LP7143-02R6J

Mental Health Occupational Therapist - Acacia and Banksia Mental Health Units
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Closes: 27 July 2026

Classification: Health Professional Officer Level 3
Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 plus superannuation
Position No: LP7143-02R6J
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 15 July 2026
Contact Officer: Emily Peelgrane on emily.peelgrane@act.gov.au

What can we offer you: 

  • City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
  • 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.

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)

About the Role:

The HP3 Occupational Therapist is responsible for delivering high-quality, evidence-based occupational therapy services, including comprehensive clinical assessments and the provision of individual and group-based therapeutic interventions. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the role contributes to recovery-oriented, person-centred care and supports the functional, psychosocial, and occupational needs of consumers.

The successful applicant will actively engage in ongoing professional development, participate in clinical supervision, and contribute to quality improvement and governance activities that enhance service delivery. The position also involves providing supervision, guidance, and support to Health Professional Level 1 and 2 staff, students, and clinically related personnel, including Allied Health Assistants.

Operational and clinical reporting for this role is through Allied Health leadership, with professional governance provided by the relevant Occupational Therapy discipline lead. As part of a collaborative Allied Health team, the successful candidate will work closely with colleagues to support consumer goals and promote the delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care.

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.
  • 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 full-time temporary position available for 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

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

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

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 ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note

This is a full-time temporary position available for 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Community Support and Inclusion
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services