DESCRIPTION

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 9 Month Contract with the possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Health Professional Officer Level 2 (PN 48189)
Salary: $89,134 - $106,625 (Plus 12% Super)
Location: Canberra Hospital, Garran
Section: Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services
Closing Date: 24th August 2025

Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides support to children, youth and adults through inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, justice health facilities and other community settings, including people’s homes. We partner with our health care consumers, their family, carers, government, and community organisations to ensure that they receive the best possible care during their treatment and recovery.
MHJHADS services include:
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Adult Community & Older Persons Mental Health Services
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Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services (AIMHS)
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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)
AIMHS includes the Adult Mental Health Unit (AMHU), Ward 12B and the Mental Health Short Stay Unit (MHSSU). The AMHU is a 40-bed inpatient unit for people experiencing moderate to severe mental illness. AMHU is a contemporary evidence-based service providing high quality mental health care, guided by the principles of Recovery. The service aims to provide collaborative care involving the person, their carers, and other key services. 12B is 10–14-bedroom low dependency inpatient unit for patients with a lower risk of behavioural disturbance or vulnerability. MHSSU is a low dependency 6 bed inpatient unit in the Emergency Department for people requiring extended mental health assessment and/or treatment initiation.
The successful applicant of the HP2 Occupational Therapist position is responsible for conducting skilled clinical assessments and delivering individual and group based Occupational Therapy interventions to people and facilitate group programs through the Therapeutic Group Program. In this role you will contribute clinical expertise to the multidisciplinary team, assist and contribute to the service development and therapy processes and support health promotion strategies within Canberra Health Services.
The successful applicant will also be required to undertake professional development and clinical supervision and participate in quality improvement initiatives. The successful applicant may also provide support supervising staff at the Health Professional 1 level, students and clinically related staff (such as Allied Health Assistants). The position will report operationally to the Allied Health Manager alongside the HP4 Clinical Lead over the program area. Discipline specific support is available through the Occupational Therapy Profession lead.
Please note: This is a full-time position working Monday to Friday.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.