Closes: 20 September 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 4 Salary: $86,750 - $93,416 plus superannuation

Position No: 28534 - 02ROS

Directorate: Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 16 September 2026

Contact Officer: Deborah Hammett on [email protected] or (02) 5124 9025

What can we offer you:

- 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.
- 12.5% Superannuation.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
- Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role: Love solving problems, coordinating competing priorities, and making things happen? Join our Surgery Intake team and play a vital role in supporting elective surgery services across Canberra Health Services. As a Surgery Access Officer, you will be responsible for liaising and coordinating with Elective Surgery Liaison Nurses to manage the Elective Surgery Waiting List for Canberra Hospital. You will assist in the training and professional development of staff in training or relief positions, ensure effective communication between Surgery Intake and Bookings and key stakeholders, promote high-quality customer service, and champion organisational values.

Our ideal candidate will have strong organisational skills and a commitment to providing high-quality customer service. You will possess sound knowledge of documented work practices, procedures, guidelines, and instructions, along with the ability to interpret legislation, regulations, and other guideline materials. You will be adaptable and flexible, with excellent communication, liaison, and negotiation skills.

As a collaborative team player, you will contribute to a positive team culture and can analyse data and compile statistical information.

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

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here” Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

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

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

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.

Note

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

Career interest categories:

Administration and Governance Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services

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