Business Support Officer - Division of Surgery | Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency

Closes: 17 August 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 3
Salary: $78,755 - $84,284 plus superannuation
Position No: 04312-02RCS
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 05 August 2026
Contact Officer: Amanda Horton on Amanda.Horton@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 4175

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:

Are you an organised, customer-focused administrator who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare environment?

The Division of Surgery is responsible for delivering inpatient and outpatient surgical services to the ACT and surrounding region. The Division encompasses a broad range of specialised services, including Surgical Bookings and the Pre-Admission Clinic, Peri-operative Services, the Day Surgery Unit and Extended Day Surgery Unit, specialist surgical ward areas, medical and nursing outpatient services, the ACT Trauma Service, Intensive Care Unit, the Capital Region Retrieval Service, the Pain Management Unit, and the Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit.

Supporting these essential clinical services is a dedicated team of Administration Support Officers who play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of the Division. These positions undertake a diverse range of responsibilities, including reception duties within patient service areas, general business support, and personal assistant functions across the Division's clinical units.

The Division of Surgery comprises a diverse range of clinical specialties, including Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, the ACT Trauma Service, the Acute Surgical Unit, Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Intensive Care, Neurosurgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Retrieval Services, Urology, and Vascular Surgery. This breadth of services provides Administration Support Officers with the opportunity to work across a dynamic and collaborative environment that supports patients throughout every stage of their surgical journey.

As an Administration Support Officer, you will be an integral member of a multidisciplinary team, providing essential coordination and administrative support to the Division's clinical units and services. Your contribution will help ensure the delivery of high-quality patient care and the efficient operation of one of the region's leading surgical services.

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 11 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 11 months with the possibility of extension and/or permanency.

Career interest categories:

Administration and Governance
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services