POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Emergency Medicine Senior Registrar
Employment Type: Full time
Classification: Senior Registrar
Salary: $158,634
Location: Canberra Hospital, Garran 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, A/g Deputy Director Emergency Medicine. Amanda.Appleton@act.gov.au

This position is for a February 2026 commencement for one year with possible extension. To be eligible for this position you must be PGY7+.
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
Canberra Hospital’s new and expanded Emergency Department, 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.

Canberra Hospital’s ED is one of the busiest in the country:

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

Consultants are present in the department from 8.00am until midnight seven days a week and are on call overnight.
The department is accredited for 24 months of advanced 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.
There are opportunities for Senior Registrars to be involved in administrative and leadership aspects of Emergency Medicine with a view to transitioning from trainee to fellow. The Senior registrar position acts as an important liaison role between the junior trainee group and Consultant group.
Canberra is a large city with high quality restaurants, cafes and bars to enjoy after work. The real joys of Canberra are the options available on your days off. Take your pick of the fabulous beaches of the South Coast, the excitement of Sydney, the nearby award-winning wineries, or the many galleries and museums of the Nation’s Capital. If adventure’s more your thing, imagine the midweek trips to ski fresh powder snow, world standard mountain bike tracks, hiking, kayaking, sailing, rock climbing and fishing, all on your doorstep. The weather is great and traffic not an issue.
The Emergency Department at Canberra Hospital offers a unique, wide-ranging and exciting experience rarely available in a single hospital.