Classification: Health Professional Officer Level 2
Salary: $91,026 - $108,691 plus superannuation
Position No: 25999-02R30
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 13 July 2026
Contact Officer: Carmen Donkersley on [email protected] or (02) 5124 0073
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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Access to Employee Assistance Program.
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Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
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:
We are seeking enthusiastic Occupational Therapists to join Canberra Health Services (CHS) and become part of a supportive and collaborative team dedicated to delivering high-quality patient care.
This role offers the opportunity to rotate across a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings, providing broad clinical exposure, diverse learning experiences, and excellent opportunities for professional growth.
As an Occupational Therapist, you will apply your assessment, clinical reasoning, and problem-solving skills to identify barriers affecting a person's ability to live independently. Working closely with patients and their families, you will develop practical solutions that support rehabilitation, safe discharge planning, and improved independence.
We are looking for a motivated and collaborative clinician who enjoys working with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams. In return, you will benefit from ongoing training, professional development, and broad clinical exposure.
Our staff are committed to delivering health services that reflect CHS values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful, and Kind.
A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will remain valid for 12 months. This pool may be used to fill both permanent and temporary positions across CHS.
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.
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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.
Note: This is a full-time temporary position available for six months with possibility of extension and/or permanency.
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 full-time temporary position available for six months with possibility of extension and/or permanency.
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