NDIS Support Unit Lead - Community Health and Integrated Care

Employment Type: Full time, Temporary 3 months with possibility of extension and or permanency
Classification: Health Professional Level 5 (PN 29701)
Health Professional Level 5 Salary: $149,172 - $167,151 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Location: The Village Creek Centre, Kambah
Section: Community Health & Integrated Care
Closing Date: 26 November 2026

What can we offer you:

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.

Access to Employee Assistance Program.

Access to onsite Physiotherapists.

About the Role:

Join a passionate and high-performing multidisciplinary team in this temporary leadership opportunity, with potential for extension or permanency. This influential role offers the chance to shape strategic direction, represent Canberra Health Services at executive and national forums, and lead the team through a significant period of quality improvement and NDIA mid-term registration audit readiness.

As the CHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Support Unit Lead, you will provide strategic leadership and expert advice on the complex interface between health and disability services. Working as part of the Community Health and Integrated Care (CHIC) Leadership Team, you will partner with stakeholders across Canberra Health Services, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), government agencies and community organisations to drive service improvement, influence policy and support positive outcomes for people living with disability. You will also lead a specialised team responsible for navigating NDIS-related matters,



improving service coordination and supporting frontline services across community and inpatient settings.

We are seeking a collaborative and forward-thinking leader with strong strategic, operational and stakeholder engagement skills. You will be an effective communicator who can build partnerships, provide high-level advice, lead through change and confidently manage complex issues in a dynamic environment. Most importantly, you will be passionate about improving health and disability integration, championing person-centred care and delivering meaningful outcomes for consumers, families and the broader community.

Requirements:

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

Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.

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.

Attain NDIS Worker screening through the Working with Vulnerable People registration even if a registered Health Qualified.

Additional Information:

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

Commitment to Diversity:

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.

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