Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3.1 (P44740)
Salary: $126,196-131,177 (Plus 12% Super)
Location: ACT Courts, Canberra ACT 2601
Section: Mental Health, Justice Health, and Alcohol & Drug Services
Closing Date: 13 Nov 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:

Ready to make a real impact in the lives of people navigating substance use challenges? Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS), part of the dynamic Mental Health, Justice Health, and Alcohol & Drug Services division, is on the lookout for a passionate Registered Nurse Level 3.1 to join our Drug and Alcohol Sentencing List (DASL) Program based at the ACT Courts in Canberra City. This is your chance to be at the forefront of harm minimisation, working within a contemporary, evidence-based service that spans everything from opioid treatment and inpatient withdrawal to counselling and court diversion. In this role, you'll provide clinical assessment, therapeutic counselling, psychoeducation, and case management for individuals referred by the DASL, helping them access the support and treatment they need. You'll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and liaise with stakeholders across the AOD sector and Justice Health, all while being supported in your professional development and clinical supervision. If you're ready to bring compassion, expertise, and innovation to a role that truly matters, we'd love to hear from you.

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 .

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 Prasanth Divakar at 02 5124 5990.

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