32301 - 02NWR

Closes: 09 September 2025

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 1
Salary: $81,181 - $106,712 plus superannuation
Position No: 32301 - 02NWR
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 02 September 2025
Contact Officer: Amanda McCarthy on amanda.mccarthy@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 2756

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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:

Step Into Critical Care — Foundations Program for Nurses

Join the Intensive Care Unit at Canberra Hospital, a leading Level 3 Territory Referral Centre, and take your nursing career to the next level through our Foundations Program. This tailored, supportive learning pathway is designed to help nurses upskill in critical care, gaining hands-on experience in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment.

You’ll work alongside expert clinicians in trauma, cardiothoracic, and neurosurgical care, while building confidence and capability through structured education and mentorship. Be part of a team that values clinical excellence, collaboration, and continuous growth.

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.

Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of six – 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

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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Note

This is a temporary position available for a period of six – 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
Nursing