Canberra Health Services
Women, Youth and Children’s Health
Women, Youth and Children Community Health Programs
Counsellor (Social Worker/Psycologist/Counsellor)
Health Professional Level 3
Salary Range: $99,819 – $105,180 (up to $110,398 on achieving a personal upgrade) (PN: 16370 – 02D6Z)
Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new critical services building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.
North Canberra Hospital – As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.
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.
- 11.5% Superannuation.
- VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.
- Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the Role:
This is a rewarding position suited for skilled health professionals who enjoy therapeutic roles. The successful applicant will enjoy a varied role and join a vibrant, empathic and well-supported service that is committed to staff wellbeing, and the delivery of high quality, trauma-informed and holistic care with an understanding of delivering services to women from a feminist perspective.
If you enjoy providing counselling to women, and individuals who align with this group, we would like to hear from you and you will be well-supported. Please address the selection criteria according to your therapeutic work with women. Therapeutic experience with children and families is not required for this role.
This is a rewarding and exciting position within a vibrant service that is suitable for a dynamic, flexible, and skilled Health Professional who is committed to the delivery of high quality, trauma informed and holistic care. 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.
Contact Officer: Nikki Goddard (02) 5124 1787 [email protected]
For further information, please visit www.jobs.act.gov.au
Applications Close: 05 October 2023