Intensive Care Medicine Registrar

Intensive Care Medicine Registrar (

Job Number:

 02RE5)
 

Description

‘Creating exceptional health care together.’

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Position Title:Intensive Care Medicine Registrar 

Employment Type: Temporary, Full time 
Classification:Registrar 
Salary: $125,473 - $155,223 (pa) 
Location: Canberra Hospital, Garran ACT, North Canberra Hospital, Bruce ACT
Section: Surgery 
Closing Date:20 September 2026
 

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

·         12.5% Superannuation

·         Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates

·         Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).

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: 

Applications are sought for the 2027 clinical year, commencing February 2027 for 12 months with possible extension. To be eligible to apply for this position, you must be PGY4+ by February 2027.

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 2023 - 2026

Canberra Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit is a tertiary level, mixed adult Intensive Care admitting over 2500 patients a year. The ICU is accredited by the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM). North Canberra Hospital ICU is a 10 bed intensive care that is also accredited for CICM training. Registrar positions are shared between the two campuses.

A Registrar in Intensive Care Medicine plays a key role in the delivery of medical care to critically ill patients. Supervised by the intensive care specialists, provisional fellows and senior registrars, intensive care registrars are expected to provide supervision for the critical care senior resident medical officers, as well as direct clinical care for patients.

We offer a structured teaching program tailored for the needs of the individual junior or advanced trainee while providing support from Staff Specialists experienced in the practice of Intensive Care Medicine. For those in the training program we can tailor the training experience to include rotations to Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital ICU in Nowra which is accredited for rural training through CICM, and medicine, anaesthesia, and ED rotations.

It is not expected that all appointees will be registered with the College of Intensive Care Medicine (CICM), and trainees from ANZCA and FACEM may be considered suitable for appointment to this role.  It is expected that an ICU registrar has some previous experience at a junior level in the ICU, such as previous resident medical officer in an Intensive Care Unit.  It is also expected that an ICU registrar will have some basic airway skills and be familiar with the procedure of central line placement though may not hold competency for independent insertion at the commencement of their training year.

Our registrar positions are also accredited for training in Anaesthesia through FANZCA and Emergency Medicine through FACEM. A well-established helicopter retrieval service is associated with the campus, Capital Regional Retrieval Service.

Rotations may include:

• Intensive Care Medicine, Canberra Hospital Bruce ACT

• Intensive Care Medicine, North Canberra Hospital Bruce ACT

Prior to commencement, the successful candidates will be required to:

•     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

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 Liam Byrne, ICU Staff Specialist, Liam.Byrne@act.gov.au 

Job

: Junior Medical Officers

Salary Range

: 125,473.00 - 155,223.00

Closing Date

: 20/Sep/2026, 1:59:00 PM