AddressEmployment Type: Part Time, Permanent 0.6 FTEClassification: Health Professional Officer Level 3 (PN 23947)Salary: $99,819.00 - $110,398.00 (Plus 11.5% Super) Location: The Canberra HospitalSection: Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)Closing Date: 22nd 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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VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.
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Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
Mental Health, Justice Health, Alcohol & Drug Services (MHJHADS) provide Health Services directly and through partnerships with community organisations. The services provided a 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 a number of locations, including hospital inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, detention centres, other community settings including peoples’ homes.
The CAMHS community teams are made up of multidisciplinary Mental Health professionals who provide assessment treatment and clinical management within a recovery framework.
CAMHS is seeking dynamic and experienced Health Professional Level 3’s to undertake the role of Clinical Manager with CAMHS Community Teams. Under the direction of the Clinical Team Manager, the HP3 will provide expertise in triage, referral management and Mental Health assessment, and therapeutic intervention, including risk assessments and provide clinical support to HP1 and HP2 clinicians. The role will also require the team member to undertake professional development and supervision, participate in quality initiatives and contribute to the multidisciplinary team processes.
Note: The successful candidate will be required to:
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Be available to work within all program areas of CAMHS as service needs arise.
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This is a permanent HPO3 position available at CAMHS services.
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An Order of Merit may be used to fill future identical full time permanent vacancies within a 12-month period.
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Appointment to the position may be based on written application and referee reports only.
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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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.
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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.
To Apply:
Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the below Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.
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.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Deepa Ambalakunnil at (02) 51241*** or at ***************@act.gov.au
