Company

Act HealthSee more

addressAddressCanberra, ACT
CategoryHealthcare

Job description

Employment Type: Part Time (29.40 hours per week), Temporary 8-Month Contract with possibility of extension and/or permanencyClassification:Allied Health Assistant 3 (PN 50788)
Salary: $74,132 - $81,886 (Plus 11.5% Super) 
Location:
Canberra Hospital, Garran
Section: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Closing Date:
26 May 2024

What can we offer you: 

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

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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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11.5% Superannuation.

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Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:

Mental Health, Justice Health, and Alcohol & Drug Services (MHJHADS) provide Health Services directly and through partnerships with community organisations. The services provided range from prevention and treatment to recovery, maintenance, and harm minimisation. Consumer and carer participation is encouraged in all aspects of service planning and delivery. The Division works in partnership with consumers, carers and a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients.

The Division delivers services at several locations, including hospital inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, detention centres, other community settings including peoples’ homes. These services include:

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Rehabilitation and Speciality Services

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Adult Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS)

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Adult Acute Mental Health Services (AAMHS)

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Alcohol & Drug Services (ADS)

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Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

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Justice Health Services (JHS)

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.  CAMHS provides contemporary Mental Health Services for children and young people who present with moderate to severe Mental Health presentations. CAMHS provides evidence-based assessment and interventions with a recovery focus.

The Allied Health Assistant/Youth Worker position will work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to enhance access to Mental Health treatment for young people aged 12-18 who present with moderate to severe Mental Health issues.

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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Prior to commencing this role, a 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 cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

Please note, appointment may be based on application only.


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 communityOur 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.

Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.

North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities. 

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Sungmin Kim at (02) 5124 7*** or at

Refer code: 2259273. Act Health - The previous day - 2024-05-23 15:55

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