Classification: Psychologist Level P3
Salary: $123,014 - $125,809 plus superannuation
Position No: 31528-02RI4
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 28 August 2026
Contact Officer: Ellen Connell on [email protected] or (02) 5124 0076
What can we offer you:
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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Flexible working conditions
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Access to Employee Assistance Program.
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Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
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Access to onsite cafes.
About the Roles:
Community Health and Integrated Care (CHIC) deliver integrated and effective rehabilitation, aged care and community-based services across a broad range of sites throughout the ACT. The CHIC Psychology and Counselling Team provides evidence-based psychological assessment, intervention and consultation services across both inpatient and outpatient settings, supporting individuals with complex health, rehabilitation, ageing and chronic pain needs.
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Psychologist to join our multidisciplinary team. This is an exciting opportunity for a psychologist who is passionate about delivering high-quality clinical care while also providing professional leadership, supervision and education within a specialist health service.
This role is suited to an experienced clinician who can apply a high level of independent professional judgement while managing complex clinical presentations. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality individual and group interventions, adapting clinical approaches to meet diverse client needs and contributing to positive health outcomes across a range of service areas. Working collaboratively with clients, carers, multidisciplinary teams and external agencies, you will facilitate coordinated care, build effective partnerships and support health promotion and service development activities.
As a senior member of the team, you will contribute clinical leadership through the provision of professional supervision, mentoring and training for Psychologists, Allied Health Professionals, students, Allied Health Assistants and other support staff. You will also provide education and consultation to internal and external stakeholders, support quality improvement initiatives and promote evidence-based practice across the service.
The successful applicant will be a confident and experienced psychologist with highly developed clinical reasoning skills, strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities, and a demonstrated capacity to work independently within a complex healthcare environment. You will be committed to person-centred care, professional excellence and continuous improvement, while contributing to a positive and collaborative team culture.
Note: 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 and 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:
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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
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Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
Note: This is a full-time temporary position available for three months with possibility of extension and/or permanency.
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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This is a full-time temporary position available for three months with possibility of extension and/or permanency.
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