Canberra Health Services has more than 35 distinct allied health professions in a range of tertiary health service settings.
We offer allied health careers across all aspects of the patient journey from the emergency department to adult and paediatric acute care at Canberra Hospital through to specialised mental health roles, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation at University of Canberra Hospital, and at our many community health centres across the ACT.
What we offer
- competitive pay rates
- excellent working conditions
- flexible work practices
- salary packaging with full fringe benefits tax concessions
- reimbursement of reasonable relocation expenses
- professional development opportunities, financial support, and leave entitlements
- structured professional support and supervision
- career progression pathways across clinical, research, education, and management areas
- research opportunities and grants including a dedicated central Office of Research and Education to support research opportunities across CHS
- allied health postgraduate education scholarships.
See our current vacancies for employment opportunities.
Don’t see any suitable current vacancies that fit your skillset? Get in contact with us to let us know more about yourself, your qualifications and experience by emailing CHS.ExecutiveDirectorofAlliedHealthOffice@act.gov.au
Visit the Enterprise Agreements page for more information.
Flexible work/life balance
We have a range of flexible work and leave arrangements to support our team members, including:
- flexible work hours
- part-time work
- potential for work from home arrangements with some roles
- job sharing
- purchased leave
- annual leave provisions
- long service leave
- leave without pay.
We are a family friendly employer and provide a vacation childcare subsidy in certain circumstances and have breastfeeding facilities and policies in place in relation to transferring to a safer job during pregnancy.
Centralised Allied Health New Graduate Program
Our Allied Health New Graduate Program is specially designed to get your career off to a flying start — giving you individual support while optimising your career opportunities. Launch your allied health career in a supportive, dynamic interprofessional environment with an organisation that is committed to investing in its people. We offer a centralised New Graduate program for:
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Speech Pathology
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Nutrition.
Additional benefits of the New Graduate program include:
- rotational positions to ensure a broad range of clinical experiences
- exposure to management of complex clinical cases
- strong clinical supervision, support, and mentoring
- participation in a 12-month new graduate allied health education program
- working in great, discipline specific and multi-disciplinary teams.
For more information, including details on how to apply visit the Allied Health New Graduate page.
Education
As a teaching hospital aligned with the University of Canberra and Australian National University, Australian Catholic University, we place a strong emphasis on education and research.
We provide support for clinical and interprofessional education, learning and development opportunities for allied health team members. We also have a range of informal/teaching on-the-run opportunities, as well as formal education opportunities such as:
- programs offered through the hospital-wide teaching calendar
- grand rounds
- clinician to clinician forums
- Canberra Health Annual Research Meeting
- annual Allied Health Symposium.
Research
We are committed to providing exceptional health care. To improve the care we deliver, we have a strong focus on quality improvement activities and research.
Our aim is to support and grow the research capacity across our allied health workforce. We have a conjoint Professor of Allied Health position linked with the University of Canberra and an established Allied Health Research Network to foster a shared vision for research and build a culture of research across CHS.
Health and wellbeing
We take the health and wellbeing of our team members very seriously. We provide a range of services to help our staff.
Speaking up for Safety
Speaking up for safety is a program that empowers and encourages staff to respectfully and confidently communicate patient safety concerns to colleagues. If someone speaks up for safety – regardless of their position within the organisation, all staff involved will stop and consider the practice that they are undertaking and receive the concerns voices in a professional manner.
Respect at Work
We are committed to maintaining a positive work environment and a safe, healthy workplace free from inappropriate behaviour.
We all have a responsibility to make sure we are aware of and comply with, the standards of behaviour expected. We have a strong support network and policies in place for you to speak to someone if you witness or experience inappropriate behaviour.
Employee Assistance Program
The Employee Assistance Program gives each team member six free professional and confidential support session per year for you and members of your immediate family.
