Senior Health Professional - Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services at ACT Health

City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Jul, 26

Salary

133492.0

Posted On

08 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Mental health assessment, Therapeutic interventions, Dialectical behaviour therapy, Clinical leadership, Evidence-based practice, Group therapy, Individual therapy, Recovery-oriented practice, Allied health, Psychology, Occupational therapy, Social work, Crisis intervention, Patient care, Multidisciplinary collaboration

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Employment Type: Part time (22:05 hours per week), Permanent Classification: Health Professional Level 3, Psychologist Level 3 (PN 40170) Health Professional Level 3 Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 (Plus 12.5%25 Super) Psychologist Level 3 Salary: $123,014 - $133,492 (Plus 12.5%25 Super) Location: University of Canberra Hospital, Bruce ACT Section: Adult Mental Health Day Service & Rehabilitation Unit (AMHDS & AMHRU) Closing Date: 22 April 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: As a senior health professional, you will use your expertise in the theoretical and practical application of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions to promote recovery in individuals with moderate to severe mental illness in both an outpatient and in-patient setting. You will deliver discipline-specific evidence-based individual and group interventions to promote wellbeing and meaningful occupation, as well as use your skills and knowledge in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to provide leadership and delivery of the DBT program, including individual therapy and DBT skills group. Under limited direction of the Allied Health Manager and Allied Health Clinical Lead, you will perform independent professional judgement on moderately complex tasks. This position is offered on a part‑time basis within this service environment. Please note • An Order of Merit may be used to fill future vacancies at the same level within a 12-month period. • This is a multi-classified position with possibility of appointment at Occupational Therapist, Social Worker or Psychologist. There is only one position available. 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. • 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 Response 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 Jessica Page on (02) 5124 3618 or at Jessica.Page@act.gov.au #LI-DNI

Responsibilities

The senior health professional will deliver evidence-based individual and group therapeutic interventions to support recovery for patients with moderate to severe mental illness. Additionally, the role involves providing leadership and clinical delivery of the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) program within an inpatient and outpatient setting.