Job Description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Division of Surgery and Critical Care
Job title Anaesthetic Registrar Designation Registrar REG1 - REG6
Job type Full time Duration Fixed from 01/02/2027 for 12 months
Salary $122,264 - $153,195 Location Darwin
Position number 45931 RTF 350339 Closing 29/06/2026
Contact officer Dr Matthew Jenke on 08 8922 8713 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=350339
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment
process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the
merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures
plans, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Anaesthetic Registrar to provide services to Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals (under Specialist Supervision).
Context statement
RDPH is the principal tertiary hospital within the region, and the department is accredited for 156 weeks of Anaesthesia
training by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA).
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provision of anaesthesia, acute pain and peri-operative medicine services to Top End Region hospitals (primarily Royal
Darwin and Palmerston Regional Hospitals)
2. Provide emergency after-hours care and consultancy service on a roster basis, supported by a Specialist Anaesthetist
3. Participate in education activities within the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine.
4. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being
undertaken to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency and General registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
2. Completed 104 weeks of pre-vocational medical education and training with at least 52 weeks of experience in areas of
practice other than clinical anaesthesia, intensive care medicine and pain medicine.
3. Demonstrated interpersonal, leadership, oral and written communication skills and to interact positively in a cross-cultural
work environment
4. Experience in Clinical Anaesthesia
Desirable
1. Experience or commitment to health care delivery in the Northern Territory
2. Experience working in and/or commitment to Regional/Rural settings
3. Experience working in a clinical environment with First Nations Peoples
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the requirements of the ANZCA training program, and an aptitude and commitment to
acquiring the knowledge and skills necessary to complete it
Further information
• Applicants will be considered for ongoing appointment to Rotational positions with SANTRATS (NT stream) unless
otherwise specified. SANTRATS trainees will rotate through 3 years in the NT (Royal Darwin Hospital and Alice Springs
Hospital), and 1 year in South Australia, subject to completion of all training requirements. Application for Independent
registrar positions at Alice Springs Hospital should apply separately.
- Positions are subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance
notice and criminal history checks.
