Mental Health Clinician - HP3

Canberra Health Services; Canberra; On-site; AUD 112,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Salary packaging

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Program

Onsite physiotherapists

Job summary

Canberra Health Services is seeking a clinician to join the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Consultation Service (PIMHCS). You will deliver perinatal mental health assessment, triage and evidence‑based interventions for women planning pregnancy, pregnant, or in the first year after birth.

Work within a recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, attachment-focused framework to improve outcomes for women and infants.

Qualifications

• Strong assessment and communication skills and ability to provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team and with perinatal populations.
• Commitment to high-quality, person-centred care and safe risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver perinatal mental health triage, assessment and case formulation.
• Provide individual and group interventions within a trauma-informed framework.
• Maintain high-quality clinical documentation and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with women, families and carers and with a multidisciplinary team.

Skills

Assessment skills

Communication skills

Therapeutic interventions

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Job description

Employment Type: Full time, Permanent
Classification: Health Professional Level 3, Psychologist Level 3 (PN 16736, 17213, 23995)
Health Professional Level 3 Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Psychologist Level 3 Salary: $123,014 - $133,492 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services
Section: Child and Adolescent Mental health Services
Closing Date: 01 October 2026

What we offer:

• 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.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.

About the Role:

Make a meaningful difference to the mental health and wellbeing of women, infants and families. The Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Consultation Service (PIMHCS) is seeking a clinician to join its community-based specialist multidisciplinary team, providing perinatal mental health assessment, consultation and evidence‑based therapeutic interventions for women planning pregnancy, who are pregnant, or in the first year after birth. Working within a recovery oriented, trauma informed and attachment focused framework, you will help improve outcomes for women experiencing significant mental health difficulties, complex trauma and psychosocial stress.

In this rewarding role, you will deliver perinatal mental health triage, assessment, case formulation and individual and group interventions, while working collaboratively with women, their families and carers. You will contribute to specialist programs and maintain high‑quality clinical documentation, including risk assessments, ensuring safe and effective care for perinatal clients and their infants.

We're looking for a clinician with strong assessment, communication and therapeutic skills, and a passion for supporting women and families during the perinatal period. Success in this role requires strong communication and relationship‑building skills, sound clinical judgement and a collaborative approach to working within a multidisciplinary team. You will be committed to delivering high‑quality, person‑centred care and achieving positive outcomes for clients and their families.

Please note:

• Please indicate which classification you are applying for during the application process.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused 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.