Classification: Career Medical Officer 2
Salary: $192,551 - $227,502 plus superannuation
Position No: 70666, several - 02RQ1
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 01 September 2026
Contact Officer: Dr Harshel Parikh on (02) 5124 0000
What can we offer you:
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City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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12.5% Superannuation.
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Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.
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Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
To find out more on what a career at Canberra Health Services (CHS) can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services
About the role:
Applications are sought for one-year Intensive Care Unit Career Medical Officer (Transition Year Fellow) position for the College of Intensive Care Medicine Training Program from February 2027 at Canberra Hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
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 regions. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Medical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at: ACTPS Medical Practitioners Enterprise Agreement 2023 - 2026
Canberra Hospital ICU, with annual admission rate of 2500 to 2800 patients, holds unlimited accreditation with the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM) of Australia and New Zealand for training in intensive care medicine and has advanced trainees providing after-hours cover. The unit meets all College requirements for training in Neurosurgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Trauma. The unit has a strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate education and clinical research offering excellent opportunities for clinicians to engage in high-quality academic activities.
The TYF position(s) at Canberra Hospital ICU aim to fulfil the training requirements of CICM’s final 12 months of its intensive care training program (also known as the Transition Year). It is a transitional role between that of a phase 2 trainee to a junior specialist, with flexibility and graded responsibility to allow increasing clinical autonomy and responsibilities including directing patient management, supervising, and managing the multidisciplinary clinical team, collaborating with other multi-specialty clinicians whilst being supervised by an immediately available intensivist.
The position will have a dedicated rostered protective time to pursue and demonstrate interest in the following fields: critical care ultrasound and echocardiography, research, medical administration.
Note: This is a temporary position available from February 2027 for a period of 12 months.
Prior to commencement, the successful candidates will be required to:
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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
For more information regarding the position see the Position Description.
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.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
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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This is a temporary position available from February 2027 for a period of 12 months.
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