POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Title: Gastroenterology and Hepatology Registrar (Advanced Trainee First Year)
Employment Type: Full time
Classification: Registrar
Salary: $112,917 - $141,084 (pa)
Location: Canberra Hospital
Section: Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Closing Date: 3 August 2025

APPLICATIONS ARE SOUGHT FOR THE 2026 CLINICAL YEAR COMMENCING FEBRUARY 2026 FOR ONE YEAR WITH POSSIBLE EXTENSION. TO BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION, APPLICANTS 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
The Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit at Canberra Hospital provides consultative and endoscopic services for persons with digestive diseases, including liver and biliary tract disease.

The Unit provides:

• Inpatient care of patients with gastroenterological diseases
• Consulting service
• Endoscopic procedures (including ERCP and EUS)
• Clinics for patients with viral hepatitis and other liver diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, inherited gastrointestinal cancer and complex gastrointestinal disorders and pancreato-biliary disorders; and
• Clinics, support and follow up for participants in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

The primary function of the position is to provide high quality clinical care to both inpatients and outpatients within the Canberra Health Services network. The registrar will be involved in education and research activities, will provide clinical support and set a professional example to more junior clinical staff. The position is accredited for training with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), Gastroenterology. Successful applicants are expected to be committed to completing training in gastroenterology.
An advanced training position is a leadership role with significant responsibility. As an advanced trainee in gastroenterology, you represent the department of gastroenterology in your hospital, as well as your respective consultants. You should be an exemplary role model for all basic trainees and always find time to mentor your junior colleagues. You should present yourself as the consummate professional with patient care, safety and confidentiality at the heart of everything you do. You will be required to manage both inpatient and outpatient care simultaneously and delegate effectively where appropriate.
This is a one-year position intended for a trainee who has completed their basic physician training and is looking for further advanced training within Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the Unit’s on-call roster, inpatient care and endoscopy service as well as playing a leading role in the scientific and quality assurance meetings.
They will be expected to play a major part in the multi-disciplinary care of patients, particularly those that are acutely ill. It will be expected that the successful applicant will take up the position with a research plan already developed and that they will publish at least one paper in a peer reviewed journal during the year and present at a national or international conference.
Applicants are advised to familiarise themselves with the research interests of the Unit and to make specific enquiries regarding their proposed research. A developed research plan is likely to be highly regarded by the Appointments Committee. In addition to several ongoing areas of clinical and endoscopy research, the Unit has a well-developed laboratory-based research program in liver research (fatty liver, hepatocellular carcinoma, and ischaemia-reperfusion injury), inflammatory bowel disease (macrophage function) and gastrointestinal cancer.

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 Andrew Thomson A/g Director Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Andrew.Thomson@act.gov.au