Specialist In Sexual Health - Staff Specialist / Senior Staff Specialist

Classification: Specialist Band 1-5/Senior Specialist
Salary: $204,936 - $274,696 plus superannuation
Position No: 72532 - 02S6T
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 27 October 2026
Contact Officer: Dr Ming Lee on**@act.gov.au

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

What can we offer you:

- Canberra was voted best city for quality of life in the Oxford Economic Global Cities Index.
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- 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.

Full Time Indicative Base Package Value: $344,961 to $454,650 (Pro Rata part time) dependent on the level of experience and participation.

Indicative Base Package inclusive of

- Base Salary $204,936 to $274,696
- Superannuation (12.5%)
- Professional development allowances
- On-call allowance 17.5%
- Generous leave provisions, including up to 4 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.

About the Role:

Position Overview

Canberra Sexual Health Centre (CSHC) provides clinic-based care as well as an outreach program in non-clinical settings. The clinical care work spans sexually transmissible infections, HIV and gender-affirming care, contraception, genital dermatology, and sexual function. The CHS Adult Gender Service provides care to adolescents aged 16 plus and adults, and is embedded within the sexual health team. CSHC has a strong philosophy of teamwork, evidence-based practice, research activity,



community outreach programmes and continuing professional development, which is supported by a weekly in-service program.

CSHC is an accredited site for Advanced Training in Sexual Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

The sexual health specialist position will provide:

- Clinical consultation
- Medical resident and registrar supervision and nursing staff clinical support
- Contribute to the teaching and training of medical students and other health care professionals, both in clinic and in formal teaching sessions
- Contribute to research, evaluation and quality improvement
- Actively contribute to administration and management of the unit

Approximately 80% of time will be spent in a clinical role direct - patient care or associated clinical duties.

Specialist responsibilities are divided across the team and include an educational lead, clinical lead in gender care, and a clinical lead in outreach activities.

There are opportunities for honorary academic title with the School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University.

The position holder is expected to operate within the Public Sector Management Act (1994), the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct and the skilled requirements specified by the appointee’s Specialist College.

The preferred candidate maybe considered for a conjoint position in ANU at an academic level commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience. The academic position will be held for the duration of the Canberra Health Services employment and will be subject to regular performance reviews. No remuneration is attached to the University position. The employee will be responsible to the University on academic matters and to The Canberra Hospital and Health Services / Canberra Health Services for clinical/ research matters.

For more information in relation to conjoint positions with the ANU please contact The Director, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology (02) 6125 2* ****@anu.edu.au

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be requir

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