Employment Type: Part time, Temporary 12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 1 (P28292)
Salary: $80, 378 - $105, 656 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: ACT Community Health Centres
Section: Maternal Child and Family Health
Closing Date: 5 Jun 2025

What can we offer you:

• City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:

Exciting opportunity for a dual registered nurse/midwife (RN/RM) or registered midwife (RM) to join the MACH Services team! As part of our Transition to Practice program, you'll work part-time while undertaking a certificate or diploma in child and family health. This program offers a pathway to becoming a skilled clinician, combining tertiary study with hands-on experience in Maternal, Child, and Family Health.

You'll play a key role in providing community-based health care for women, children, and families, delivering services like home visits, breastfeeding support, and child health assessments. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you'll provide holistic, family-centered care, promoting healthy development and supporting parents. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop expertise in child and family health while making a real difference in the community!

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

To Apply:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

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.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Lesley Chapman at 02-5124 1175.