Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 4.3 (P7592)
Salary: $161,380 (Plus 12% Super)
Location: North Canberra Hospital
Section: Medicine
Closing Date: 18 Aug 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:

North Canberra Hospital is seeking a dynamic and experienced leader to oversee the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care within our Medicine division. This senior nursing and operational role is responsible for the management of three general medical wards, a Medical Assessment and Planning Unit (MAPU), and the Medical Stream Nursing Education Team. You will drive strategic planning, service innovation, and clinical excellence in a fast-paced and complex environment.

With a strong focus on evidence-based practice and NSQHS compliance, you will lead multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, effective care while meeting key performance and financial targets. Your expertise in project management, quality improvement, and stakeholder engagement will be essential as you champion change, build strong networks, and contribute to the hospital's strategic goals. This is an opportunity to shape the future of medicine at a growing health service, with a strong commitment to workforce development, diversity, and governance.

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.

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