Registered Nurse Level 2 - School Youth Health Nurse
Classification: Registered Nurse Level 2
Salary: $112,841 - $119,223 plus superannuation
Position No: 41578, Several - 02SFE
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 02 November 2026
Contact Officer: Penelope Symon-Moss
What can we offer you:
- City living without the traffic – 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:
Make a real difference in the lives of young people as a School Youth Health Nurse with Community Health and Integrated Care. Working across ACT Government secondary schools, you will provide adolescent-focused primary healthcare, health education and health promotion, empowering students to make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing. This rewarding role offers the opportunity to build trusted relationships with young people, support school communities, and collaborate with teachers and healthcare providers to address the contemporary health and social issues facing today’s adolescents, all within a supportive, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality, community-based care.
Prior to commencement requirements:
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
Contract and Hours:
This is a full-time temporary position available for a period of six to 12 months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency. Part-time hours may be considered. The full-time salary noted above will be paid pro-rata for part-time hours.
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, Role and Values:
- Vision: creating exceptional health care together
- Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
- 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.
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Closes:
23 November 2026
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