The Team:
Northside Inpatient Unit is part of Statewide Mental Health Services (SMHS) within the Department of Health and provides acute inpatient care for adults experiencing significant mental health challenges across Northern Tasmania.
The multidisciplinary team includes nursing, medical, and allied health professionals working together to deliver recovery-oriented, evidence-based care in line with the Mental Health Services Strategic Plan, National Mental Health Standards, Agency policy, and relevant legislation.
Allied Health plays a central role in supporting psychosocial assessment, functional recovery, and discharge planning, ensuring that care extends beyond symptom stabilisation to meaningful reintegration into the community.
The service works closely with the Launceston General Hospital, Community Mental Health Services, and external providers to support continuity of care. As part of SMHS, Northside contributes to a broader statewide system focused on improving outcomes for consumers, supporting workforce capability, and delivering high-quality mental health services to the Tasmanian community.
The Role:
As an Allied Health Professional, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary inpatient team delivering high-quality, recovery-focused mental health care.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing evidence-based assessment, treatment, and case management for consumers experiencing acute mental health presentations
- Contributing to multidisciplinary care planning, including risk assessment, formulation, and discharge coordination
- Participating in team processes including clinical review, intake, and where required, crisis response functions
You will work under appropriate professional supervision, with caseload complexity and autonomy increasing in line with your experience and development. For Psychologists, professional supervision will be provided by the Psychology Lead – Adult Mental Health Services North.
A discipline-specific Role Clarification Document is available for each allied health profession within Northside and provides further detail regarding scope of practice, expectations, and development pathways within Adult Mental Health Services setting.
Discipline Focus - Psychology
While this position sits within the Allied Health Professional classification as outlined in the Statement of Duties, this recruitment process is specifically targeted to Psychologists, and only applicants with Psychology Board of Australia registration (or eligibility for registration) will be considered for shortlisting. This reflects a service priority to strengthen psychological capability within the Northside inpatient service.
Psychologists in this role contribute discipline-specific expertise in psychological assessment, formulation, and brief evidence-based interventions, supporting both acute care and recovery-oriented treatment planning. They play a key role within the multidisciplinary team in understanding consumer presentations through a psychological lens and informing care, risk management, and discharge planning.
A discipline-specific Role Clarification Document for Psychologists in Northside is available and provides further detail regarding scope of practice, expectations, and development pathways within the inpatient setting.
You will need:
- Registration (or eligibility for registration) with the Psychology Board of Australia
- Demonstrated experience, or emerging capability, in delivering psychological assessment and intervention within a mental health setting
- Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team, including strong communication, collaboration, and professional accountability
Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.
Details of appointment:
Permanent, part time, day worker position, working 50.2 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.
*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.
Salary:
$73,834 to $111,364 pro rata per annum + our Employer 12% 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
Salary Packaging:
You’ll have access to salary package a range of benefits including living expenses up to $9,010 + $2,650 in meal entertainment each FBT year + other benefits if eligible.
Benefits available to eligible candidates:
- Travel and relocation assistance support available up to $15,000 for eligible appointees from overseas, and up to $10,000 for appointees from interstate.
- 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 $14.50 per week per person, or $28.05 for a family.
More information about our Employee Benefits can be found here
Eligibility:
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 Driver's Licence
Registration/licences that are essential requirements of this role must remain current and valid at all times whilst employed in this role and the status of these may be checked at any time during employment. It is the employee’s responsibility to ensure that registration/licences remain current and to advise the Employer if their circumstances change. This includes notifying the Employer if a registration/licence is revoked, cancelled or has its conditions altered.
Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:
- Specific experience either working in, or research in, a mental health related field or area, including university placements.
Note: - Please refer to the Application Guide for more information of pre-employment check.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
We encourage you to review the Statement of Duties, Applicant Guide, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and application guidance.
Statement of Duties:
Application Guide:
How to apply:
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.
*applications from Recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this role
*only Recruitment Agencies specifically contracted are invited to provide applicants to this role
For more information:
Applicants who require further information are encouraged to contact the Contact person for detailed information about the vacancy.
Name: Tua Agaiava
Position: Allied Health Director - Mental Health Services (North/North West)
Phone number: 0474 008 078
Email address: tua.agaiava@ths.tas.gov.au
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