Clinical Development Nurse - GRACE Full-time Permanent
Closes: 13 November 2026
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2
Salary: $112,841 - $119,223 plus superannuation
Position No: 602490 - 02SD0
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 05 November 2026
Contact Officer: Louise Roberts on Louisee.Roberts@act.gov.au
What can we offer you:
- City living without the traffic –
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
About the Role: Are you passionate about developing others and improving the quality of care for older people? The GRACE Clinical Development Nurse position offers an exciting opportunity to combine your clinical expertise with your passion for education and leadership. In this role, you will coordinate and deliver innovative learning and development programs for GRACE and Residential Aged Care Home staff, ensuring clinical practice remains evidence-based, person-centred, and aligned with best-practice standards. You will play a vital role in supporting new staff, facilitating clinical teaching, assessing competencies, and creating opportunities for ongoing professional growth.
As a key member of the GRACE team, you will contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and the implementation of policies that enhance patient outcomes. Working collaboratively with clinical leaders and key stakeholders, you will provide expert guidance on complex clinical matters while promoting a culture of engagement, learning, and continuous improvement. This role is ideally suited to a proactive and experienced nurse who thrives in a leadership capacity, enjoys mentoring others, and is committed to delivering excellence in aged care.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
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 ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services
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Clinical Development Nurse - GRACE | Full-time Temporary in Canberra employer: ACT
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