POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Emergency Medicine Registrar
Employment Type: Full time
Classification: Registrar
Salary: $112,917 - $141,084 (pa)
Location: Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT. North Canberra Hospital, Bruce ACT.
Section: Medicine
Closing Date: 3 August 2025

HOW TO APPLY OR WANT TO KNOW MORE?

Applications must be submitted through the e-recruitment system and must include:

• A copy of a current resumé.
• A response to the selection criteria under “what you require” in no more than two pages, outlining your skills, knowledge and experience and why you should be considered for this role.
• Two referee reports. At least one from a current supervisor. You can download the referee report template here

CHS Contact: Dr Amanda Appleton, Deputy Director Emergency Medicine. Amanda.Appleton@act.gov.au

This position is for a February 2026 commencement with contracts offered for a period of two years with possible extension. To be eligible for this position you must be PGY4+ by February 2026.
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 2021-2022
North Canberra Hospital, Bruce is a 256-bed public hospital providing acute and sub-acute services, with our Emergency Department receiving around 55 thousand presentations per year supporting the ACT and south-eastern New South Wales region of Australia.

The Canberra Hospital is a 600+ bed tertiary trauma and referral hospital providing services to the ACT and south-eastern New South Wales region of Australia. It is the principal teaching hospital of the Australian National University (ANU) Graduate Medical Program. The Canberra Hospital Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the country:

• We are seeing just under 100,000 presentations per annum.
• We have approximately 20% paediatric presentations.
• We have high acuity with admission rates of more than 35%.
• We have a significant trauma caseload.

Our new and expanded Emergency Department at The Canberra Hospital, consisting of a seven-bed resuscitation area, 36 acute beds, 18 short stay beds, a designated behavioural assessment unit (BAU) with four beds and two de-escalation suits. Fast track stream with a sub-wait and 20 treatment spaces and a dedicated paediatric area with 12 beds and a two consult rooms.
The departments are accredited for 36 months of training in emergency medicine with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, including accreditation for the paediatric requirement. There are accredited rotations available in anaesthetics, intensive care, medicine, acute medical unit, neonatal intensive care, paediatrics, Hospital in The Home, and to emergency rotations at an urban district hospital. There are special skills terms available in Medical Education, and opportunities for appointments in Retrieval Medicine. We have a good working relationship with peripheral and regional hospitals, with opportunities to rotate to these areas to fulfil college requirements. Rotations can be arranged to other areas as required There is a comprehensive training program for both the primary and fellowship curricula which all College trainees are able to attend. Specific support for exam preparation for both the primary and fellowship examinations is available.
There is also the opportunity to engage in research activities for both personal interest and to fulfil College requirements.