DESCRIPTION

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Classification: Health Professional Level 3/ Psychologist Level 3 (PN 21870)
Note: This role will be filled at either Health Professional Level 3 or Psychologist Level P3 depending on qualifications and experience, in line with the Enterprise Agreement.
Salary for HP3: $109,543 - $117,878 (Plus 12% Super)
Salary for P3: $120,806 - $131,180 (Plus 12% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services, ACT
Section: Community Recovery Services
Closing Date: 1 August 2025

This position is primarily located within the Community Recovery Services (CRS) but staff may be required to work across all of Adult Community Mental Health Services to meet operational demands. CRS teams operate across the Australian Capital Territory, adhering to the Adult Community Mental Health Model of Care.
CRS are a multi-disciplinary team of Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Psychiatry Registrars and Consultant Psychiatrists, and Administration Service Officers.
CRS provide a recovery-focused, strengths-based approach to clinical case management to improve wellbeing and enhance functioning in the community for adults who:
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Are experiencing complex mental illness/disorder or psychological distress which is associated with significant functional impairment and/or significant risks.
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May be subject to a Psychiatric Treatment Order under the Mental Health Act 2015.
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Have multidisciplinary treatment needs that cannot be met elsewhere in the community or less intensive service.
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Require regular service contact over a medium to longer-term episode of care.
The successful applicant will be responsible for a caseload of clients with support from an allocated psychiatrist and the multidisciplinary team they work in as well as high quality governance structures/supports. The applicant will also be required to fulfill the role of Mental Health Officer, executing processes under the MH Act. The successful applicant will deliver face to face care and treatment to clients over a sustained period to enable the person to improve in social and other areas of functioning, require less hospital admissions and engage more actively in treatment. The participation of the people who use the service, including families and carers, is encouraged in all aspects of a person’s care and you will work in partnership with a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients.
At this level, the successful applicant will provide high quality interventions and achieve sound outcomes for people under limited supervision, contribute to the multidisciplinary team processes, undertake professional development and professional supervision including the provision of supervision to staff at level HP1 & HP2, Allied Health Assistants and students, and participate in quality initiatives and strategic planning.