Closes: 23 December 2025
Classification: Registrar 1-4
Salary: $125,473 - $155,223 plus superannuation
Position No: P68
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 16 December 2025
Contact Officer: Melissa Warylo on
What can we offer you:
* City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live in Canberra
* Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital
* Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions
* 12% Superannuation
* Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates
* 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 sought for the 2026 clinical year, commencing February 2026. To be eligible to apply for this position you must be PGY4+ by February 2026.
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: ACT Public Sector Medical Practitioners Determination
Currently the Orthopaedic Trauma Service is provided by 10 on-call VMOs who supervise a team of five AOA-accredited registrars and 10 non-accredited registrars. During the day these registrars cover the operating room (both elective and non-elective), outpatient clinics (elective and fracture), emergency department reviews, a 'registrar review clinic' (urgent ambulatory conditions) and supervise junior medical officers looking after approx. 50 inpatients.
Prior to commencement, the successful candidates will be required to:
* Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check
* Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy
For more information regarding the position details click here for the Position Description.
Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension. Applications are sought for the 2026 clinical year, commencing February 2026. To be eligible to apply you must be PGY4+ as of February 2026.
For more information on this position and how to apply "click here"
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 new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.
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Note
This is a temporary position available for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension. Applications are sought for the 2026 clinical year, commencing February 2026. To be eligible to apply you must be PGY4+ as of February 2026.
Career interest categories:
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services