**Description**
**Location**:The**Canberra Hospital, Garran
**Section**:Clinical Forensic Medical Services
**Closing Date**:**11 August 2025**
**Employment Type**:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Part Time, Permanent
- Temporary 6 - 12 months with possibility of extension and or permanency
- Casual
**Classifications**:
**Staff Specialist 1-5 / Senior Specialist**:
- Must hold or be eligible to hold a Fellowship with any Australian recognised college of Medical Practitioners - training and qualification in clinical Forensic Medicine can be supported on the job.
**Career Medical Officer**
**Specialist**:
- $311,855 to $413,819 (pro rata for part time)**Package inclusive of Base Salary $188,151 to $254,198 **+**Private Practice Scheme Allowance** +**On-call allowance **+**Medical Education Expense Allowance **+**Superannuation (12%)
**Career Medical Officer**
- 140,609 to $209,516 base salary + 11.5% superannuation + applicable allowances
**What can we offer you**:Visit our**Senior Medical Officer careers**
- 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
**Specialists also attract**
- Medical Education Expenses allowance reimbursement up to $21,037 per annum
- Generous leave provisions, including up to 4 weeks training/education leave and up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum
Medical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS
**About the Role**:
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. We provide acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding regions. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Clinical Forensic Medical Services (CFMS) is a locally based well established clinical service that provides forensic medical care to patients from the ACT and surrounding areas. CFMS comprises of Clinical Forensics ACT (CFACT), contracted medical services to the AFP, Forensic and Medical Sexual Assault Care (FAMSAC), the ACT Health based sexual assault service, and 'Fitness To Drive Medical Clinic' (FTDMC). CFMS is one of only 3 clinical units in Australia that provides specialist medical training in the forensic field. CFMS reviews patients at various locations in the ACT including at a bespoke DNA mínimal suite located at the Canberra Hospital.
- Clinical duties include attendance at death scenes, traffic medical assessments, medical review and support for people in custody at the regional watch house, completion of forensic procedures, injury documentation, forensic and medical care of patients reporting a sexual assault, fitness for interview assessments and management of AFP occupation exposures.
CFMS is a medical unit within Canberra Health Services, with requirements and support for ongoing professional development of all staff. We are seeking experienced specialists in Clinical Forensic Medicine, Career Medical Officers or Specialists who hold (or are eligible to hold) specialty registration with an Australian recognised medical college (preferably, but not limited to, General Practice, Emergency care or Women's and Children's health) who are seeking to expand their skills and knowledge, or are seeking a career move, with an interest in undertaking training and education in the rewarding area of Clinical Forensic Medicine.
The position holder is expected to operate within the Public Sector Management Act (1994), the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct and the professional requirements specified by the appointee's Specialist College.
Strong research links are maintained with the ANU, University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University. All specialties are represented with the exception of organ transplantation. The hospital has well developed post graduate teaching programs. A fully equipped medical library is available on site with a large collection of hard copy and on line journals and textbooks.
**To provide further context as to what this position may look like, please view the Position Descriptions below**:
- **Staff Specialist/Senior Staff Specialist**
- **Career Medical Officer**
- Hold registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
- Be able to obtain and maintain Australian Federal Police Base Line Security Clearance
- Meet credentialing requirements and receive an Endorsed scope of clinical practice from the Medical Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC) (Specialists Only)
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check. (this is a different clearance to the Australian Federal Police Base Line Security Clearance)
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Scre