Executive Officer - Division Of Surgery

Employment Type: Temporary 6 months with possibility of extensionClassification:

Senior Officer Grade C (PN 23879)

Salary: $121,389 - $130,392 (Plus 11.5% Super)  Location: Canberra Hospital, GarranSection: SurgeryClosing Date: 2 July 2024

What can we offer you: 

About the Role:

The Division of Surgery is responsible for delivering inpatient and outpatient surgical services to the community within the ACT and surrounding region. The Division includes Surgical Bookings and Pre-Admission Clinic, Anaesthesia, Pain Management Unit, Operating Theatres, Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit, Day Surgery Unit and Admissions / Extended Day Surgery Unit, Intensive Care Unit, Capital Region Retrieval Service, ACT Trauma Service, specialist surgical ward areas, medical and nursing outpatient services, and the Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Executive Officer provides high level support and coordination to deliver the objectives and priorities of the Division. This role is responsible for the coordination and preparation of government business including briefings and correspondence, internal minutes, cabinet submissions and assembly material, and divisional business and projects.

To be successful you will be confident in a fast-paced work environment, be adaptive and responsive, with the ability to quickly acquire knowledge and understanding of situations and subject matter and cultivate productive working relationships with a range of stakeholders.

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

To Apply: 

Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system. Applications must include a copy of a current resumé, and a response to the selection criteria under “what you require”.

Please note this process may be determined on application only.

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 . 

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our communityOur 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.

Canberra Hospital Expansion Project – CHS is constructing a new Critical Services Building called ‘Building 5’ which is a 44,000sqm nine storey building specifically designed to deliver state-of-the-art acute clinical services at the Canberra Hospital. Building 5 is the largest healthcare infrastructure project undertaken in the Territory’s history and it represents the largest clinical and operational change program to ever be implemented by Canberra Health Services. Building 5 integrates with a number of existing buildings at the Campus including Building 1 and Building 2, to facilitate a seamless public thoroughfare, patient transportation and back-of-house logistics distribution.

North Canberra Hospital - As of 3 July 2023 Calvary Public Hospital Bruce transitioned to CHS and became North Canberra Hospital. The transition will deliver a health system networked under one provider and will provide increased workforce opportunities for staff at both CHS sites. The ACT Government will be building a new northside hospital on the existing hospital campus in Bruce to meet the growing health care needs of our community, with construction to commence mid-decade providing more beds, increased services, and increased career opportunities. 

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Tonia Sydney at (02) 5124 7*** or at

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