Allied Health Assistant

**Description**

**Employment Type**:Full Time, Temporary 11.5 Month Contract
**Classification**: Allied Health Assistant Level 2/3 (PN 49492)
**Salary**:$62,255 - $83,114 (Plus 11.5% Super)
**Location**:The Canberra Hospital, Garran
**Section**:Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
**Closing Date**:4 December 2024

**What can we offer you**:

- City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra.- 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 discounted gym membership.- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.- Onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.-
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**About the Role**:
Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol & Drug Services (MHJHADS) provide health services directly and through partnerships with community organisations. The services provided range from prevention and treatment to recovery, maintenance, and harm minimisation. Consumer and carer participation is encouraged in all aspects of service planning and delivery. The Division works in partnership with consumers, carers and a range of government and non-government service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients.

The Division delivers services at several locations, including hospital inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, detention centres, other community settings including peoples’ homes. These services include:

- Rehabilitation and Speciality Services- Adult Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS)- Adult Acute Mental Health Services (AAMHS)- Alcohol & Drug Services (ADS)- Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)- Justice Health Services (JHS)Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) provides assessment and treatment for young people up to the age of 18 years who are experiencing moderate to severe mental health issues. CAMHS provides contemporary mental health services for children and young people who present with moderate to severe mental health presentations. CAMHS provides evidence-based assessment and interventions with a recovery focus.

The Allied Health Assistant/Youth Worker position will work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team to enhance access to mental health treatment for young people aged 12-18 who present with moderate to severe mental health issues.

**For more information regarding the position duties click here for the **_Position Description._**
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.- The successful applicant may be required to be registered under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011.- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.- Undergo reference checks.- Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.**To Apply**:
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
- 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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**Job**: Allied Health

**Salary Range**: 74,132.00 - 81,886.00

**Contact Name**: Jordan Brown

**Closing Date**: 04/Dec/2024, 6:59:00 AM