Registered Nurse Level 1 - Intensive Care Unit Foundation Program

Council Jobs; Canberra; On-site; AUD 83,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

City living benefits

Relocation reimbursement

Flexible working conditions

Salary packaging

Job summary

Canberra Health Services in Canberra is seeking a Registered Nurse Level 1 to launch a critical care career in the ICU. Join the 36-bed tertiary ICU and care for some of the region's most complex and critically unwell patients alongside a supportive team focused on education, research and professional development.

This temporary role is for six to twelve months with potential extension. Canberra Health Services offers flexible working conditions, competitive pay, salary packaging and relocation

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Level 1 position in ICU.

Responsibilities

• Develop critical care nursing skills in a 36-bed ICU.
• Join a supportive team committed to education, research and professional development.
• Temporary position for six to twelve months with possible extension.

Job description

Registered Nurse Level 1 - Intensive Care Unit Foundation Program

Classification: Registered Nurse Level 1
Salary: $82,993 - $108,780 plus superannuation
Position No: 18353 - 02S8B
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 28 October 2026
Contact Officer: Amanda McCarthy on***************@act.gov.auor02 5124 2***

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).

About the Role:

Launch Your Critical Care Career in ICU! Join Canberra Hospital's 36-bed tertiary Intensive Care Unit, caring for some of the region's most complex and critically unwell patients. This is a fundamental opportunity to build your critical care nursing skills within a highly supportive team committed to education, research, and professional development. Take the next step in your career and discover where a future in ICU can take you.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

Note: This is a temporary position available for six to12 months with possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Note: 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: 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.

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