Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3.1
Salary: $128,458 - $133,489 plus superannuation
Position No: 37686 - 02RQU
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 08 September 2026
Contact Officer: Jamie Parker on [email protected] or 0466 322 676
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)
About the Role:
Join the Cancer and Ambulatory Services (CAS) Palliative Care Consultation Team as an Advanced Practice Nurse and make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families during some of their most important healthcare journeys.
In this dynamic role, you will provide expert patient assessment, coordinate and triage inpatient referrals, develop and implement comprehensive care plans, and deliver specialist palliative care support across both CAS and the broader hospital environment. As a senior clinical resource, you will mentor and support Registered Nurses within the consultation team while contributing to excellence in patient-centred care.
This is an exciting opportunity to drive service innovation, influence the development of contemporary models of care, and help shape the future of palliative care delivery within a collaborative multidisciplinary team.
Enjoy the benefits of a Monday to Friday, business hours position, offering a healthy work-life balance while allowing you to make a lasting impact every day.
Bring your advanced clinical expertise, leadership skills, and passion for compassionate care to a role where you can truly make a difference.
Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of three months with a 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 paid pro-rata.
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.
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 temporary position available for a period of three months with a 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 paid pro-rata.
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