Allied Health Professional - Perinatal & Infant Mental Health (520634d) Department of Health
Community, Mental Health & Wellbeing
CMHW - MH & Statewide Services
Applications must be submitted by Sunday 19 January, 2025 11:55 PM AEST
Award/Classification: Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement, Allied Health Professional, Level 3
Employment type: Part Time
Region: South
Location: 1 Mistral Place, Hobart
The Department of Health is seeking a fixed-term part-time Allied Health Professional to join the Perinatal & Infant Mental Health team based in Hobart.
The Team: This role sits within the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Service (PIMHS), which is part of the broader Child and Mental Health Service (CYMHS) and works with women experiencing mental illness and their infant children during the perinatal period. The role also provides in-reach to the Royal Hobart Hospital, working with the Mother Baby Unit and clinics, as well as assessment and treatment of outpatients.
The Role: The Allied Health Clinician is a member of the multidisciplinary Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Team, one of three teams within the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). As a senior member of CAMHS, the Allied Health Clinician will:
Assist in providing specialist care to women, infants, and their families within their designated region identified as at risk of or having moderate to severe perinatal mental health disorders. Provide specialist mental health assessment and clinical management to women in the perinatal period to promote positive maternal mental health and enhance the parent-infant relationship. Work in accordance with shared care principles and within a multidisciplinary treatment team to assist women's access to specialist services and enhance their engagement with internal and external agencies. Take a lead role in the development and implementation of system changes and service improvements in the Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Team (PIMH). You will need: Demonstrated knowledge and experience within Mental Health Services, with a demonstrated understanding of PIMH clinical practice. Demonstrated knowledge, understanding, and experience of the range of psychiatric disorders which may occur in the perinatal period, and appropriate treatments. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the various factors, both antenatal and postnatal, which may affect an infant's emotional, social, cognitive, and behavioural development. Note: Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment: Fixed term, part-time, day worker position, working up to 30.4 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible until 30 June 2026. Notwithstanding hours to be negotiated with the successful applicant.
Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full-time, part-time, and casual vacancies.
$110,425 to $126,703 pro rata per annum + our Employer 11.5% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.
Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No.2 of 2022 . Please note that access to salaries beyond $119,290 is subject to qualifications and/or application to the personal upgrade scheme. In addition, the following allowances calculated on the salaried incremental point may be available:
Professional Development Allowance of up to $1000 per annum. Benefits available to eligible candidates: Professional development and accelerated pathways. A range of leave entitlements, including study leave and Professional Development Support. Fitness Passport – You and your family can access 40+ fitness facilities across Tasmania for just $13.95 per week per person, or $25.95 for a family. Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:
Satisfactory completion of an approved allied health professional tertiary qualification/program of study and registered with the relevant National Board or, in the case of self-regulated allied health professions, full membership/eligible for membership with the relevant professional association. Current Working with Children Registration. Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
Current Driver's Licence. Completion or progression towards the completion of a postgraduate qualification relevant to the position. Note: Please refer to the Application Guide for more information on pre-employment checks.
Application Process: We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties and Applicant Guide prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process, and application guidance.
Apply Online. Please click the "Apply" button on this screen to ensure that important questions about you are answered.
You will be prompted to complete a 1–2-page application detailing your experience, skills, and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties. A separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties is not required.
For more information: Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Nicole Howard
Director of Nursing - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service
Phone number: (03) 6166 0588
Email address:
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