Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3.1 (LP6840)

Salary: $126,196 – $131,177 (Plus 12% Super)

Location: North Canberra Hospital

Section: Intensive Care Unit

Closing Date: 17th October 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).

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:

The ICU Liaison Nurse is a clinical expert who works from within the ICU Medical Team to follow up ICU patients once discharged to the ward, and who functions as a resource for medical, nursing and allied health staff working on the general wards, to assist in the management of patients with complex care needs or episodes of patient deterioration.

The ICU provides an ICLS nurse to support the wider hospital seven days a week for eight hours a day. This role aims to better manage the transition of patients from the ICU to the ward and to support the treatment of deteriorating or complex patients in the ward environment, avoiding unnecessary ICU admission, or facilitating their admission to ICU. In this way the ICU liaison nurse acts as a bridge between the skills and resources of the ICU and the ward environment, supporting continuity of care and patient flow. The role also includes MET data review, formal and informal education of ward staff and support for the families of critically ill patients, including end-of-life discussions and palliative care.

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 maximum 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

This document is required and must be submitted to be considered for the role.

***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.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Amanda O'Donnell Amanda.O'[email protected].

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.