Classification: Registrar 1-4
Salary: $125,473 - $155,223 plus superannuation
Position No: 64595-02R9W
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 23 July 2026
Contact Officer: Dr Amanda Dyson on [email protected] or (02) 5124 7716
What can we offer you:
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City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions
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12.5% Superannuation
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Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates
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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 invited for Neonatal Advanced Trainee positions commencing in 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
To be eligible for a Neonatal Advanced Trainee position (equivalent to a ‘provisional fellow’ position), applicants must be PGY7+ at the commencement date of the role and have at least one year of neonatal intensive care experience.
The Department provides tertiary neonatal care to the ACT and surrounding region, serving a population with approximately 10,000 births annually. Canberra Hospital is the region's principal referral centre for high-risk pregnancies, with around 3,500 deliveries each year. The Centre for Newborn Care has 39 beds (21 NICU/HDU and 18 Special Care Nursery) and admits 700-800 infants annually, including approximately 300 requiring respiratory support. The department is staffed by ten Neonatologists (7.1 FTE), four Neonatal Advanced Trainees, one Senior Career Medical Officer, one Career Medical Officer, ten Neonatal Registrars, 4 transitional nurse practitioners and three Senior Resident Medical Officers. Opportunities for neonatal research are available and strongly encouraged
The Neonatal Advanced Trainee will gain broad experience across all aspects of tertiary neonatal care in a supportive and dynamic environment. Training opportunities include neonatal surgery (excluding cardiac surgery), neonatal retrievals through NETS ACT/NSW, clinician-performed ultrasound, and attendance at NICU Growth and Development Clinics. These positions are accredited for 2 years of Advanced Training in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine with the RACP.
A key focus of the advanced trainee role is developing transition-to-consultant skills through leadership of ward rounds, participation in the after-hours and on-call roster (including first on-call responsibilities for Neonatology and NETS), high-risk antenatal counselling, quality improvement, open disclosure, research, and clinician-performed ultrasound.
The successful applicant will contribute to the supervision, teaching and professional development of junior medical staff and medical students, and participate in the department's active teaching, quality improvement and research programs. They will participate in the after-hours and on-call roster and support key administrative functions, including maintaining accurate discharge summaries and coordinating registrar and journal club rosters. The trainee will be responsible for ensuring timely and accurate discharge summaries, and for coordinating registrar and journal club rosters
Prior to commencement, the successful candidates will be required to:
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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check
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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy
For more information regarding the position see the Position Description.
Note: This is a full-time temporary position commencing in February 2027 for a period of 12 months.
For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
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 region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.
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This is a full-time temporary position commencing in February 2027 for a period of 12 months.
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