41244 - 02O3Y

Closes: 16 September 2025

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 3
Salary: $76,985 - $82,459 plus superannuation
Position No: 41244 - 02O3Y
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 09 September 2025
Contact Officer: Tegan Murray on Tegan.Murray@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 1813

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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.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to discounted gym membership.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to support the daily operations and activities of Forensic Mental Health Services (FMHS). The position will provide high level administrative support to ensure service delivery and provision of high-quality customer service to the people who use our service as well as internal and external stakeholders. This is an exciting opportunity to support the daily operations and activities of Forensic Mental Health Services (FMHS). The position will provide high level administrative support to ensure service delivery and provision of high-quality customer service to the people who use our service as well as internal and external stakeholders.

FMHS is a unit of Mental Health, Justice Health, and Alcohol & Drug Services, Justice Health Services. We provide mental health care across the lifespan and across a range of settings, including a centralised community health facility, youth and adult custodial facilities, off campus community liaison, court settings, and secure inpatient units. The care provided is underpinned by the National Principles for Forensic Mental Health Services. The service aims to provide collaborative care guided by principles of Recovery and involving the consumer, their carers and other key services.

FMHS is one service with three distinguishable, yet integrated service components as follows:

Custodial Mental Health services (CMH) including:

• CMH – Child and Adolescent at Bimberi Youth Justice Centre (CMH – CA)
• CMH – Adult at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (CMH – A)

Forensic Mental Health Inpatient Services (FMHIS)

• Dhulwa Mental Health Unit

Forensic Community Mental Health Services (FMHS) including:

• Forensic Consultation and Intervention Service (FoCIS)
• ACT Fixated Threat Assessment Centre (FTAC)
• Mental Health Court Assessment and Liaison Service (MHCALS)

This position is based at 1 Moore Street, however, may be required to work across multiple sites including the Alexander Maconochie Centre and Bimberi Youth Justice Centre.

The working hours for this position are 8.30am – 4.51pm. This position is not required to wear a uniform. This position is subject to the ACT Public Service Administrative and Related Classifications Enterprise Agreement 2023-2026.

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.
• Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) -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.

Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of 6 - 12 months with the possibility of extension 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 6 - 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Administration and Governance
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services