Basic Physician Trainee Senior Resident Medical Officer
Full-time Temporary with a Possibility of Permanency
Closes: 03 August 2025
Classification: Senior Resident Medical Officer 1-3
Salary: $99,996 - $122,359 plus superannuation
Position No: 12846-02LST
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 07 July 2025
Contact Officer: Dr Renee Eslick onRenee.Eslick@act.gov.au
What can we offer you:
- City living without the traffic – click here to see why you should live inCanberra
- Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital
- Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions
- 11.5% Superannuation
- VISA/Sponsorship for eligible candidates
- Reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates (subject to review and approval).
Applications are sought for the 2026 clinical year, offering a one-year contract with possible extension. To be eligible to apply for this position you must be PY3+ 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 theCHS website .
Canberra Hospital's Basic Physician Training program provides high quality clinical training and educational opportunities for trainees with subspecialty and general medicine rotations within the Network (Canberra Hospital, North Canberra Hospital, Goulburn Base Hospital and South-East Regional Hospital). The training program has an established track record and a structure that supports trainee preparation for success at the RACP Fellowship examination. Educational support and training opportunities include a mentorship program and numerous formal and informal learning forums for junior medical staff, including a well-attended morning clinical handover, grand rounds, regular unit scientific meetings as well as protected teaching time to attend formal tutorials and lectures.
Overall, the training is well integrated with the clinical service requirements of the hospital. Our training program has maintained an excellent record of consistent success at the written and clinical FRACP Examination. There is active and enduring commitment of our senior clinical staff to the physician training program, including Dr Simon O'Connor co-author of the Talley & O'Connor Examination Medicine textbook and the network physician training committee.
The Basic Physician Trainee position is accredited by the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP) for PREP training. The position is suitable for applicants in their third postgraduate year and who have previous experience or training in a hospital-based internal medicine training program. For those in their fourth postgraduate year or above, please apply for a basic physician trainee position under the registrar classification (PGY4+ Position).
Eligibility for unconditional registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia is essential.
Prior to commencement, the successful candidates will be required to:
- Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy
Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension. To be eligible to apply for this position you must be PY3+ by February 2026.
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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. To be eligible to apply for this position you must be PY3+ by February 2026.
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