The Prison Mental Health Service (PMHS) provides a multi-disciplinary in reach service to people who are in custody in correctional centres across southeast Queensland.
Prison Mental Health Services are provided at:
Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre
Borallon Training and Correctional Centre
Brisbane Correctional Centre
Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre (including Helena Jones Centre)
Lockyer Valley Correctional Centre
Southern Queensland Correctional Centre
Wolston Correctional Centre
Numinbah Correctional Centre
Palen Creek Correctional Centre
The Prison Mental Health Service (PMHS) provides a multi-disciplinary in reach service to people who are in custody in correctional centres across southeast Queensland. The primary goal of the PMHS is to identify those individuals who have a severe mental illness or are at risk of developing mental illness while in custody.
The PMHS provides voluntary assessment, treatment, and continuity of care for persons in correctional centres who have or may have a mental illness, including diversion of mentally ill offenders from the criminal justice system as required. Example services are delivered as part of a multidisciplinary team including Nurses, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Dual Diagnosis clinicians, Indigenous Mental Health Workers, and Occupational Therapists.
The Prison Mental Health Service offers all the benefits of working for West Moreton Health within the Queensland public health system including:
- Competitive wage rates
- Professional development opportunities
- Generous leave entitlements
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional Supervision
For a full listing of current opportunities at West Moreton Health visit Smart Jobs and Careers (Queensland Government).
These roles may be eligible for the Queensland Health Attraction Incentive. Read more information about the Queensland Health Workforce Attraction Scheme.
We have an exciting employment opportunity in the Lockyer Valley area for mental health specialists who are looking for a change into a rewarding area.
The Prison Mental Health Service (PMHS) provides a multi-disciplinary in reach service to people who are in custody in correctional centres across southeast Queensland. The primary goal of PMHS is to identify those individuals who have a severe mental illness or are at risk of developing mental illness while in custody.
The PMHS provides voluntary assessment, treatment, and continuity of care for persons in correctional centres who have or may have a mental illness, including diversion of mentally ill offenders from the criminal justice system as required. Services are delivered as part of a multidisciplinary team including Nurses, Psychiatrists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Dual Diagnosis clinicians, Indigenous Mental Health Workers, and Occupational Therapists.
Email wm-pmhsrecruitment@health.qld.gov.au now to find out more.
Lockyer Valley Correctional Centre is situated in the Lockyer Valley and located approximately 18 minutes from Gatton, 30 minutes from Esk, 45minutes from Ipswich and Toowoomba.
The Locker Valley begins less than one hour’s drive west of Brisbane and 45 minutes from Toowoomba.
Find out more about Lockyer Valley Correctional Centre from Queensland Corrective Services Unlock Your Potential webpage.