Allied Health Assistant - Older Persons Mental Health Community Team

Location
Canberra ACT
 
Benefits
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Full job description
Description
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Classification: Allied Health Assistant 3 (PN 40885)
Salary: $78,271 - $86,300 (Plus 12% Super)
Location: University of Canberra Hospital, Bruce ACT
Section: Older Persons Mental Health Community Team (Adult Community MHS)
Closing Date: 28 July 2025

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% Superannuation.


Access to Employee Assistance Program.


Access to discounted gym membership.


Access to onsite Physiotherapists.


Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.


Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval)

About the Role:
The position is situated within Adult Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS) for The Older Persons Mental Health Community Team (OPMHCT) however, staff may be required to work across any of the Adult Community Mental Health Services to meet operational demand. OPMHCT operates across the Australian Capital Territory, adhering to both the Adult Community Mental Health Model of Care and the Older Persons Community Mental Health Model of Care.

ACMHS program area services the community’s mental health needs in the areas of intake, recovery, supported and therapeutic accommodation, therapy, older persons, neuropsychology, assertive community outreach, homeless outreach, and intensive home treatment. The Intake Services Teams – ACMHS, includes Access Mental Health Team (AMHT) - Triage and Comprehensive Services, Home Assessment and Acute Response Team (HAART) which includes Police Ambulance Clinician Early Response (PACER), Rapid Response, and Intensive Home Treatment (IHT) service.

OPMHCT is a specialist mental health service that provides community-based specialist assessment, advice, consultation to other health care providers, plus a range of interventions including assessment, advice, advocacy, short term treatment and interventions, intensive or assertive outreach treatment, clinical management, physical health review, Clozapine initiation / review, and care coordination.

The position reports to the OPMHCT Team Leader and the successful applicant will work within a multidisciplinary team of Allied Health staff, Nurses, Administrative staff, Psychiatric registrars and Consultant Psychiatrists. Support will be provided through direct & indirect supervision to provide high quality mental health tasks and achieve sound outcomes for people, contribute to the multidisciplinary team processes, undertake professional development and professional supervision, and participate in quality initiatives.

Applicants may apply using the CHS online employment website and must attach two recent referee reports, one which must be from your current line manager, a current resume and no more than a two-page written response that demonstrates your experience against the selection criteria. Depending on the response received applicants may be appointed on merit and could be appointed using written application alone, without interview.

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 Amber Carroll on (02) 5124 1980 or at Amber.Carroll@act.gov.au
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Job: Allied Health
Salary Range: 65,021.00 - 86,300.00
Closing Date: 28/Jul/2025, 8:59:00 AM