Senior Staff Specialist / Staff Specialist – Intensive Care Unit | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Closes: 24 April 2026 Classification: Specialist Band 1 - 5/Senior Specialist
Salary: $204,936 - $274,696 plus superannuation
Position No: LP7417 - 02PZH
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 07 April 2026
Contact Officer: Dr Gordon Flynn or Deputy Director Dr Thea Morris on CHSNCH.medical.recruitment@act.gov.au

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• City living without the traffic – click her to see why you should live in Canberra.
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Generous leave provisions, including up to 4 weeks training/education leave and up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum (Pro Rata Part Time).
• VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.
• Reimbursement for relocation expenses for interstate candidates on permanent and long-term appointments (Conditions apply and 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: North Canberra hospital is seeking staff specialist intensivist to join our expanding and dynamic team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing specialist care for ICU/HDU patients in within the intensive care unit and support for critically unwell and deteriorating patients in the wider hospital. They will play a key role in teaching and supporting junior doctors within the unit and across the hospital. Additionally, the role involves close liaison with patients and families to ensure compassionate care, active participation in the hospital’s quality and safety initiatives, and contribution to research undertaken in the unit. North Canberra is a level 5 10-bed combined ICU/HDU which can care for up to 5 ICU level (or equivalent HDU) patients at any one time. The unit manages a case mix of adult medical and surgical patients and is closely supported by the nearby tertiary ICU. North Canberra ICU is recognised as a C6 unit for CICM training and supports rotating trainees within the ACT. Our team of specialist intensivists brings expertise across anaesthesia and pain medicine, retrieval medicine, general medicine, and echocardiography and proudly boasts a collaborative and innovative environment. 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. For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description. Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of 12 months with 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.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for medical professionals.

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here” Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service. Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act. 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. #LI-DNI Career interest categories: Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services