Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3.2 (PN 22376)
Salary: $144,410 (Plus 12.5%25 Super)
Location: The Canberra Hospital
Section: Surgery
Closing Date: 11 Aug 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.
•	Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au)

About the Role:

Are you ready for your next challenge? Then this is the role for you!

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is seeking an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Consultant to join our dynamic Intensive Care Unit. As the ACT's sole tertiary teaching hospital, CHS delivers high-quality, person-centred care to a population of more than 650,000 people across Canberra and the surrounding region.

The Intensive Care Unit is a 36-bed Level 3 Territory Referral Centre, admitting over 2,700 patients annually. With unlimited accreditation from the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand, the unit is recognised for excellence in critical care, education, and research, and participates in international multidisciplinary research programs.

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Nursing, the Clinical Nurse Consultant provides expert clinical leadership and operational support across the unit. This role is responsible for coordinating patient flow, workforce management, staff performance, and service delivery, while ensuring compliance with the National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. The successful applicant will demonstrate strong leadership, sound clinical expertise, and a commitment to delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality care within a complex critical care environment.

This is a rewarding opportunity to influence patient outcomes, support staff development, and contribute to the ongoing success of one of Australia's leading intensive care services.

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

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

•	Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
•	Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

To Apply:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding 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 particularly encouraged to apply.

The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory’s history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Rosalie Austin at 0402396092 or atRosalie.Austin@act.gov.au.

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