Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent Classification: Registered Nurse Level 3.1 (PN48163) Salary: $128,458-133,489 (Plus 12.5% Super) Location: Women’s Youth and Children Section: Paediatrics Closing Date: 1 Jun 2026 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). To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services (act.gov.au) About the Role: Step into a rewarding and meaningful career with the Paediatric Service at the Centenary Hospital for Women and Children, where compassionate, family-centred care is at the heart of everything we do. Our service delivers coordinated and integrated medical, surgical, and mental health care to children and young people up to 16 years of age, ensuring every child and their family feels supported, respected, and safe throughout their healthcare journey. Working within a highly collaborative interdisciplinary team of medical, nursing, and allied health professionals, you will be part of a service built on partnership, shared decision-making, and genuine respect for the needs of children and their families. Together, we are dedicated to achieving the best possible outcomes through sensitive, inclusive, and evidence-based care. This exciting opportunity is based within the Division of Women, Youth and Children and reports to the Clinical Nurse Manager of Ward 1A. As the Children and Adolescent Behavioural Care Nurse, you will play a vital leadership role in supporting the mental health, behavioural needs, and overall wellbeing of children and young people in the inpatient paediatric setting. You will bring advanced clinical expertise while coordinating care and strengthening connections across services, working closely with key partners such as the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) and School Youth Health Nurses to ensure seamless, supportive discharge pathways for patients and families. This full-time role offers a consistent Monday to Friday schedule from 0800 to 1630, providing an excellent work-life balance while allowing you to make a lasting difference every day in the lives of children and their families. For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description. Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to: • Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check. • Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy. To Apply: Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description. Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position. 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. If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Kira Harrigan at 0481053 or at act.gov.au. LI-DNI LinkedIn exclusion pixel. Leave in if Area does not want to post on LinkedIn, remove if they do.
