Description
Employment Type: Full-time, Temporary 13-months with possibility of extension and/ or permanency.
Classification: Health Professional Officer Level 5 (PN 28640)
Salary: $146,705 - $164,506 (Plus 12% Super)
Location: Canberra Health Services, ACT
Section: Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Closing Date: 17 September 2025

The Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine (DRSM) offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services to the ACT and surrounding region. Our service includes respiratory and sleep diagnostic investigations and therapeutic interventions, interventional bronchoscopy (including EBUS) and specialised services for sleep disorders, TB, cystic fibrosis, severe asthma, interstitial lung disease and respiratory infections. The laboratory performs approximately 2,500 tests per annum.
This senior leadership role oversees both the Respiratory Physiology Laboratory (RPL), accredited by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) and the Sleep Disorders Unit (SDU). The RPL provides clinical services for assessing and monitoring respiratory conditions in both adult and paediatric patients, while the SDU offers 24-hour clinical services for the assessment and management of sleep disorders in adults.
The role includes managing Allied Health staff in respiratory and sleep science disciplines, and involves strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, and change and project management in collaboration with the DRSM multidisciplinary team and Division of Medicine Leadership.
Under limited direction of the Unit Director, DRSM, you will provide leadership, and strategic direction relating to safe and quality service delivery across DRSM to identify areas of high performance and opportunities for improvement while fostering a culture of exceptional patient care, quality assurance and continuous improvement.
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.