Registered Nurse Level 2 - Community Care Program

Closes: 12 June 2026

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2

Salary: $112,841 - $119,223 plus superannuation

Position No: 69844 - 02QPG

Directorate: Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 04 June 2026

Contact Officer: Meifeng Zheng on ***email_hidden*** or (02) 5124 0236

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

About the Role: Rehabilitation, Aged and Community Services (RACS) is a vibrant division within Canberra Health Services delivering multidisciplinary rehabilitation, aged, and community-based care across Canberra Hospital, Community Health Centres, and the Village Creek Centre in Kambah. Within RACS, the Community Care Program (CCP) is a key service made up of Nursing and Allied Health clinicians supported by dedicated administrative teams, providing care either in clinic settings or in clients’ homes based on individual needs.

In this role, you will work closely with people and their carers to build skills and confidence, supporting independence and self-management. You will provide clinical care in the community to optimise health outcomes and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, while collaborating with general practitioners and other providers to achieve shared health and wellbeing goals. You will also help guide individuals through transitions between home and healthcare services, ensuring continuity of care.

The service offers a broad scope of practice including wound care, post-acute care, CVAD management, continence and stoma support, as well as primary palliative and end-of-life care, making this a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

• 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”

Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of 6-12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

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.

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Note

This is a temporary position available for a period of 6-12 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Career interest categories

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services

Nursing