39651 - 02NVZ

Closes: 31 August 2025

Classification: Health Professional Level 2/Psychologist Level 2
Salary: $89,134 - $115,738 plus superannuation
Position No: 39651 - 02NVZ
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 22 August 2025
Contact Officer: Lucy Coffey on Lucy.Coffey@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 3133

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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.
• 12% 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:

The Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Consultation Service (PIMHCS) is a community based, multidisciplinary consultation service which aims to improve the clinical outcomes for women presenting with moderate to severe mental health conditions and who are planning pregnancy, are pregnant, and in the first year after birth. The team provides specialist perinatal consultation, mental health assessment and advice to clients and to referring services. The service also provides psychoeducation and mother-infant attachment interventions including the Circle of Security (CoS) parenting program, Mother-Infant Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (MI-DBT) and Building Blocks, an infant lead play mother-infant group.

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 - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra
• 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 position will be filled at either Health Professional Level 2 or Psychologist Level P2 depending on qualifications and experience, in line with the Enterprise Agreement. This is a permanent 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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Note

This position will be filled at either Health Professional Level 2 or Psychologist Level P2 depending on qualifications and experience, in line with the Enterprise Agreement. This is a permanent position.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services