Ndis Support Unit Lead

**Description**

**Employment Type**:Full-time, Permanent.
**Classification**: Health Professional Officer Level 5/ Psychologist Level 5 (PN 29701)
**Note**: This role will be filled at either Health Professional Level 5 or Psychologist Level P5 depending on qualifications and experience, in line with the Enterprise Agreement.
**Salary for HP5**: $146,705 - $164,506 (Plus 12% Super)
**Salary for P5**: $146,705 - $164,506 (Plus 12% Super)
**Location**:The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
**Section**:Client Support Services
**Closing Date**:**12 August 2025

**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% Superannuation.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to discounted gym membership.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

**About the Role**:
Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services (RACS) is a high achieving and diverse Division within Canberra Health Services providing multidisciplinary rehabilitation, aged and community-based care across a range of settings. Our Services are based across Canberra Hospital, University of Canberra Hospital, Community Health Centres and Village Creek Centre in Kambah. As a member of RACS Executive team, you will participate in a variety of strategic, business planning and organisational development activities.

The CHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Support Unit Lead is based predominantly at Village Creek Centre Kambah with requirement to coordinate with services teams across CHS community and inpatient sites. The position provides strategic advice and coordination for Canberra Health Services in relation to NDIS service delivery as a registered provider of NDIS supports and the NDIS health interface across the CHS network. The successful applicant is responsible for the leadership and management of the CHS NDIS Support Unit which incorporates interprofessional NDIS officers who provide support for registered service provision and the NDIS health interface, as well as the administrative support for RACS NDIS Fee for Service areas. The NDIS support unit lead also provides advice to the RACS Executive Director on the NDIS health interface, and is also required to represent CHS in a range of forums including to other ACT and Federal Government departments, the National Disability and Insurance Agency (NDIA), Non-Government Organisations, and Ministers as required.

**For more information regarding the position duties click here for the**_Position Description._**
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- 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.

**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._

**Job**: Allied Health

**Salary Range**: 146,705.00 - 164,506.00

**Contact Name**: Michael Keen

**Closing Date**: 12/Aug/2025, 8:59:00 AM