Employment Type

Full Time / Part Time – Permanent / Temporary

Classification

Staff Specialist 1-5 / Senior Specialist

Location

Canberra Health Services

Section

Women, Youth and Children, Maternal Fetal Medicine Department

Closing Date

22nd November 2026

Medical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at:

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What Can We Offer You

- Reimbursement of relocation expenses (up to $55,000) for interstate candidates on permanent and long term appointments (Conditions apply and subject to review and approval)
- VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.
- 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.

Generous Attraction and Retention Incentive’s (ARIn) of $100,000 per annum (pro-rata part time) available for this position - Subject to meeting eligibility criteria - (pro-rata for part time)

Full Time Indicative Base Package Value

$345,918 to $455,607 (Pro Rata part time) - Excluding Attraction and Retention Inncentive (ARIn)

Indicative Base Package inclusive of

- Base Salary $204,936 to $274,696
- Superannuation (12.5%)
- Private Practice Allowance – Based on Scheme A (other scheme's available)
- Professional development allowances
- On-call allowance 17.4%
- Mobile Phone allowance
- Generous leave provisions, including up to 5 weeks training/education leave and up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum
- Annual Leave Loading 17.5%





Note: Starting base salary will be negotiated within this classification for the successful candidate, depending on experience and expertise.

Additional Salary Opportunity

- Generous Attraction and Retention Incentive’s (ARIn) of up to $100,000 per annum available for this position - Subject to meeting eligibility criteria - (pro-rata for part time)
- Subject to meeting eligibility criteria
- Reviewed for eligibility every three years
- Does not form part of the base salary

About The Role

Position Overview

The CHS Maternal Fetal Medicine Department is seeking a Certification in Maternal Fetal Medicine (CMFM) Subspecialist or a Certification in Obstetrical and Gynaecological Ultrasound (COGU) Subspecialist.

The Maternal Fetal Medicine Department comprises a multidisciplinary team who work closely to provide high quality care for high risk pregnancies, fetal surveillance and diagnostics. This team includes MFM consultants, trainees, sonographers, midwives, genetic counsellors and administrative team members and works closely with specialists in Obstetrics, Neonatology, Clinical Genetics, Anaesthetics, Medicine and Paediatric Surgery. This is an prospect to provide both complex maternal medical care and fetal medicine services including diagnostic ultrasound, invasive procedures,



complex fetal counselling and management as well as a component of ultrasound reporting for normal obstetrics ultrasounds. The MFM Department at CHS has a large catchment with a large volume of pathology.

The Centenary Hospital for Women and Children provides tertiary level MFM and Obstetrics and Gynaecological services to the ACT and surrounding regions. The Centenary Hospital for Women and Children has more than 3700 births per year and is a level 6 referral centre for high risk pregnancies for the region. It is the only tertiary care perinatal unit between Sydney and Melbourne and thus has a busy Maternal Fetal Medicine Department.

The hospital is accredited by RANZCOG for the FRANZCOG Training Program. The MFM Department currently holds one accredited CMFM training position and employs an accredited MFM Fellow and an MFM Senior Registrar. The Centenary Hospital’s Centre for Newborn Care has over 650 admissions per year.

The successful applicant must have RANZCOG Fellowship and CMFM Subspecialist qualifications or equivalent. We may consider applicants due to complete their subspecialist training within the next one year. Those with COGU Subspecialist qualification or a Diploma of Diagnostic Ultrasound (DDU) in O&G; may be considered. They must possess excellent communication skills with the ability to interact sensitively in a high-risk obstetric and fetal medicine environment and have a demonstrated commitment to teaching.

This position will be embedded in the Maternal Fetal Medicine Department, with pro-rata on call duties and contribution to inpatient management when required.

📌 Maternal Fetal Medicine Subspecialist (Canberra)
🏢 Canberra Health Services
📍 Canberra