Team Manager - Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Consultation Service

at  ACT Health

DESCRIPTION

Employment Type: Full-time, Temporary 7 months with possibility of extension and/ or permanency.
Classification: Health Professional Level 4/ Psychologist Level 4 (PN 12873)
Salary for HP4: $124,103 - $137,742 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Salary for P4: $132,115 - $138,896 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Note: This role will be filled at either a Health Professional Level 4 or Psychologist Level 4 depending on qualifications and experience, in line with the Enterprise Agreement.
Location: Canberra Health Services, Woden ACT
Section: Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Consultation Service (PIMHCS) & Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Closing Date: 6 February 2025

This is an exciting opportunity to provide leadership to the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Consultation Service (PIMHCS) which is a progressive and dynamic early intervention community mental health service in Canberra. It aims to reduce the impact of mental health on the parent-infant relationship and break the cycle of intergenerational trauma.
PIMHCS is a multidisciplinary service for parents with moderate to severe mental health problems and significant psychosocial stressors, who are planning pregnancy, are pregnant, and in the first year after birth. It is attachment theory based, trauma informed, with a strengths and recovery focus.
We aim to provide responsive and flexible therapeutic care, recognising the importance of the parent-infant relationship and keeping the needs and safety of the child central to our care and treatment planning.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.