603922 - 02QMY


Hospital in the Home (HITH) Career Medical Officer
Part-time Permanent

Closes: 29 June 2026

Classification: Career Medical Officer 1
Salary: $154,722 - $185,648 plus superannuation
Position No: 603922 - 02QMY
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 18 June 2026
Contact Officer: Babajide Fawole on Babajide.Fawole@act.gov.au


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
  • 12.5% Superannuation
  • Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates
  • 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

About the role: 

To be eligible to apply for this position you must be PGY4 +. This position is part-time (0.6 FTE), commencing as soon as possible for 12 months with possible extension

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 regions. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Medical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at: ACT Public Sector Medical Practitioners Enterprise Agreement 2023-2026.

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 is moving towards delivering a new hospital on Canberra’s Northside.

The new Northside Hospital will be built on the existing North Canberra Hospital (NCH) 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 NCH, and we'll keep providing high-quality care to our patients and community.

HITH NCH is a multidisciplinary inpatient unit providing acute medical care for patients in their own home. It is a progressive unit known for its multidisciplinary approach to patient care.

As the CMO, you will work as part of the HITH multi-disciplinary team assisting consultants with clinical management of patients and applying medical knowledge and experience in the clinical diagnosis, investigation, treatment and ongoing management and appropriate discharge of patients.

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

Prior to commencement, the 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 part time position available for 12 months with the possibility of extension. The full-time salary noted above will be paid pro rata.

How to Apply: For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

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 ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services