Closes: 02 November 2026

Classification: Senior Officer Grade C/Health Skilled Level 4/Registered Nurse Level 3.1
Salary: $127,597 - $141,511 plus superannuation
Position No: LP7726 - 02S4L
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 16 October 2026
Contact Officer: Angela Devlin on [email protected] or (02) 5103 7300

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.

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:

The Project Officer will lead and coordinate the 11-month integration and service redesign of the Specialist Palliative Aged Care service (PEACE).

The role will identify opportunities to improve service coordination, patient and carer experience, workforce sustainability, access to care, and the use of telehealth and virtual care, while ensuring alignment with Canberra Health Services’ strategic priorities, governance requirements and quality and safety standards.

This is a multi-classification position open to applicants from a range of clinical and non-clinical disciplines as outlined in the Position Description. The successful applicant will bring demonstrated experience in analysis, including the ability to synthesise and communicate complex information to a broad range of audiences.

Experience supporting improvements to governance processes and systems, analysing and interpreting clinical performance and safety data, and knowledge of consultancy services or specialist care models will be highly regarded.





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 CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Note: This is a temporary position available for 11 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency.

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.

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.

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Career interest categories:

Administration and Governance
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
Nursing

📌 Project Officer - Palliative Care (PEACE) | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency (Canberra)
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