New Graduate Social Worker

Classification: Health Professional Level 1

Salary: $79,070 - $95,973 plus superannuation

Position No: 62715, several - 02ORI

Directorate: Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 11 November 2025

Contact Officer: Murray Hair on or

What can we offer you:

• A range of clinical experiences to help you identify your clinical passion and best fit at Canberra Health Services.
• Exposure to management of complex clinical cases with great support.
• A 12-months new graduate allied health education program, with comprehensive orientation, networking opportunities, clinical supervision and regular education sessions.
• 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 onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

There are great opportunities for new graduate Social Workers across Canberra Health Services

If you are a new graduate Social Worker looking for an exciting opportunity in healthcare, supercharge your career and create the life you want in Canberra. Our new graduate program has been designed to provide you with tailored individual support whilst optimising your career opportunities.

We are looking for Social Workers in the following area:

• Hospital setting supporting adults during and following a sudden acute illness.

Successful candidates in the HP1 new graduate year may have the opportunity to rotate across services and divisions to provide them with a broad range of experiences and opportunity to identify their clinical passion. You will work in a growing and dynamic health service that is committed to providing state of the art services to Canberra and the surrounding regions.

Successful candidates will also be supported and provided ongoing education opportunities facilitated through the Allied Health New Graduate program and Allied Health Clinical Education Unit.

Note: This is a 12-month new graduate allied health education program.

There is currently one temporary position available, however a Merit Pool will be created from this recruitment round to fill future vacancies.

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.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra
• 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.

For more information on this position and how to apply "click here"

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.

This is a 12-month new graduate allied health education program.

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services