General Medicine Registrar

**Description**

**‘Creating exceptional health care together.’**

**Position Title**:**General Medicine Registrar (Advanced Trainee)

**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

**What can we offer you**:

- City living without the traffic - click here to see why you should live in Canberra
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions
- 11.5% Superannuation
- To find out more on what a career at CHS can give you, the benefits of working with us and why Canberra is Australia's happiest city click here: Benefits of working with us - Canberra Health Services

**About the role**:
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
- At North Canberra Hospital, Bruce, the Advanced Trainee is responsible for the coordination of care and supervision of JMOs (basic physician trainees and resident medical officers) in the Medical Assessment Planning Unit (MAPU). They play a supportive role in the day-to-day management of patients admitted to MAPU, in liaison with the general medicine terms. The Advanced Trainee is also responsible for conducting daily Structured Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounds (SIBR) with nursing and allied health staff in facilitating discharge planning and patient flow through the unit. There is the opportunity to supervise and perform a variety of ward-based procedures such as lumbar puncture, abdominal paracentesis, pleurocentesis and joint aspirations
- General Medicine at the Canberra Hospital Woden Campus comprises three inpatient teams with a mix of acute and subacute patients. The case-mix includes medical illness of uncertain aetiology, patients with multiple active medical conditions, toxicology, and eating disorders requiring medical stabilisation. Managing complexity is our specialty. We understand that our patients have complex physical, psychological and social needs. We strive to provide high quality care that is evidence-based, compassionate and coordinated.
- Advanced training in General Medicine at CHS is undertaken in a variety of roles, to meet training requirements of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. These include terms in general medicine, and subspecialty rotations including infectious diseases/ hospital in the home and acute geriatrics. Advanced trainees may also be rotated to North Canberra Hospital for an acute medicine term. Trainees interested in dual training with geriatrics will have the option of a streamlined programme to complete the core requirements of both training programs at CHS.

We are accredited for two years of advanced training by the Specialist Advisory Committee for General Medicine.
- Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy

For more information regarding the position details click here for the Position Description

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

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**Job**: Junior Medical Officers

**Salary Range**: 112,917.00 - 141,084.00

**Closing Date**: 03/Aug/2025, 8:59:00 AM