Closes: 21 January 2026
Classification: Health Professional Officer Level 3/ Psychologist Level 3
Salary: $111,639 - $133,492 (Salary for HPO3: $111,639 - $120,057 (Plus 12% Super) Salary for P3: $123,014 - $133,492 (Plus 12% Super)) plus superannuation
Position No: PBJ
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 08 January 2026
Contact Officer: Sungmin Kim on or
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.
* 12% Superannuation.
* Access to Employee Assistance Program.
* 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:
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provides assessment and treatment for young people up to the age of 18 years who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues. This role will be based within CAMHS Acute Services, primarily Day Program which will offer short term intensive support to adolescents and their families/carers aged between years with mental health vulnerabilities who have had a recent mental health admission/presentation to The Canberra Hospital.
The Day Program will offer a mixture of group and individual interventions to support the young person and their families/carers during a period of high mental health acuity including therapeutic group sessions, individual key worker sessions, parent group session etc.
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. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Working with vulnerable people (WWVP) registration )
* 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 role will be filled at either Health Professional Level 3 or Psychologist Level 3 depending on qualifications and experience, in line with the Enterprise Agreement.
Appointment to the position may be based on written application only. An order of merit may be established to fill future permanent and temporary vacancies at level, which may arise over the next 12 months.
Applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position.
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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