Mental Health ACT (MH ACT) is a comprehensive integrated mental health service which employs approximately 370 full time equivalent staff.
Staff employed in Mental Health ACT come from a range of professional backgronds including nursing, psychology, social work and occupational therapy.
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Employment opportunities
Each discipline has a designated Discipline Principal who is responsible for representing their profession and ensuring specific professional needs are addressed with regard to service delivery.
Staff have opportunities to work within a range of clinical settings throughout the service thereby increasing their chances of working with a range of clinical interventions.
Mental Health ACT (MHACT) provides competitive salaries, and excellent employment conditions commensurate with qualifications and experience and has an advanced staff development unit offering postgraduate support, skill development, professional support and supervision.
MHACT offers generous Superannuation in addition to Salary Packaging (Salary packaging with fringe benefits tax-free threshold up to $8,755 is available).
MHACT supports workplace diversity and welcomes applications from people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
All MHACT employment opportunities including salary levels and selection criteria are listed in the Current vacancies section.
Professional development
All staff are expected to attend core training sessions, designed to provide the basic requirements for working within the service.
Opportunities for attending additional training or discipline specific workshops and conferencess, are consistently offered to staff, and staff are encouraged to take advantage of these educational events.
