At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative mental health services for children and adolescents, driving strategic initiatives.
- Company: Join Canberra Health Services, a trusted provider of quality healthcare.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working conditions, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace welcoming applications from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in young people's lives while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: Proven leadership experience in mental health and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 149172 - 167151 $ per year.
- Senior Manager - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
- Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 14 Months with possibility of extension and or permanency
- Classification: Health Professional Level 5 / Psychologist Level 5 (PN 47214)
- Health Professional Level 5 Salary: $ 149,172 - $ 167,151 (Plus 12.5% Super)
- Psychologist Level 5 Salary: $ 149,172 - $ 167,151 (Plus 12.5% Super)
- Location: The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT
- Section: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
- Closing Date: 8 November 2026
- 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.
- Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval)
About the Role
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking Senior Manager to lead its Specialist Services portfolio.
This diverse portfolio includes the Eating Disorders Program, Eating Disorder Residential Treatment Centre, Specialist Youth Mental Health Outreach Service, Cottage Day Program, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Program, and Childhood Early Intervention Program.
In this senior leadership role, you will provide strategic, clinical and operational leadership across specialist mental health services, ensuring high-quality, consumer-centred care and strong clinical governance.
You will lead service development, workforce planning, quality improvement initiatives and multidisciplinary teams, while contributing to business planning, service innovation and organisational priorities.
The successful candidate will be an experienced leader with strong strategic thinking, excellent communication skills and a proven ability to lead and influence teams in a complex health environment.
You will be passionate about improving outcomes for children, adolescents and young people, while driving innovation and excellence across specialist mental health services.
The role offers a supportive and professional environment with access to ongoing leadership and professional development opportunities, while contributing to improved outcomes for young people and their families.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
- Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required (For Social Workers).
- 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.
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.
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