Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 6-12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3.1 (PN39908)
Salary: $128,458-133,489 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services
Section: Medicine
Closing Date: 21 Sep 2026

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:

Join one of Australia's busiest and most dynamic Emergency Departments and play a pivotal role in delivering advanced, patient-centred care to the Canberra community.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is committed to delivering high-quality, effective, and person-centred healthcare across acute, sub-acute, primary, and community settings throughout the ACT and surrounding region.

As an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) within the Emergency Department, you will be part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team working in a mixed adult and paediatric tertiary trauma centre. This fast-paced and rewarding workplace offers the opportunity to utilise advanced clinical assessment, decision-making, and treatment skills to provide timely, evidence-based care for patients presenting with minor injuries and illnesses.

Working to the full scope of your advanced practice, you will deliver autonomous episodic care supported by clinical treatment protocols, medication standing orders, and established clinical governance frameworks. Your expertise will contribute to improving patient access to care while ensuring safe, efficient, and high-quality outcomes.

If you are a motivated clinician with a passion for emergency care, advanced nursing practice, and making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients,



we invite you to join our innovative and progressive team.

For more information about Canberra Health Services, visit: https://www.health.act.gov.au/.

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 Julie Allan at 04•••••219.

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