Head of Research - Palliative Care, North Canberra Hospital
Full-time Permanent

- City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra .
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Versatile working conditions.
- Access to Employee Assistance Program.
- Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval)

Canberra Health Services is seeking an experienced research leader to drive and grow palliative care research across the ACT.

The Head of Palliative Care Research provides leadership of a territory-wide multidisciplinary research program based at Clare Holland House and North Canberra Hospital. The role is responsible for advancing research activity across palliative care services, identifying new research opportunities, and strengthening collaborations that support improved patient and service outcomes.

Working closely with clinicians, researchers and academic partners, the successful applicant will oversee a diverse portfolio of clinical and non-clinical research projects. The role maintains strong links with local and national research organisations and contributes to the ongoing development of palliative care evidence and practice. Research activities may extend across hospital, community, aged care and rural settings.

Opportunities for part-time or clinician academic (part-time clinical and part-time academic) roles will be considered for appropriate candidates.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:





- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

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

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 .

📌 Head of Research - Palliative Care, North Canberra Hospital | Full-time Permanent
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