Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Division of Women Children and Youth
Job title Registrar - Paediatrics Designation Registrar REG1-REG6
Job type Full time / Part time Duration Fixed from 01/02/2027 for up to 18 months
Salary $122,264 - $153,195 Location Alice Springs
Position number 4130 RTF 346709 Closing 22/06/2026
Contact officer Dr Ella Huber on 08 8951 7777 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=346709
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
To provide high-quality care to inpatients (general paediatric and neonatal unit) and outpatients within Alice Springs Hospital
and its catchment area of the Central Australian and Barkly regions, extending to the border areas of Western Australia and
South Australia.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide high quality care for inpatients and outpatients across neonatal and paediatric services.
2. Provide routine and emergency after-hours services, as rostered.
3. Conduct general paediatric outpatient clinics at Alice Springs Hospital.
4. Participate in the provision of specialist paediatric outreach services to regional hospitals and remote communities.
5. Supervise, support and evaluate the work of junior medical officers in their provision of paediatric services.
6. Initiate and participate in personal professional development, teaching, quality and safety activities, research and clinical
audits.
7. 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.
8. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Eligible for general registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
2. A minimum of 2 years post-graduate experience
3. Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and the ability to interact positively as a team member in a
busy and culturally diverse work environment.
4. A demonstrated interest in and commitment to improving rural and Indigenous child health.
5. Evidence of commitment to continuing education, teaching, research and quality assurance activities.
Desirable
1. Registration as a trainee with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatrics and Child Health). For other
applicants, a particular interest in paediatrics is desirable, as manifest by prior experience in paediatric inpatient and
outpatient care, general practice or emergency medicine, or equivalent.
Further information
Applications from overseas trained paediatric physicians who have evidence of at least partial comparability from the RACP
will be considered; please apply once RACP comparability assessment is complete.
Appointment is subject to pre-employment checks including vaccination record, working with children check and criminal
history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is considered relevant. For
immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with
blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
Approved: May 2025 Prof. Alan Sandford Executive Director of Medical and Clinical Services, Alice Springs Hospital
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