Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2
Salary: $112,841 - $119,223 plus superannuation
Position No: 71432 - 02QPH
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 03 June 2026
Contact Officer: Cassandra Noble on [email protected] or 02 5124 2185
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 a dynamic and respected multidisciplinary team within the Clinical Forensic Medical Service, bringing together Forensic and Medical Sexual Assault Care, Clinical Forensics ACT, and the Fitness to Drive Unit. As a Forensic Nurse Examiner, you will deliver compassionate, patient-centred care, providing forensic assessments, evidence collection, and ongoing support to adults and adolescents affected by sexual assault, while also working collaboratively with ACT Policing to deliver clinical care in custody settings and for workplace injuries. You will additionally contribute to community safety through fitness-to-drive cognitive assessments. This role offers a unique opportunity to work across diverse clinical areas, develop advanced skills, and make a meaningful difference in people’s lives within a supportive and highly professional team environment.
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.
Notes: This is a temporary position available for 6 - 12 months with possibility of extension and or permanency. This position is part-time at (32:00) hours per week and the full-time salary noted above will be pro-rata.
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 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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