Medical Director – Palliative Care

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent Position

Classification: Staff Specialist 1-5 / Senior Staff Specialist (603900)

Total Salary Range: $288,713 to $386,991 (pro rata for part-time positions) excluding Attraction and Retention Incentive

Base Salary: $204,936 to $274,696 The starting salary will be negotiated based on the candidate's experience and expertise.

Additional Allowances: Includes a Private Practice Scheme Allowance and an on-call allowance (17.4%25 of base salary plus Private Practice Allowance).

There maybe opportunity to undertake the extra duties of clinical director which attracts a managerial allowance for up to 3 years

Superannuation: 12.5%25 of the base salary.

Location: North Canberra Hospital

Section: Specialist Palliative Care – Clare Holland House 

Closing Date: 3rd April 2026

What can we offer you: Visit our Senior Medical Officer careers
 
● City living without the traffic – click her to see why you should live in Canberra.

● Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions. 

● Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.

● Flexible working conditions. 

● Generous leave provisions, including up to 4 weeks training/education leave and up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum (Pro Rata Part Time).

● VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates.

● Reimbursement for relocation expenses for interstate candidates on permanent and long-term appointments (Conditions apply and 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 (act.gov.au)

About the Role:

Clare Holland House is a fully accredited service with RACP/Chapter of Palliative Medicine and currently provides 3.0 FTE advance trainee registrar positions. Rotations in the Inpatient Unit, Community Service and with the Acute Hospital Consultancy Service within CHH are accredited. This service is accredited as a training site for the FAChPM Clinical Foundation in Palliative Medicine and as a Special/Extended Skills rotation for FRACGP training.

The Clinical Director is an experienced medical professional with specialty qualifications in palliative care. The Clinical Director leads their medical professional group including specialists, trainees and junior medical officers. They have a critical role in supporting education and training for their workforce and in this position, they have a key clinical leadership role within the organisation.

This position plays a significant role in ensuring sustainable and high-quality patient care delivery across the Territory and surrounding area in managing sustainable services, management of risk, workforce and medical governance.  Strong professional leadership of the medical workforce and the ability to deliver on both the strategic and operational elements of the Clinical Director role are vital.  Well-being is a focus for NCH and a key objective for this role is to focus on the workforce experience through employee support, talent acquisition and retention and strengthening working conditions and culture.

There is opportunity for the Clinical Director to undertake clinical work within their specialty area, noting that this would make up no more than 60%25 of workload. 

For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

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

To Apply: 

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a maximum 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

 This document is required and must be submitted to be considered for the role. 

 

***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.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Todd Kaye at todd.kaye@act.gov.au

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A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will be used for the next 12 months to fill various positions both on a temporary and permanent basis with full-time and part-time opportunities available.