Location: The Canberra Hospital, Canberra Health Services
Section: Canberra Sexual Health Centre – Division of Medicine
Employment status: Full-time, Permanent
Classification: Staff Specialist/Senior Specialist

Total Salary Package: $305,300 to $404,970 (pro rata for part time)

• Package inclusive of Base Salary $188,151 to $254,198 + Private Practice Scheme Allowance + On-call allowance + Medical Education Expense Allowance + Superannuation (12%)
• Note: Starting base salary will be negotiated within this classification for the successful candidate, depending on experience and expertise.

Closing Date: 06 November 2025

About Canberra Sexual Health Centre

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focused on the delivery of high quality, effective, person-centred care. We provide acute, sub-acute, primary and community-based health services, to the ACT and surrounding regions. More information can be found on the CHS website. Canberra Sexual Health Centre (CSHC) provides clinic-based care as well as an outreach program in nonclinical settings. The clinical care work spans sexually transmissible infections, HIV and gender health. The CHS Adult Gender Service provides care to adolescents aged 16 plus and adults and is embedded within the sexual health team. CSHC has a strong philosophy of teamwork, evidence-based practice and continuing professional development, which is supported by a weekly in-service program. CSHC is an accredited site for Advanced Training in Sexual Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

What you’ll be doing

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Sexual Health Specialist to lead and manage a multidisciplinary health team in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). This position is for a Staff Specialist or Senior Staff Specialist in Sexual Health for the CSHC Unit Director vacancy. The Unit Director role is offered on a three-year tenure, with the possibility of extension subject to meeting ongoing performance expectations. The Unit Director role attracts a Level 1 Managerial Allowance.

The Unit Director, the Clinical Nurse Consultant, the Assistant Director of Nursing and the Business Manager work in partnership to ensure high quality outcomes for the people who use the sexual health service. In addition, they collaborate with other departments to ensure high-quality outcomes for the people who use services across the Division.

In conjunction with the Executive and Clinical Directors, Division of Medicine, the appointee will be expected to provide a high level of clinical leadership to ensure that allocated resources are managed to meet all service delivery targets. A key role will be to ensure medical engagement with the service, and to efficiently manage medical staff recruitment, performance, placement and leave arrangements. The appointee will be expected to represent the Sexual Health Centre both internally and externally in a range of strategic and planning forums.

It is expected that approximately 60% of the Unit Director’s time will be allocated to their substantive clinical service delivery role, approximately 20% to non-clinical duties, and approximately 20% to managerial duties. The final proportions to be worked in each role will be determined by negotiation with the Executive and Clinical Directors, Division of Medicine. Once the Unit Director role ceases, time spent in clinical service delivery will increase to approximately 80% of time.

The position holder is expected to operate within the Public Sector Management Act (1994), the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct and the professional requirements specified by the appointee’s Specialist College.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Dr Rory Ardlie on [email protected]

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