care
  • Older Australians (over 65, or over 50 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
  • People living in regional, rural, and remote areas of Australia
  • People experiencing or at risk of abuse and violence, including sexual abuse, neglect and family and domestic violence
  • People with a disability
  • Australian Defence Force members and veterans
  • People experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage

Further information on priority populations can also be found at Life in Mind 

In 2023, Suicide Prevention Australia produced the Socio-Economic and Environmental Determinants of Suicide paper, which detailed 22 social determinants of suicide. Nineteen of the 22 are applicable to the desired outcome of these grants.

  1. Bullying and harassment
  1. Chronic pain and health conditions
  1. Contact with the justice system
  1. Damage to cultural continuity/connection
  1. Discrimination and stigma
  1. Domestic, family, and sexual violence
  1. Educational disruption
  1. Employment distress
  1. Family and other relationship dysfunction
  1. Financial distress
  1. Food insecurity
  1. Harms of alcohol and other drugs
  1. Harms of gambling
  1. Housing insecurity and homelessness
  1. Impacts of adverse childhood experiences
  1. Impacts of traumatic events
  1. Intergenerational/ transgenerational trauma
  1. Isolation
  1. Loneliness

The full document can be read here 

‘People with a lived experience of suicide’ is defined as ‘those who have experienced thoughts of suicide, survived a suicide attempt, cared for someone through suicidal crisis, been bereaved by suicide and/or having a loved one who has died through suicide.

It is important to acknowledge that this understanding and experience may be different for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and suggest that suicidal crisis, thoughts, behaviours and/or actions stem from the breakdown in social, emotional, cultural, and spiritual wellbeing.  

People with lived experience and their families and carers must be at the centre of the next phase of reform. Success requires their voices at the forefront to lead, drive and inform systems and services, with a greater focus on integrating their lived experience into policy, practice, and research. Elevating the diverse voices of our communities, particularly those who are currently underserved, is essential. These include young people, older people, First Nations peoples, LGBTIQA+SB people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans and their families, and people living in rural and remote areas.

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STEALTH Engagement: New ways to engage primary care

30/04/2024 - 11:17
Caneland Medical Centre is seeking a experienced Practice Manager to join their practice.
Caneland Medical Centre
Mackay
Shop 2126 2 Mangrove Road, Mackay | PO Box 11005, Caneland Central
Practice Manager
Full/Part time
Lyn Clark
pm@canelandmedical.com.au
(07) 4953 4333
Health provider vacancies
First Name
Lyn
Last Name
Clark
Phone Number
(07) 4953 4333
Email Address
pm@canelandmedical.com.au
Closing date
Job Description

Caneland Medical Centre is a seven (7) doctor practice, with four (4) registered nurses, and five (5) casual receptionists, situated in Caneland Central shopping centre. We are fully computerised and accreditated.

Practice Manager position available for an experienced Manager. Flexible hours with above ward remunneration. Family orientated practice with long term doctors and staff. 

For further details please feel free to contact us and are only to happy to talk.

 

 

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Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is one of 31 regionalised and independent PHNs established nationally to provide local communities with better access to improved primary healthcare services, helping North Queenslanders live healthier, happier, longer lives.

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