Clinical Manager - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Clinical Manager - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (

Job Number : 02OQM)

Description

Employment Type : 1 x Full Time, Temporary 10-month contract, 1x Full-time, 4-month contract, 1x Full-time, 3-month contract with possibility of extension and / or permanency.

Classification : Health Professional Level 2 / Psychologist Level 2 (PN 21570,25966,20158)

Salary : $89,134 - $115,738 (Plus 12% Super)

Location : Canberra Health Services

Section : Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Closing Date : 14 November 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 :

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

The CAMHS community teams are made up of multidisciplinary mental health professionals who provide assessment treatment and clinical management within a recovery framework to children and Young People up to the age of 18.

This role will be to conduct assessment and clinically manage children and young people with mental health issues, facilitate group work and to provide support to HP1 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.

Note :

There are three frontline clinical positions (3 Months, 4 Months, 10 Months) temporarily vacant.

The successful candidate will be required to be available to work within all program areas of CAMHS as service needs arise.

An Order of Merit may be used to fill future identical vacancies within a 12-month period.

Appointment to the position may be based on written application and referee reports only.

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 response 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 at Deepa Ambalakunnil on (02) 5124 1570 or at Deepa.Ambalakunnil@act.gov.au

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Job

:  Allied Health

Salary Range

:  89,134.00 - 115,738.00

Closing Date

:  14 / Nov / 2025, 12 : 59 : 00 PM