Rehabilitation Medicine Career Medical Officer

Classification: Career Medical Officer

Salary: $140,609 - $209,516 plus superannuation

Position No: OTJ

Directorate: Canberra Health Services

Advertised (Gazettal date): 10 November 2025

Contact Officer: Philip Gaughwin on

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.
• 12% Superannuation
• Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services )

About the Role:

Applications are sought for a night CMO role for the 2026 clinical year, commencing February 2026 for 12 months with possible extension. To be eligible to apply you must be PGY4+ by February 2026.

The successful applicant will be required for the night medical cover at UCH (20:30-08:30 hours) on a week-on, week-off roster.

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 regions. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Medical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at: ACTPS Medical Practitioners Enterprise Agreement

The University of Canberra Hospital: Specialist Centre for Rehabilitation, Recovery and Research (UCH) is Canberra's first, purpose-built rehabilitation hospital.

UCH is the largest rehabilitation centre in the ACT and surrounds, with capacity for 140 inpatient beds, 75-day places and additional outpatient services. The hospital brings together rehabilitation services and specialist staff from many locations across Canberra into one purpose-built location - making it easier for people to access the services they need. UCH provides subacute services including Rehabilitation (inpatient, outpatient, day programmes), Geriatric Evaluation and Management and Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation subacute services.

Staffing

Six Staff specialist Consultants in Rehabilitation Medicine and two Consultant Geriatricians will provide supervision for the Career Medical Officers, Registrars and Resident Medical Officers (RMOs). A team of Staff Specialist Psychiatrists (1.5FTE), one Psychiatry registrar and one RMO support the Adult Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (AMHRU) during business hours.

There are currently 120 beds in the Rehabilitation Wards and 20 beds in an adjacent Mental Health / Psychiatry ward.

Stromlo Ward (30 beds)

• Neurorehabilitation: stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, neurodegenerative disease, peripheral neuropathy and neuromuscular / demyelinating disorders.

Majura Ward (30 beds)

• Geriatric evaluation and management, postoperative care following joint replacement or hip fracture, cognitive and functional decline, frailty

Namadgi Ward (30 beds)

• General rehabilitation: Musculoskeletal impairment, multiple trauma, amputation, joint replacement, physical deconditioning and sarcopenia

Cotter Ward (30 beds)

• Maintenance level care (weight bearing restrictions, post-rehabilitation care), awaiting community service provision or accommodation.

AMHRU (20 beds)

• Voluntary mental health admissions with subacute rehabilitation needs.

For more information regarding the position see the Position Description.

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

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

Note: There are several Temporary Full-Time Positions available. Applications are sought for a night CMO role for the 2026 clinical year, commencing February 2026 for 12 months with possible extension. To be eligible to apply you must be PGY4+ by February 2026.

The successful applicant will be required for the night medical cover at UCH (20:30-08:30 hours) on a week-on, week-off roster.

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.

There are several Temporary Full-Time Positions available. Applications are sought for a night CMO role for the 2026 clinical year, commencing February 2026 for 12 months with possible extension.

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