Emergency Service jobs in Canberra ACT

Closes: 20 July 2026

Classification: Health Service Officer Level 3
Salary: $65,124 - $66,570 plus superannuation
Position No: 44694, Several - 02R0L
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 07 July 2026
Contact Officer: Maria Alfano on Maria.Alfano@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 2711

What can we offer you:

• 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.
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to discounted gym membership.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role: Do you have excellent customer service skills? Would you like to be a vital part of a team that helps keep the hospital running?

The Central Equipment and Courier Service Team are looking for two Equipment & Courier Officers to join their team. In this role you will work closely with a dedicated and skilled team to deliver a safe, efficient, and effective service for inpatients and associated clients at The Canberra Hospital. Some responsibilities include responding to and attending to all requests, prioritising the processing of work in order of urgency, distributing and delivering blood and blood products, blood cultures, specimen containers and pathology reports, and patient equipment, performing cleaning, minor maintenance and preparation of medical equipment.

We are seeking someone with strong organisation and customer service skills, can maintain high work standards accurately, can be a role model of the departmental teams’ charter, works well in a team with the understanding of the importance of teamwork, and is adaptable and flexible.

If this sounds like you, we would love to see you apply!

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

Note: This position is part-time at 28 hours per week and the full-time salary noted above will be pro-rata.

For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

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 ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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Note

This position is part-time at 28 hours per week and the full-time salary noted above will be pro-rata.

Career interest categories:

Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services