Full Time Medical Science jobs in Canberra ACT

Closes: 09 September 2026

Classification: Ambulance Paramedic 1
Salary: $91,571 - $102,237 plus superannuation
Position No: 48655,Several
Directorate: Justice and Community Safety
Advertised (Gazettal date): 12 August 2026
Contact Officer: Peta-Lee Lehoczky on JACSACTASRecruitment@act.gov.au

Details: ACTAS is responsible for providing emergency and non-emergency ambulance services to the ACT community. Our emergency operations comprise Graduate Paramedic Interns, Ambulance Paramedics and Intensive Care Paramedics who consistently achieve exceptionally high patient satisfaction scores. As part of the ACT Emergency Services Agency, we work closely with the other emergency services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

ACTAS operates a modern fleet of emergency ambulances, non-emergency patient transport vehicles and a range of specialist assets including 4WD, single response and multi-purpose vehicles. In addition to our ground vehicles, ACTAS also provides Intensive Care Paramedics to the SouthCare Toll rescue helicopter. Each month ACTAS attends to in excess of 5,000 incidents in the ACT region.

Well serviced by major shopping precincts, universities, sporting centres and an international airport, the Canberra region has everything that you need for you and your family to make yourselves at home. More than half of the ACT is protected as a nature reserve meaning that bushwalks, mountain bike trails, waterfalls, rivers, and spectacular lookouts are all within easy reach of the CBD. Want to venture further afield? The hustle and bustle of Sydney, the tranquillity of the NSW south coast or the excitement of the snow country are all within easy driving distance. More information on the region can be found at https://visitcanberra.com.au/.

The geographical environment within which the ACTAS works encourages short commutes to / from work, irrespective of which ambulance station you are rostered to work from on any given shift. As an ACTAS paramedic you will work from all stations across the ACT, the most remote of which is generally within thirty minutes commute from the Canberra CBD and well within the urban fringe.

We welcome people with experience from the community, public and private sectors able to meet the physical and aptitude capability requirements of this role. We believe the more diverse our knowledge base is, the better our results will be.

If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, a veteran, identify as LGBTIQ, or if you bring the life experience of a culturally and linguistically different background, we are especially welcoming of your application.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

ACTAS is seeking applications from experienced Intensive Care Paramedics to join the service in the position of Intensive Care Paramedic (Lateral). To be successful in your application you will:

• Be a registered paramedic with the Paramedicine Board of Australia,
• Have successfully completed a minimum of 12 months as a qualified paramedic (i.e. 12 months of unsupervised practice after achieving an Authority to Practice) – exceptions will be assessed on a case-by-case basis,
• Be capable of rapidly assimilating into ACTAS (with due acknowledgement of your prior experience),
• Be a team player capable of embracing the ACTAS leadership framework, and
• Meet all criteria stated in the Position Description.

Successful applicants who commence with ACTAS will undergo the following training and assessment:

• A period of induction training spanning approximately five weeks which will cover the clinical and non-clinical aspects of the role,
• A period of supervised operational time spanning approximately three months, and
• A range of theoretical and practical assessments including a written exam (completed with access to the ACTAS Clinical Management Guidelines), an urgent duty / Priority 1 driving assessment (conducted within emergency operations), and practical assessments within a realistic but simulated clinical environment.

See the attached Additional Candidate Information file for further information on roster, the ACTAS commitment to work-life balance, and development opportunities.

Note: This recruitment process is to fill positions starting from March 2027.

A Merit Pool may be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

How to Apply: The following documents are required:

• A completed Application Cover Sheet (note: this is automatically generated);
• A two-page A4 statement (minimum size 12 font & normal size margins) addressing the capabilities for this position (as listed in the Position Description), showing your experience and what you can bring to the position of Ambulance Paramedic with ACTAS,
• A brief employment history/curriculum vitae (not more than two pages);
• A copy of your baseline qualification as a paramedic (e.g. Diploma of Paramedical Science, Bachelor of Paramedical Science or equivalent post graduate qualification);
• A scanned copy of your Ahpra registration (or approved application receipt);
• A copy of your current authority to practice/certificate to practice as a paramedic issued by your employer;
• A scanned copy of both sides of your Class C unrestricted (or interstate equivalent) and LR/MR (if applicable) driving licence.
• A points demerit transcript (no more than 6 months old) from the relevant motor registry authority in your state, territory or country;
• Completed vaccination forms (found in attached documents)
• Conduct and Service Check
• A completed personal and medical information release consent form (found in attached documents).

Applicants should note that emailed applications must not exceed 10MB and will be acknowledged via an auto-reply notification from Shared Services if the upload is successful. Please check both inbox and spam box after submission. Postal applications will not be acknowledged.

Applications should be submitted .

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

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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