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Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary 6 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3 Grade 2 (603735)
Salary: $144,410 Pro Rata (Plus 12.5%25 Super)
Location: North Canberra Hospital
Section: Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services
Closing Date: 31st July 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. |
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:
Join Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services and play a key role in supporting a safe, skilled, and sustainable nursing workforce.
Adult Inpatient Mental Health Services operates across The Canberra Hospital (TCH) and North Canberra Hospital (NCH), providing specialist care through the Adult Mental Health Unit, Ward 12B Mental Health Unit, Mental Health Short Stay Unit, Mental Health Clinical Liaison services, Acacia Mental Health Unit (Acute Adults), and Banksia Mental Health Unit (Older Persons).
As the Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) – Rostering andRecruitment, you will lead nursing workforce coordination across Acacia, Banksia, and the NCH Mental Health Clinical Liaison Service. Working closely with Clinical Nurse Consultants and the Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON), you will ensure safe staffing levels, an appropriate skill mix, and compliance with nurse-to-patient ratios, while managing rostering in accordance with the ACT Public Service Nursing and Midwifery Enterprise Agreement 2023–2026.
You will also play a pivotal role in nursing recruitment, helping to attract and retain a high-performing workforce that supports exceptional patient care.
Reporting to the ADON, North Canberra Hospital Mental Health Services, this full-time position offers a standard five-day work week and the opportunity to contribute to workforce planning, quality improvement initiatives, professional development, and multidisciplinary collaboration within a dynamic mental health service.
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 maximum 2-page written response, addressing each Key Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.
The written response would benefit from demonstrated examples of how you meet the Selection Criteria.
This document is required and must be submitted to be considered for the role.
***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.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Jake Pennell atjake.pennell@act.gov.au
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A merit pool may be created from this recruitment process and remain valid for 12 months. This pool may be used to fill both permanent and temporary positions across CHS.
