Anaesthetic Registrar

Department of Health

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 03/08/2026 for 12 months

Salary $122,264 - $153,195 Location Darwin

Position number 43132 RTF 349856 Closing 24/06/2026

Contact officer Dr Matthew Jenke on 08 8922 8713 or ***email_hidden***

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.

Anaesthetic Registrar to provide services to Royal Darwin and Palmerston Hospitals (under Specialist Supervision).

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).

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.

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

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. Completion of the ANZCA Primary Exam or equivalent

• Positions are available for 6 or 12 months from August 2026.

Positions are subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance

notice and criminal history checks.