Duty Officer

Description

Employment Type: Full-time, Temporary, 11.5 months with the possibility of extension and/ or permanency.

Classification: Health Professional Level 3/ Psychologist Level 3 (PN 49488)

Salary for HP3: $108,459 - $116,711 (Plus 11.5% Super)

Salary for P3: $119,610 - $129,882 (Plus 11.5% Super)

Note:This role will be filled at either a Health Professional Level 3 or Psychologist Level 3 depending on qualifications and experience, in line with the Enterprise Agreement.

Location: Canberra Health Services

Section: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

Closing Date: 10 October 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.

11.5% 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.

Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:

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 also provides high quality tertiary mental health care for young people aged 14-25 experiencing first onset psychosis.

The CAMHS Duty Officers are situated within the CAMHS community teams at Belconnen Community Health Centre and Cosmopolitan Building, Bowes St Phillip. The CAMHS Duty Officers provide triage, phone assessment, including crisis response, and face-to-face multidisciplinary assessments within a recovery framework to children and Young People up to the age of 18 and their families.

There may be future scope to provide single session interventions for children and young people with mental health issues and their families, facilitate group work, in-reach into Bimberi Youth Justice Centre, police stations, and support Police, Ambulance, Clinician Early Response (PACER) where needed to complete assessments of young people.

CAMHS is seeking a dynamic and experienced Health Professional Level 3 to fulfill the requirements of the Duty Officer role. Under the direction of a Team Manager, the HP3 will provide expertise in triage, mental health assessment, including risk assessments and psychoeducation as well as referral management.

As a HP3 clinician you will provide support to HP1 and HP2 clinicians. The role will also require the team member to undertake professional development and supervision, participate in quality initiatives and contribute to the multidisciplinary team processes.

Please note that selection for this position may be based on written application and referee checks only.

Please note: This position is being readvertised to meet ACTPS recruitment and gazettal requirements.

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.

Prior to commencing this role, a 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:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

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.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Deepa Ambalakunnil on or at

Job: Allied Health

Salary Range: 108, ,546.00

Closing Date: 10/Oct/2025, 7:59:00 AM