Social Worker – Forensic Mental Health Services | Full-time Permanent

Closes: 05 July 2026

Classification: Health Professional Level 3

Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 (up to $126,060 on achieving a personal upgrade) plus superannuation

Position No: 41042-02QVJ

Directorate: Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 24 June 2026

Contact Officer: Graham Twycross on ***email_hidden*** or (02) 5124 1516

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
• 12.5% Superannuation.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.

About the Role

We are looking for a suitably qualified and experienced social worker to work in our inpatient service, Dhulwa. As part of this role, you will work within the Allied Health and wider multidisciplinary team to deliver frontline services to a forensic population.

Forensic Mental Health Inpatient Services (FMHIS) including Dhulwa Mental Health Unit (DMHU) provides high quality inpatient mental health care to people from 18 to 65 years of age. The values and aims of FMHIS is outlined in the FMHIS Model of Care (2026).

To succeed in this role, you will be expected to understand issues related to the care and rehabilitation of patients with moderate to severe mental illness and complex comorbid issues including trauma, psychosocial disadvantage, substance use, personality disorder, and criminal offending and have a sound understanding of the legislation relevant to mental health and be able to communicate effectively with relevant government and non-government agencies engaged with the public mental health system.

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.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra
• 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.

Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position

For more information on this position and how to apply “ click here ”

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

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.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Career interest categories

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services