Classification: Health Professional Level 2
Salary: $91,026 - $108,691 plus superannuation
Position No: 23674 - 02QPL
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 09 June 2026
Contact Officer: Alison Merrington on [email protected]
What can we offer you:
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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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Flexible working conditions
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12.5% Superannuation
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Access to Employee Assistance Program
About the Role:
The Rehabilitation Aged and Community Services (RACS) Inpatient Social Work Team covers clinical areas focussing on Rehabilitation and Aged Care at the Canberra Hospital and University of Canberra Hospital.
We support qualified Social Workers with a range of opportunities, including learning and practice development support from our Clinical Lead Social Worker, engagement in service improvement activities, access to regular clinical supervision and in-house professional development, as well as access to funded professional development after completion of your first 12 months. You will also have the opportunity to rotate between different work areas within the division of RACS, and to develop your own supervision skills with provision of supervision to students and early career staff.
To be eligible for this position, you must hold a Social Work qualification and have a minimum of one year post-graduation experience. Experience working professionally in hospital or a health care setting is preferred.
Please include a maximum 2 page response to the Selection Criteria with your application, along with your curriculum vitae. Applications without a curriculum vitae and response to selection criteria will not be considered.
Please Note: This position(s) may be required to participate in overtime, on call, and/or rotation roster. This Position Description outlines a range of possible duties that staff are expected to perform at this level. The emphasis placed on each duty will vary according to the requirements of each position. The successful applicant will need to be available for occasional weekend and after-hours work, with access to flex time. This is a permanent, full-time role, available from 10th August 2026. From this round a merit list may be created to fill similar roles over the next 12 months.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
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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
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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
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Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
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 new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.
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