At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Emergency Department and gain hands-on clinical experience in a fast-paced environment.
- Company: Canberra Health Services, known for high-quality patient care and a supportive workplace.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible working conditions, and relocation expense reimbursement.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace welcoming applicants from all backgrounds.
- Why this job: Kickstart your nursing career with comprehensive training and real-world experience.
- Qualifications: Registered Nurse with no prior emergency experience required.
The predicted salary is between 82000 - 108000 $ per year.
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 1
Salary: $82,993 - $108,780 plus superannuation
Position No: 67503 - 02SAM
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 26 October 2026
Contact Officer: Joshua Kristy-Purcell
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
- Flexible working conditions
- Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval)
About the Role:
Launch an exciting new chapter in your nursing career with Canberra Hospital’s Emergency Department. Our 12‑month Fundamentals of Emergency Nursing Program is designed for registered nurses with no prior emergency experience, providing comprehensive support, hands‑on clinical learning and dedicated education as you develop the skills and confidence to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Working alongside experienced emergency clinicians, you’ll gain exposure to a diverse range of presentations, expand your assessment and clinical decision‑making capabilities, and build the foundation for future postgraduate study and career progression in emergency nursing.
For more information regarding the position duties:
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
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 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.
Emergency Department Fundamentals in Canberra employer: Council Jobs
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