Social Worker - Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services

Classification: Health Professional Level 2 (PN 45531)

Salary: $91,026 - $108,691 (Plus 12.5% Super)

Location: The Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT

Section: Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services (AIMHS)

Closing Date: 11 October 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.

Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

Be part of a team that changes lives. At MHJHADS, you'll work alongside dedicated professionals to provide high-quality mental health care, support recovery journeys, and help people build hope, resilience and wellbeing.

As an HP2 Social Worker, you will provide clinical assessment and evidence-based interventions for people experiencing severe, complex and/or acute mental health challenges. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will partner with consumers, families, carers, children, Nominated Persons, GPs and community services to deliver inclusive, recovery-focused care that recognises each person's unique strengths, experiences and goals.

You will contribute your expertise to a supportive team environment, provide supervision and mentoring to early-career staff, students and Allied Health Assistants, and help drive quality improvement initiatives that strengthen the services we provide.

We welcome applications from compassionate and collaborative social workers who are committed to person-centred, culturally responsive and trauma-informed practice. You will bring strong clinical skills, sound judgement, a commitment to ethical practice, and a genuine passion for supporting people from diverse backgrounds to achieve meaningful recovery outcomes.

If you're looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a positive impact while growing your career in a supportive and inclusive workplace, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

* Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011is required.

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.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please see the full contact details and how to apply on the CHS Careers Page.****