Top End Emergency Registrar

Top End Region is urgently seeking emergency registrars to join our team

We are currently recruiting for registrars to work in the emergency departments of Royal Darwin Hospital and the Palmerston Regional Hospital.  Our medical staff receive paid protected teaching time weekly, incorporating practical workshops, invited speakers, high fidelity simulation, ultrasound teaching and primary and fellowship exam preparation for ACEM trainees, as well as access to APLS, ALS, MIMMS, Australian Trauma Team Training and other courses. Royal Darwin Hospital is ACEM accredited as a major referral centre for 36 months of advanced emergency training. The Palmerston Regional Hospital has accreditation for 12 months. Both are accredited for TS4 and paediatric training.

Royal Darwin Hospital is the tertiary referral centre for the northwest of Australia, covering some of the most remote communities on earth, with a catchment area of over 1 million square kilometres. The case-mix is unique with a young population (median age 32), and the highest per capita rates of acute rheumatic fever, TB, blunt and penetrating trauma in Australia.

Darwin is a vibrant, tropical, cosmopolitan city with a population of 150 000, boasting excellent access to world heritage national parks in Kakadu, Litchfield, Katherine and the Kimberley. Nearby international destinations of Bali, Timor-Leste and Singapore are fantastic weekend breaks. The lifestyle is laid back and friendly with an emphasis on outdoor leisure activities, particularly camping, bush walking, cycling, and fishing.

We offer a competitive remuneration package, with relocation reimbursement, 12 weeks subsidised onsite accommodation and a minimum of 6 weeks recreation leave annually.  Applicants will be assessed according to skill level and experience.

Salary registrar year level 1-6 $122,264 - $153,195 pa plus penalties and professional development allowance.

Please contact:

Adrienne Deans, Director, RDH Emergency Medicine

0408 034 216 or [email protected]

Or

Didier Palmer, Director Division of Emergency Medicine RDPH

at [email protected]