Closes: 14 October 2026

Classification: Health Skilled Level 3 Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 plus superannuation

Position No: 33951-02S3U

Directorate: Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 07 October 2026

Contact Officer: Bronwyn Thomson on [email protected] or (02) 5124 0150

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.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes.

About the Role: The Adult Mental Health Day Service (AMHDS) delivers recovery-focused interventions to people living in the community, supporting them to enhance their quality of life, improve functional outcomes, and engage in meaningful daily activities.

As an Occupational Therapist within AMHDS, you will apply specialist occupational therapy knowledge and skills to deliver evidence-based therapeutic group interventions that promote recovery, wellbeing, and participation for people living with moderate to severe mental illness.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will provide high-quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions using established clinical approaches to support consumers to live as independently as possible while maintaining meaningful and productive life roles. You will contribute to collaborative recovery planning by engaging consumers, carers, children, Nominated Persons, and other service providers as required. The role also involves maintaining accurate clinical records and administrative data,



participating in risk management processes, and supporting the safe and effective delivery of the broader group program.

You will exercise independent professional judgement in managing moderately complex clinical work while receiving professional supervision and guidance for more complex matters. The role offers ongoing opportunities for clinical supervision, professional development, and performance growth within a supportive allied health environment.

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.
- 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.

Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of 11 months with the possibility of extension up to less than 12 months and/or permanency. For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.





Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

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 ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

Note

This is a temporary position available for a period of 11 months with the possibility of extension up to less than 12 months and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services

📌 Senior Occupational Therapist - Adult Mental Health Day Service | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency (Canberra)
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