Medico-Legal Advisor

Classification: Senior Officer Grade C

Salary: $125,344 - $134,527 plus superannuation

Position No: OSB

Directorate: Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 06 November 2025

Contact Officer: Sarah McGrath on

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.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

Very few teams can say they are responsible for helping set the future direction of a large organisation. Quality, Safety and Governance is one of the few teams that can. The team leads and supports the development and implementation of organisation wide strategy and related projects, provides leadership for quality and safety assurance, systems and processes, and supports all other clinical and operational areas within the Canberra Health Services Network to deliver exceptional health care. It includes Quality and Safety, National Standards and Accreditation, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Compliance, Medico Legal, and Policy and Strategy areas. A great team with terrific opportunities to work on challenging and complex issues – all of which matter to our local community.

The Medico Legal Advisor, reporting to the Director will work as part of a small but dedicated team in supporting and coordinating medico legal related matters and requests for legal advice. This includes but is not limited to supporting processes for management of litigation and claims including third party claims and Coronial investigations. You will be responsible for the flow of information between the ACT Insurance Authority from a medico legal perspective and the ACT Government Solicitor. The role will also provide advice and support to CHS-network team members involved in medico legal processes and deliver education as required.

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.

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

Applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position.

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 temporary position available for a period of six months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

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