Search for jobs at ACT Health and Canberra Health Services

We offer many career opportunities for health professionals looking for challenging work in a professional and quality health care environment.

If you dream of space, a cosmopolitan lifestyle, fresh air and flowing traffic, then Canberra is the city for you. When you work with us you are part of a professional and caring community.

We offer:

highly competitive rates of pay
excellent working conditions, including family friendly roles, flexible shifts, short and long-term contracts and permanent positions
professional development opportunities, teaching and research
diversity of clinical areas
partnerships with local universities

Work at ACT Health

All ACT Health Directorate roles are advertised at Careers and Employment.

Temporary employment register

Work at Canberra Health Services

You can apply for clinical and non-clinical positions at Canberra Health Services by creating an online profile in their eRecruitment system and then applying to an advertised vacancy.

Find out more about working at Canberra Health Services.

Medical officers

Find out more about being a medical officer at Canberra Health Services. Read the enterprise agreement for medical officers.

Read more about the psychiatry training program in the psychiatry careers information on the Canberra Health Services website.

Volunteering

Canberra Health Services have a large team of volunteers who work across a number of programs to provide services and support for patients, visitors and staff. Find out more about volunteering at Canberra Health Services.

Allied health professionals

Allied health professionals work across the ACT region in private, public and non-government organisations. Clinical and non-clinical roles for allied health professionals are available within a number of directorates:

Canberra Health Services (includes Canberra Hospital, University of Canberra Hospital, North Canberra Hospital and community health centres)
Calvary Public Hospital Bruce
ACT Health
Education Directorate
Community Services Directorate
Justice and Community Safety Directorate
Private hospitals
Australian public service
Non-government organisations
Education providers
Private sector (this may include allied health practices, general practices)

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The ACT Public Sector Health Professional Enterprise Agreement covers allied health professionals and more information, including employment conditions, salaries and classification structure, can be found in the enterprise agreement.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Liaison Officers are employed under the ACTPS Administration and Related Classifications Enterprise Agreement.

Allied health classifications and career structure

Most allied health professions follow the six level health professional classification structure for career progression.

Each health professional classification includes a series of pay point increments. Most of these are automatically applied on the anniversary of an employee’s commencement with the ACT Government Directorate.

Health professional 1 (HP 1)

This is the professional commencement level. The level is the initial professional, industry-based formation phase of a new and recent graduate health professional. This is in recognition of the fact that they have limited practical experience in the application of their professional knowledge.

Health professional 2 (HP 2)

You will have successfully completed a minimum of 12 months paid professionally relevant workplace experience and all relevant professional requirements for progression from Level 1. For professions bound by mandatory registration, all registration requirements must be fulfilled and registration awarded to the health professional.

Health professional 3 (HP 3)

You may perform novel, complex or critical professional work under professional supervision, or may perform normal professional work as a sole practitioner under general professional guidance.

Health professional 3 (HP 3): recognition of competency

You will be able to exercise independent judgement based on extensive specialist knowledge or broad generalist knowledge. Application to this level may only take place after a minimum of 3 years, or equivalent, experience at the HP3 level.

Health professional 4 (HP 4)

Senior or specialist practitioner stream - you will be able to perform novel, complex or critical work with a high level of expertise and assume responsibility of performing a consultative role within their professional field of specialty.
Tutor, educator or preceptor stream - you will have responsibility for the provision of clinical training and professional development for students and health professional staff.
Manager - you will have professional responsibility for a specific team or clinical unit within a department and undertakes a workload in that department.

Health professional 5 (HP 5)

This position under broad policy control undertakes the roles of senior health professional practitioner or senior professional manager.

Health professional 6 (HP 6)

The position may under broad policy control and direction undertake the role of senior health professional manager having a high level of accountability, competency, professional judgement and responsibility.