Description
Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 11.5 months with possibility of extension and/ permanency.
Classification: Health Professional Officer Level 3/ Psychologist Level 3 (PN 23995)
Note: This role will be filled at either Health Professional Level 3 or Psychologist Level P3 depending on qualifications and experience, in line with the Enterprise Agreement.
Salary for HP3: $109,543 - $117,878 (Plus 12% Super)
Salary for P3: $120,806 - $131,180 (Plus 12% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services, ACT
Section: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Closing Date: 8 October 2025
What can we offer you:
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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Flexible working conditions.
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12% Superannuation.
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Access to Employee Assistance Program.
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Access to discounted gym membership.
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Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
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Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
About the Role:
The Eating Disorders Service, comprising of a number of programs: Eating Disorders Clinical Hub, Eating Disorders Program, Short-Term Recovery Intervention for Disordered Eating (STRIDE) Program and Eating Disorders Residential Treatment Centre (EDRTC) provides support and treatment to children, adolescents and adults who are experiencing an eating disorder as their primary presenting issue.
The Eating Disorders Program (EDP) is a specialist outpatient tertiary service that provides assessment and treatment for children, adolescents and adults who are experiencing an eating disorder as their primary presenting issue. The CAMHS EDP team is made up of multi-disciplinary mental health professionals who provide assessment and treatment within a recovery framework.
The EDP is seeking a dynamic and experienced mental health clinician to undertake the role of Therapist. Under the limited direction of the Eating Disorders Program Manager, you will be responsible for conducting comprehensive assessments and delivering evidence-based interventions to children, adolescents, and adults experiencing eating disorders. This includes both individual and family-based therapeutic work.
You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and provide clinical support and supervision to Health Professional Level 2 and Level 1 clinicians, Allied Health Assistants, and students. The role also involves active participation in professional development, clinical supervision, quality improvement initiatives, and contributing to multidisciplinary team processes.
In addition, the clinician will be required to provide occasional support to the Eating Disorders Clinical Hub (EDCH) as needed and must be available to work across all program areas within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in response to service demands.
This is a full-time, 5 day a week position.
Note: Appointment may be based on written application alone.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
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Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
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Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
To Apply:
Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page response to the advertised Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.
***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***
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.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Rony George at (02) 5124 1806 or at Rony.George@act.gov.au
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Job: Allied Health
Salary Range: 109,543.00 - 131,180.00
Contact Name: Rony Cheerangal George
Contact Email: Rony.George@act.gov.au
Closing Date: 08/Oct/2025, 7:59:00 AM