Medical Intern jobs in Canberra ACT

Closes: 28 June 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer 3
Salary: $78,755 - $84,284 plus superannuation
Position No: 36468-02QTU
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 18 June 2026
Contact Officer: Michelle Paul on Michelle.Paul@act.gov.au or 0403 084 089

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 onsite Physiotherapists.
• Access to onsite cafes, staff cafeteria, pharmacy and gift shop.

About the Role:

Mental Health, Justice Health, Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) provides support to youth and adults via inpatient and outpatient settings, community health centres, justice health facilities and other community settings, including people’s homes. MHJHADS aims to be socially inclusive and operate within a recovery focused and/or harm minimisation approach.

To become a Psychiatrist, junior doctors must spend five post graduate years working in a variety of settings in the mental health system and take part in a structured teaching program. You will work closely with the Director of Psychiatry Training to ensure that the Canberra Psychiatry training program is run to a high standard.

This role will contribute to the overall success of CHS by providing timely, accurate and appropriate coordination of the Psychiatry training program by assisting the Director of Psychiatry Training. The psychiatry registrars are located in geographically dispersed work areas, and you will assist the Director of Psychiatry Training to coordinate a variety of teaching programs, rotational placements and reviews of registrar progress in a constantly demanding and changing environment.

The Office of the Director of Clinical Services (DOCS) provides clinical and administrative support to the senior and junior medical workforce. This position will also provide administrative support to the Office of the DOCS to assist with leave management and rostering support for the medical workforce.

The area is seeking someone with high level communication and liaison skills, strong organisational skills, is flexible and responsive, and has proficient ICT skills.

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 is a full-time temporary position available for six months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

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.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

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 is a full-time temporary position available for six months with the possibility of extension up to 12 months and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Administration and Governance
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services