Medical Officer Psychiatry jobs

Closes: 02 August 2026

Classification: Junior Registrar / Registrar
Salary: $111,826 - $155,223 plus superannuation
Position No: 67791-02QZ3
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 02 July 2026
Contact Officer: Dr Dharshanie Gunaratne on CHS.PsychRegTraining@act.gov.au

What can we offer you:

• City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra
• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions
• 12.5% Superannuation
• Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates
• Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services

About the role:

Applications are sought for the 2027 clinical year, commencing February 2027, for a period of 12 months, with possible extension.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• To be eligible for this position you must be PGY3+ by February 2027.
• Applicants will be shortlisted, followed by interviews, and placed on a merit list. The same recruitment round and merit ranking will be used to offer accredited registrar and unaccredited registrar positions, subject to the number of vacant positions available in 2027.
• PGY3 applicants, who are not successful for an accredited Junior registrar position, will revert to a Senior Resident Medical Officer classification. *

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 regions. More information can be found on the CHS website.

Medical Staff in the Canberra Health Services enjoy excellent conditions, and our Enterprise Agreement is available at: ACTPS Medical Practitioners Enterprise Agreement 2023 - 2026

Mental Health, Justice Health and Alcohol and Drug Services (MHJHADS) of Canberra Health Services (CHS) delivers health services directly and through partnerships with community organisations, spanning prevention, treatment, recovery, maintenance and harm minimisation. Consumer and carer participation is embedded in service planning and delivery, with MHJHADS working closely with consumers, carers, and government and non‑government providers to achieve optimal client outcomes. Services are delivered across multiple settings, including hospital inpatient and outpatient services, community health centres, detention centres and other community-based locations, including people’s homes.

If appointed to an accredited psychiatry training position, you will work across a series of RANZCP accredited psychiatry training posts under the supervision of accredited RANZCP supervisors. All RANZCP Fellowship requirements can be completed within the ACT RANZCP Training program, and ACT RANZCP trainees will have access to the ACT RANZCP Formal Education Course, which is free and exclusively offered to trainees of the ACT RANZCP Training Program.

Prior to commencement, the successful candidates will be required to:

• Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy

For more information regarding the position see the Position Description.

Note: This is a full-time temporary position available for 12 months with the possibility of extension.

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 12 months with the possibility of extension.

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