Allied Health Assistant Level 2

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
Classification: Allied Health Assistant Level 2 (PN 22882)
Salary: $66 672 - $88 163 (Plus 12.5% Super) 
Location: The Canberra Hospital, Garran
Section: Exercise Physiology Department
Closing Date: 07 September 2026

What can we offer you: 

About the Role:

Can you picture yourself joining a positive and progressive team of Exercise Physiologists, striving to deliver best outcomes within a public health setting to those who need it most? If so, read on.

You’ll be working at The Canberra Hospital, which is a modern 600-bed tertiary hospital, with teaching and research as a focus. The Exercise Physiology Department is an acute service to support patient flow and patient outcomes within The Canberra Hospital. Under direct or indirect supervision of an Allied Health Professional, the Exercise Physiology Allied Health Assistant plays a key role in the day to day functioning of the Exercise Physiology Department, working flexibly and effectively as a team member providing services to the community.

You will be responsible for implementing/supervising inpatient and outpatient cohorts completing clinical exercise programs in individual and group-based settings, accurately maintaining clinical documentation, and ensuring equipment and clinical stock is maintained. See position description for further details.

The Exercise Physiology Department provides services to: admitted hospital patients to improve function and discharge opportunities; outpatients that require support to continue accessing acute treatments including ‘prehabilitation’; and multidisciplinary outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation and Heart Failure Rehabilitation programs.

 For more information regarding the position duties click here for the Position Description.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

To Apply: 

Please apply online by submitting a copy of your CV along with a 2-page cover letter or pitch, responding to the Selection Criteria, listed in the Position Description.

1. Strongly encouraged: Get in touch with the contact person to discuss more about the role and the application process.

2. Complete a 2-page response to the selection criteria under "what you require" from the Position Description. Your statement of claims against the selection criteria should summarise how your skills and experiences would enable you to fulfil the responsibilities of the position. It is therefore in the interests of candidates to present their application with relevant examples and outcomes. Applications submitted without a Response to Selection Criteria, will not be considered.

3. Submit your written responses and a current resume via the online recruitment portal.

***Please note applications submitted via an agency will not be accepted for this position***

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 new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory’s history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.

If you would like further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Mary Johnson at (02) 5124 3*** or at ************@act.gov.au.

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