Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2
Salary: $112,841 - $119,223 plus superannuation
Position No: 22714 - 02QUL
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 24 June 2026
Contact Officer: Fiona Le Mesurier on [email protected] or 02 51241774
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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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)
Join a passionate and purpose-driven team dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of women, children, young people, and families across the community. Women, Youth and Children Community Health Programs provide a diverse range of community-based primary health services, delivering support, education, and information alongside counselling, assessment, screening, and early identification. Working within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, you will play a meaningful role in delivering public health programs and connecting families with the care they need.
As part of Enhanced Health Services, you will contribute to a dynamic network that includes the Early Family Support Service, Enhanced Child Health Service, Developmental Paediatric and Child Protection Medical Service, and Women’s Health Service. This integrated approach ensures families receive comprehensive and coordinated care tailored to their unique needs.
Within the Early Family Support Service, you will make a tangible difference to families experiencing complex psychosocial challenges. Supporting parents and their newborns or young children through a sustained home visiting and outreach model, you will help build confidence, strengthen parenting skills, and promote positive child development. Your work will focus on early identification and timely intervention, ensuring families are supported during critical stages of growth and development.
This role offers the opportunity to champion preventive health initiatives such as breastfeeding promotion, immunisation, and child safety, while working closely with a skilled multidisciplinary team that includes counselling and physiotherapy professionals. You will be part of a supportive and collaborative environment where your expertise is valued, your impact is visible, and your commitment to compassionate, family-centred care truly makes a difference.
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.
Note: This is a full time, part time, Permanent 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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