Health Professional Level 2 - Community mental health clinician-Home Assessment and Acute Response Team | Full-time Permanent

Closes: 20 August 2026

Classification: Health Professional Level 2/Psychologist Level 2
Salary: $91,026 - $117,896 plus superannuation
Position No: 23743-02RD9
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 10 August 2026
Contact Officer: Alpha Bah on Alpha.Bah@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 2212

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 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:

Join Adult Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS) and make a real difference in the lives of people experiencing mental health challenges across the ACT. As part of the Intake Services Team, you will work within the Home Assessment and Acute Response Team (HAART), including the innovative Police Ambulance Clinician Early Response (PACER) service, delivering timely, evidence-based and recovery-focused care to adults experiencing acute mental health crises.

ACMHS provides specialised community mental health services for adults aged 18 years and over, working collaboratively with consumers, carers, support networks and key stakeholders to promote recovery and wellbeing. In this rewarding role, you will conduct community-based assessments and interventions, support hospital diversion, and contribute to the PACER tri-service response alongside ACT Policing and ACT Ambulance Service, ensuring people receive the right care at the right time.

The successful applicant will bring experience in mental health assessment and crisis intervention, strong clinical decision-making and risk assessment skills, and a commitment to recovery-oriented, trauma-informed care. You will thrive in a collaborative environment and be confident working with consumers, carers, families and community partners to achieve positive outcomes.

HAART and PACER operate seven days a week, including weekends and public holidays, with an overnight on-call service. The successful applicant will work a rotating roster of 8- and 10-hour shifts and report to the HAART Team Leader. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team at the forefront of community mental health crisis response.

Please note:

• There is only 1 available position to be filled by either Health Professional or Psychologist depending on qualifications and experience, in line with the Enterprise Agreement.
• Please indicate which classification you are applying for during the application process.
• Appointment to the positions may be based on written application and referee reports only.

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.
• Prior to commencing this role, a 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.

Note: This is a full-time permanent position.

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.

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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Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
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