Staff Specialist

**Description**

**Employment Type**:32 hours per week - Part Time, Temporary 12 - 24 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency (dual role as Respiratory Medicine Staff Specialist and also for completion of Sleep Fellowship).
**Classification**: Staff Specialist Band 1-5
**Total Salary Package**:$305,300 to $382,957 (pro rata for part time)

**Location**:Canberra Hospital, Garran
**Section**:Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine (DRSM)
**Closing Date**:**7th September 2025

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- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
- Flexible working conditions.
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
- Generous leave provisions, including up to 4 weeks training/education leave and up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum (Pro Rata Part Time)
- Medical Education expenses allowance reimbursement up to $21,037 (Pro Rata Part Time)

**About the Role**:
Position Overview

The Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine (DRSM) provides both inpatient and outpatient services to the ACT and surrounding region. Our service includes the full range of care including respiratory and sleep diagnostic investigations and therapeutic interventions, interventional bronchoscopy (including EBUS) and specialised services for sleep disorders, TB, cystic fibrosis, severe asthma, interstitial lung disease and respiratory infections.

It is expected that approximately 80% of the staff specialist’s time will be focused on their substantive clinical service delivery role, and approximately 20% to non-clinical duties.

Strong research links are maintained with the ANU, University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University. All specialties are represented with the exception of organ transplantation. The hospital has well developed post graduate teaching programs. A fully equipped medical library is available on site with a large collection of hard copy and on line journals and textbooks.

**For more information regarding the position duties click here for the**Position Description.**
- Hold Specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
- Meet credentialing requirements and receive an Endorsed scope of clinical practice from the Medical Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC)
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
- Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.

**To Apply**:
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
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**Salary Range**: 188,151.00 - 254,198.00

**Closing Date**: 07/Sep/2025, 8:59:00 AM