12873-02LFV

Closes: 13 February 2025

Classification: Health Professional Level 4/Psychologist Level 4
Salary: $124,103 - $138,896 plus superannuation
Position No: 12873-02LFV
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 28 January 2025
Contact Officer: Bridget Dillon/ Carrie Coghlan on Bridget.Dillon@act.gov.au/ Carrie.Coghlan@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 3133/ (02) 5124 6541

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What can we offer you: 

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• 11.5% Superannuation.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to discounted gym membership.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
• Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval)

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to provide leadership to the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Consultation Service (PIMHCS) which is a progressive and dynamic early intervention community mental health service in Canberra. It aims to reduce the impact of mental health on the parent-infant relationship and break the cycle of intergenerational trauma.

PIMHCS is a multidisciplinary service for parents with moderate to severe mental health problems and significant psychosocial stressors, who are planning pregnancy, are pregnant, and in the first year after birth. It is attachment theory based, trauma informed, with a strengths and recovery focus.

We aim to provide responsive and flexible therapeutic care, recognising the importance of the parent-infant relationship and keeping the needs and safety of the child central to our care and treatment planning.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of seven months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory’s history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

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Note

This is a temporary position available for a period of seven months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
Leaders and Senior Management