Closes: 04 December 2025
Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Salary: $151,689 plus superannuation
Position No: 61560 - 02OUA
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 26 November 2025
Contact Officer: Jessie Holberton on Jessie.Holberton@act.gov.au or 0434 934 109
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.
- Adaptable working conditions.
- Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
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:
Canberra Health Services is calling for a dynamic Nurse Practitioner – Nurse Educator to lead clinical excellence across our Walk-in Centres. This unique role blends hands-on care with protected time for education, governance, and quality improvement – ensuring our nurse-led services continue to deliver safe, effective, person-centred care. You’ll drive clinical leadership, mentor Advanced Practice Nurses, and oversee protocols, stewardship, and benchmarking, all while maintaining your NP scope and supporting roster needs. If you're passionate about shaping the future of primary care and thrive in a collaborative, high-impact environment, we want to hear from you.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.
Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of six to 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.
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.
For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”
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.
The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.
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Note
This is a temporary position available for a period of six to 12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.
Career interest categories:
Nursing