Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3.1
Salary: $128,458 - $133,489 plus superannuation
Position No: 24015 - 02QSR
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 12 June 2026
Contact Officer: Shantell Hunter on [email protected] or 02- 5124 2212
What can we offer you:
- 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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Flexible working conditions.
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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 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 (act.gov.au)
About the Role:
Join Adult Community Mental Health Services (ACMHS) and make a meaningful impact in the lives of people experiencing mental health challenges. As part of the Intake Services Teams, you will provide evidence-based, recovery-focused care to adults across the ACT, working collaboratively with consumers, carers, and key stakeholders to deliver personalised and compassionate support.
Working within the Home Assessment and Acute Response Team (HAART), you will deliver timely crisis intervention and outreach assessment to people experiencing moderate to severe mental illness, helping to reduce hospital admissions and support care in the community. You may also contribute to the innovative PACER service, partnering with Police and Ambulance services to provide rapid, coordinated responses to mental health crises.
This dynamic role offers variety, professional growth, and the opportunity to work within a highly supportive multidisciplinary team. The position operates on a rotating roster across seven days, including weekends, public holidays, and on-call, reporting to the HAART Team Leader.
Please note that the successful candidate may be appointed based on application only.
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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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
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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