Employment Type: Full-Time or Part-Time, Permanent

Classification: Health Professional Level 3 (PN P29761)

Health Qualified Level 3 Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 (Plus 12.5% Super)

Location: Canberra Health Services

Section: Enhanced Child Health Service

Closing Date: 20 November 2026

What can we offer you:

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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.

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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

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Flexible working conditions

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12.5% Superannuation.

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Access to Employee Assistance Program.

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Access to onsite Physiotherapists.

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Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy, and gift shop.

About the Role

Enhanced Child Health Service (ECHS) is seeking the dynamic, flexible, and skilled Health Professionals who are committed to the delivery of high quality, trauma informed, and holistic care.

In ECHS, allied health and nursing clinicians provide support and intervention to children and families who are at risk of poor health and development outcomes due to an intersection of complex health and psychosocial needs. These range from brief, short-term interventions, to extended counselling support and specialist education and training.

This is an exciting opportunity to work within teams in a rewarding and vibrant service.

Please note

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A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and remain valid for up to 12 months. The pool may be used to fill future permanent and temporary positions across CHS on either a full-time or part-time basis.

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Appointment to the positions may be based on written application and referee reports only.





For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

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

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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.

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Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.

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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

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

To Apply

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page response to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position

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 encouraged to apply.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Inez Hargaden on (02) 5124 3 or at ****@act.gov.au

📌 Social Worker - Enhanced Child Health Services (Canberra)
🏢 Act Health
📍 Canberra