Classification: Registrar 1-4
Salary: $125,473 - $155,223 plus superannuation
Position No: 27636 - 02QIV
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 01 July 2026
Contact Officer: Dr Ericka Flores on [email protected]
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 (act.gov.au)
About the role: Applications are sought for the 2027 clinical year commencing February 2027 for a period of 12 months with possible extension. To be eligible to apply for this position, applicants must be PGY6+ 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
The Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit at Canberra Hospital, the tertiary referral hospital for ACT and southeastern NSW, provides consultative and endoscopic services for persons with digestive diseases, including liver and biliary tract disease. Referrals are received from within the hospital, from local specialists as well as the primary care doctors in the region.
The Unit provides:
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Inpatient care of patients with gastroenterological diseases
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Consulting service
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Endoscopic procedures (including ERCP and EUS)
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Clinics for patients with liver diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, inherited gastrointestinal cancer and complex gastrointestinal disorders and pancreato-biliary disorders; and
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Clinics, support and follow up for participants in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.
This is a one-year Royal Australasian College of Physician (RACP) accredited position intended for an Advanced Trainee who has successfully completed their two core years of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Advanced Training and is looking for further training with special emphasis in either hepatology, IBD or advanced endoscopy. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the unit’s on-call roster, inpatient care, undertake at least 2 clinics per week and partake in the endoscopy service, as well as play a leading role in the scientific and quality assurance meetings, and involved in the multi-disciplinary care of patients, particularly those that are acutely ill.
Although their main role will be in their chosen area of work, either hepatology, IBD or advanced endoscopy; they will be expected to rotate through the other sub-specialties.
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 during their period of employment in the GEHU. There are opportunities for both clinical and laboratory-based research. 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.
For more information regarding the position see the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
- 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 on this position and how to apply “click here”
Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension.
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 temporary position available for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension.
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