Senior Mental Health Psychologists - Banksia and Acacia Units | Full-Time and Part-Time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Closes: 24 August 2026

Classification: Psychologist Level P3
Salary: $123,014 - $125,809 plus superannuation
Position No: LP8685,Several
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 14 August 2026
Contact Officer: Emily Peelgrane on Emily.Peelgrane@act.gov.au

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% Superannuation.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite cafes
• Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval)

About the Role:

Why work in Canberra?

Located in one of Australia’s most liveable cities, this role also offers the unique advantage of Canberra’s relaxed lifestyle and pace, supporting a rewarding career alongside an excellent quality of life.

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services

CHS are seeking skilled and motivated Psychologists to join the Allied Health team within Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services (AIMHS). This role provides psychological services across the Acacia and Banksia Units, as well as other inpatient teams within the service.

Working under the limited direction of the Allied Health Manager and Allied Health Clinical Lead, you will exercise independent professional judgement to provide assessment and evidence-based interventions for people experiencing complex and serious mental health conditions. The role involves conducting comprehensive clinical assessments and delivering both individual and group-based therapeutic interventions within a recovery-focused framework.

As a valued member of the multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to collaborative care planning, support consumers to achieve their recovery goals, participate in clinical supervision and professional development, and contribute to quality improvement initiatives across the service.

To be successful in this role, you will be a skilled psychologist with experience working with people experiencing complex mental health conditions. You will demonstrate strong assessment and intervention skills, sound clinical judgement, and a commitment to recovery-oriented practice. Your ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, along with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, will enable you to build effective therapeutic relationships and contribute positively to consumer outcomes. A commitment to ongoing professional development, clinical supervision, and continuous improvement will also be highly regarded.

This role offers the chance to work with a diverse inpatient mental health population while being part of a dedicated and experienced multidisciplinary team. You will be supported to further develop your clinical expertise through supervision, professional development, and opportunities to contribute to service improvement and innovative models of care.

An excellent opportunity for an experienced psychologist who is passionate about delivering high-quality mental health care and working as part of a supportive, consumer-centred inpatient team.

A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will remain valid for 12 months. This pool may be used to fill similar roles/ future vacant positions at the same level across CHS.

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.
• 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.

Note: There is a part-time (29.4 hours per week) temporary position available for six months with the possibility of extension and a full-time temporary position available for 18 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency. The full time salary noted above will be paid pro rata for the part time position.

Appointment to the position may be made based on written application only.

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

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 ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note

There is a part-time (29.4 hours per week) temporary position available for six months with the possibility of extension and a full-time temporary position available for 18 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
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