Classification: Psychologist Level P1
Salary: $80,861 - $97,932 (pending on qualifications) plus superannuation
Position No: 63572 - 02QD2
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 29 May 2026
Contact Officer: Rony Cheerangal George on [email protected] or (02) 5124 1216
What can we offer you:
- A range of clinical experiences to help you identify your clinical passion and best fit at Canberra Health Services.
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Exposure to management of complex clinical cases with great support.
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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.
About the Role: The Eating Disorders Clinical Hub (The Hub) is the central referral point for access to all community-based eating disorders services in the ACT. The Hub provides and supports a range of coordinated eating disorders services within the ACT and provides a flexible and efficient “Stepped Care” treatment model. The Hub’s core business includes, assessment and treatment, care planning, consultation and liaison, education, and training and system integration to strengthen eating disorders services across the Territory.
The Eating Disorders Program (EDP) is a specialist outpatient tertiary service that provides assessment and treatment for children, adolescents, and adults who are experiencing an eating disorder as their primary presenting issue. The CAMHS EDP team is made up of multi-disciplinary mental health professionals who provide assessment and treatment within a recovery framework.
The Hub and EDP are seeking a dynamic individual to join the service. Under guidance from senior clinicians, the HP1 will conduct assessment, participate in treatment and care planning with a recovery focus. Other key responsibilities include system co-ordination, providing brief individual, and group interventions and education and training programs to promote healthy eating and living behaviours within a recovery orientated framework. You will receive regular clinical supervision from staff with extensive experience of eating disorders.
The role also involves active participation in professional development, clinical supervision, quality improvement initiatives, and contributing to multidisciplinary team processes.
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.
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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.
For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”
Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of 11.5 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency. This position is part-time at (14.7) hours per week and the full-time salary noted above will be pro-rata.
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 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.
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This is a temporary position available for a period of 11.5 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency. This position is part-time at (14.7) hours per week and the full-time salary noted above will be pro-rata.
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