Transitional Therapy and Care Program Liaison Officer

Description

Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary, 5-month contract with possibility of extension and/ or permanency.

Classification: Health Professional Officer Level 3 (PN 41290)

Salary: $109,543 - $117,878 (Plus 12% Super)

Location: Canberra Health Services, ACT

Section: Transitional Therapy and Care Program

Closing Date:2 September 2025

What can we offer you:

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.

12% Superannuation.

Access to Employee Assistance Program.

Access to discounted gym membership.

Access to onsite Physiotherapists.

Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

The TTCP Liaison Officer is responsible for coordinating a patient's transition from hospital onto the TTCP. This is achieved through assessing clients for suitability, liaising with the patient, families and/or carers and ward staff to coordinate appropriate referrals, discussing the program with all key stakeholders, referring to the Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT) for assessment and approval for TTCP, and facilitating discharge from hospital onto the program. The TTCP Liaison Officer is required to work at multiple sites including public and private hospitals within the ACT.

This position will also include a clinical role at a HP3 level within the position holder's profession. The TTCP Liaison Officer will manage their clinical case load in conjunction with the requirements of the Liaison Officer position.

Allied Health Professionals from the following disciplines are eligible to apply: Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietitians, Social Workers, and Speech Pathologists.

This position is a full-time temporary position, with possibility of extension and/or permanency. A merit list may be established from this recruitment to fill future temporary and permanent positions in a full-time or part-time capacity.

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.

Current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.

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

Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

To Apply:

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page response 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 Jasmin Gray at or at

Job: Allied Health

Salary Range: 109, ,772.00

Contact Name: Jasmin Gray

Contact Email:

Closing Date: 02/Sep/2025, 8:59:00 AM