Employment Type – Multiple Permanent and Temporary Positions Available

Classification – Staff Specialist 1-5 / Senior Specialist

Title- NCH - Staff Specialist / Senior Specialist - Emergency Medicine

Position Number: LP6619 +

Location – North Canberra Hospital Bruce, ACT

Section – Emergency Department

Closing Date –17th June 2025

Remuneration:

A competitive base salary ranging from $258,707-$358,114 is offered, which includes the Private Practice Allowance and On-call/Recall Allowance. In addition, successful candidates will receive 11.5% superannuation and access to Medical.

Education Expenses.

Successful applicants may also be eligible for the Emergency Department Group Attraction, Retention and Incentive (ARIN) payment, ranging between $50,000 and $75,000, subject to meeting the relevant eligibility criteria.

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• City living without the traffic – click her to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Generous leave provisions, including up to 4 weeks training/education leave and up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum (Pro Rata Part Time).
• VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.
• Reimbursement for relocation expenses for interstate candidates on permanent and long-term appointments (Conditions apply and subject to review and approval).

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About the Hospital:

North Canberra Hospital (formerly Calvary Public Hospital Bruce) and Clare Holland House are now run and operated by Canberra Health Services (CHS)

This is a significant milestone as the ACT Government moves towards delivering a new billion-dollar hospital on Canberra’s Northside.

The current North Canberra Hospital is a level 4 hospital that provides a range of acute and sub-acute services including community based care to the residents of the northside of Canberra and Southern NSW. North Canberra Hospital (NCH) is a 270 public hospital located in Canberra’s expanding northside. North Canberra Hospital operates a 24 hour Emergency Department. Inpatient services include general medicine, surgery, maternity, mental health and critical care.

Other service modalities include day surgery, specialist outpatient clinics, Hospital in the Home and the Geriatric Rapid Acute Care Evaluation service that reaches into aged care facilities across the ACT.

The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing Calvary Hospital campus in Bruce. It will be a modern, state-of-the-art hospital for patients, visitors and its workforce and will provide more beds and increased services. Until then, it's business as usual at the NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.

About the role:

We are a medium-large metropolitan ED in a medium sized general hospital. We are going through an exciting time of integrating models of care with the larger territory facility, and commencing planning for a new Northside Hospital.

Basic Department Characteristics:

• We see ~ 62500 patients / years.
• We have approximately 15% paediatric presentations.
• There is potential for FACEMs to be involved in the Regional Aeromedical Retrieval Service and the Australian National University.
• Rostering is flexible and innovative.
• There are opportunities to make a significant contribution to a growing department.
• Innovative Staffing Model with extensive CMO, Nurse Practitioner and Advanced Practice Physiotherapists contributing.
• Competitive remuneration with extensive support for professional development.

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

How to apply:

Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system. Email applications will not be accepted;

• Applications must include a copy of a current CV and details for at least 2 professional referees.
• A maximum two page pitch outlining your skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this role. You should take into consideration the selection criteria when drafting your response. This document is required and must be submitted to be considered for the role.
• Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.

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.

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

• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with North Canberra Hospital Credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for medical professionals.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Dr Michael Hall, [email protected]

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A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available.