Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Psychologist Level 4 (PN 48430)
Salary: $132,115 - $138,896 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
Section: Psychology
Closing Date: 20th March 2025

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions in our brand-new Distribution Centre, with free onsite parking.
• 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.
• Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:

We have an exciting opportunity for a senior staff member to join our paediatric team. We are inviting a suitably qualified psychologist with a minimum of five years of experience working as a psychologist to apply. Suitable applicants will have experience working with a broad range of paediatric conditions including eating disorders, pain management and developmental delay.

Our Psychology Department provides services across the Canberra Hospital, including critical care units, medical and surgical wards, outpatients and maternity and paediatrics.

We support qualified Psychologists of all levels embarking on a career move into hospital psychology by providing skill development support from our Clinical Educator, supervision and access to funded professional development opportunities.

While the position is advertised as full-time, part-time requests will be considered.

We highly encourage interested applicants to reach out to our contact officer for more information. Your queries are important to us, and we look forward to addressing them.

Please address the selection criteria in your 2-page submission; otherwise, your application cannot be accepted.

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.
• 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 see the full contact details and how to apply on the CHS Careers Page.