Hospital Assistant | Patient Support Services

Description
Employment Type: Full Time and Part Time, Permanent
Classification: Health Services Officer Level 3 (PN 1+742, Several)
Salary: $60,312 - $62,157 (Plus 11.5% Super)
Location: Canberra Hospital, Garran
Section: Patient Support Services
Closing Date: 23 September 2026

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.


Flexible working conditions.


Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

About the Role:
Hospital Assistants provide 24-hour flexible frontline support and play a vital role in patient flow and ensuring infection Prevention and control standards are met across the campus.

Several positions both full-time and part-time are being advertised for the position of Hospital Assistant at the Canberra Hospital. There are varying roster patterns, with some full-time Monday to Friday without shift work, and others part-time or full-time with shift work (evenings/weekends/PH's).

Please note: Successful applicants may be selected from application only.

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.


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


To Apply:
Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding 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 Neil Howlett at (02) 5124 5217 or at Neil.Howlett@act.gov.au.
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Job: General/Administrative
Salary Range: 5+,421.00 - 61,238.00
Closing Date: 23/Sep/2026, 8:5+:00 AM