DESCRIPTION

Employment Type: Part Time, Permanent
Classification: Staff Specialist / Senior Specialist
Total Salary Package: $305,300 to $404,970 (pro rata for part time)
Package inclusive of Base Salary $188,151 to $254,198 + Private Practice Scheme Allowance + On-call allowance + Medical Education Expense Allowance + Superannuation (11.5%) - Note: Starting base salary will be negotiated within this classification for the successful candidate, depending on experience and expertise.
Location: Canberra Health Services
Section: Infectious Diseases – Division of Medicine
Closing Date: 25 August 2025
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Medical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at ENTERPRISE AGREEMENTS
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City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra.
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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Flexible working conditions.
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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Generous leave provisions, including up to 4 weeks training/education leave and up to 5 weeks annual leave per annum (Pro Rata Part Time)
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Medical Education expenses allowance reimbursement up to $21,037 (Pro Rata Part Time)
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Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates on permanent and long term appointments (Conditions apply and subject to review and approval)

Position Overview
Applications are invited from suitably qualified medical graduates with Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians who have or are eligible for medical specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
Infectious Diseases provides specialist inpatient, outpatient and Hospital in the Home care to patients with infectious diseases including, but not limited to, serious bacterial infections, prosthetic joint infections, long-term antibiotic use, splenectomy. Infectious Diseases supervises three advanced trainee positions for registrars and assists in the training of a fourth.
The successful applicant will be expected to have a role in undergraduate teaching and assessment within the Australian National University Medical School and be regularly involved in education and training of medical students and junior medical staff. The successful applicant will also be expected to be active in clinical and/or basic research, quality assurance activities and continuing medical education. This role will have an expected commencement date of the 12th of January 2026.
Strong research links are maintained with the ANU, University of Canberra and the Australian Catholic University. All specialties are represented with the exception of organ transplantation. The hospital has well developed post graduate teaching programs. A fully equipped medical library is available on site with a large collection of hard copy and on line journals and textbooks.
The preferred candidate maybe considered for a conjoint position in ANU at an academic level commensurate with the candidate’s qualifications and experience. The academic position will be held for the duration of the Canberra Health Services employment and will be subject to regular performance reviews. No remuneration is attached to the University position. The employee will be responsible to the University on academic matters and to The Canberra Hospital & Health Services / Canberra Health Services for clinical/ research matters.
For more information in relation to conjoint positions with the ANU please contact the Director, ANU School of Medicine and Psychology (02) 6125 2622 director.smp@anu.edu.au
For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.