Clinician – Forensic Mental Health Services at ACT Health

City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

01 Jun, 26

Salary

117896.0

Posted On

03 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Mental Health Assessment, Clinical Supervision, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Forensic Mental Health, Risk Assessment, Intervention, Psychology, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Stakeholder Engagement, Continuing Professional Development

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Employment Type: 2 x Full Time, Temporary 11 months with possibility of extension Classification: Health Professional Level 2 or Psychologist Level 2 (PN 29221, 29446) Health Professional Level 2 Salary: $91,026 - $108,691 (Plus 12.5%25 Super) Psychologist Level 2 Salary: $91,026 - $117,896 (Plus 12.5%25 Super) Location: City Community Health Centre, 1 Moore Street, Canberra ACT 2600 or Alexander Maconochie Centre and/or Bimberi Youth Justice Centre Section: Forensic Mental Health Services Closing Date: 18 March 2026 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 • 12.5%25 Superannuation. • Access to Employee Assistance Program. About the Role: There are two position vacancies (open to Psychologists, Social Workers, or Occupational Therapists) available for medium-term temporary appointment for a period of 11-months (with possibility of extension). One position is primarily based within the community facets of Forensic Mental Health Services, and another is based within the custodial facets of Forensic Mental Health Services. Appointment to a particular program area will be guided by successful candidates' skill sets and interest areas. Community facets of Forensic Mental Health Services encompass a specialist multidisciplinary tertiary mental health service that aims to provide expert assessment, knowledge, and skills to general mental health services (including community and inpatient services) and other stakeholders (including police, courts, and custodial centres) regarding treatment and support of people experiencing mental illness/disorder who are at high-risk of offending and/or those already in the criminal justice system. Custodial facets of Forensic Mental Health Services provide quality mental health assessments and intervention to adults and young people presenting with mental illness who have had contact with the criminal justice system, including community mental health consumers and detainees within the ACT’s two correctional centres: the Alexander Maconochie Centre and the Bimberi Youth Justice Centre. As a specialist area, clinicians across Forensic Mental Health Services are provided with specialist training and specialist clinical supervision and are consistently encouraged to be involved in a collaborative and multidisciplinary team environment. Clinicians are supported to maintain continuing professional development requirements, appropriate to area of service provision, including forensic mental health-specific training, individual and group-based clinical supervision, research groups, and regular in-services. 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. • 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. To Apply: Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page Pitch responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description. ***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position*** 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. If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Lauren Hendry on (02) 5124 1813 or at Lauren.J.Hendry@act.gov.au

Responsibilities

The role involves providing expert assessment, knowledge, and skills to general mental health services and stakeholders regarding the treatment and support of individuals with mental illness who are at high risk of offending or are already in the criminal justice system. Clinicians will deliver quality mental health assessments and interventions to adults and young people in custodial settings like correctional centers.