• Employment Type: Full Time or Part Time, Permanent
• Classification: Health Professional Officer 2 or 3 HPO 2/HPO 3 (PN 60439, PN 30679)
• Salary: $70,679.00 - $110,398.00 (Plus 11.5% Super)
• Location: The Canberra Hospital
• Section: Diabetes Service

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.
• 11.5% Superannuation.
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role

The Diabetes Service at Canberra Hospital is advertising to fill a role providing psychosocial support to people living with diabetes. This role may be filled by either a Psychologist or a Social Worker. There are positions being advertised at two levels - HP02 and HP03. These positions may be appointed as part-time or full time, with fractional appointments able to be negotiated with the successful applicant(s).
Please submit an application at the level which you think is most appropriate to your skills and experience. If you are uncertain as to the appropriate level, you can contact Maree Glynn for advice (details below), or submit an application at both levels, and you will be considered against the relevant selection criteria.

For more information regarding the position duties click on the relevant position description below:

Health Professional Level 2 - Position Description

Health Professional Level 3 - 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.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services credentialing requirements for Allied Health Professionals

To Apply

Please apply online by clicking "Apply Now" and submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the below Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

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

OurRole: 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.

Canberra Hospital Expansion Project - CHS is constructing a new critical services building called 'Building 5' which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory's history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.

North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Maree Glynn at 02-5124 3794.