Overview
Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Senior Officer Grade C (PN 70578)
Salary: $127,597 – $136,873 (Plus 12.5% Super)
Location: Hume or Garran, ACT
Section: Procurement & Supply
Closing Date: 19 February 2026
What can we offer you
* 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.
* Access to Employee Assistance Program.
* Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
* Onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.
* Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
About the role
The Chief Financial Officer Division is led by the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) who reports to the Chief Executive Officer of Canberra Health Services. The Division is responsible for the development and maintenance of budgets, financial management, and for providing strong operational finance and performance reporting analysis across the health service.
The Procurement and Supply (P&S) Branch is part of the CFO Division and is accredited with Level 4 – Advanced (Lead Buyer) procurement accreditation and manages CHS procurement requirements including acquisition, inventory management, invoice processing and delivery to hospital wards and other end users. P&S comprises four teams, Procurement Medical Equipment, Procurement Inventory and Services, Supply Chain, and Supply Operations.
This position reports to the Director, Procurement – Medical Equipment Team and is primarily located at the Canberra Hospital. This role will have a strong focus on pathology and medical equipment procurement. We encourage applications from candidates with clinical or pathology experience, as well as those with demonstrated expertise in pathology related procurement.
A merit pool may be established from this process and may be used to fill leave relief placements and other opportunities that arise over the next 12 months.
Position duties
For more information regarding the position duties, the Position Description is available to the applicant.
Pre-employment
Prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check.
How to apply
Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page Pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria listed in the Position Description. Applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position.
Our Values and Diversity
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on delivering 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. 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 is a major healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory’s history, delivering cutting-edge acute clinical services.
If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Kate Scott at (02) 5124 2786 or at Kate.K.Scott@act.gov.au.
Job
General/Administrative
Salary Range
127,597.00
Closing 19 Feb 2026, 12:59 PM
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