Registrar - (Remuneration Package Range $$143,275 – 179,086)
Senior Registrar - (Remuneration Package Range $194,625 - $212,600)
Division of Women, Children and Youth
Alice Springs
Several Full time/Part time vacancies are available. These are fixed from 02/02/2025 for up to 18 months.

Selection will be made at the REG or SREG level depending on the experience of the successful applicant. Vacancies may be assessed for immediate selection.

Alice Springs Hospital (ASH) Department of Paediatrics welcomes applications for 2026 Paediatric Registrar positions. Let us introduce you to a rewarding and varied general paediatric practice, in a culturally rich and naturally beautiful part of Australia.

Alice Springs is a vibrant town in the beautiful Central Australian setting. Working in the Department of Paediatrics at Alice Springs Hospital will give you the opportunity to experience amazing cultures and landscapes, while developing your clinical practice in a busy, collegiate and well-supported environment. You will benefit from immersion in rural/remote and Indigenous child health, whilst developing a rich understanding of Australian Indigenous health and wellbeing, and the social determinants of disease.

About the Roles:

Our registrars provide high-quality care to inpatients (general paediatric and neonatal unit) and outpatients within Alice Springs Hospital, local MDT developmental services and remote community clinics.

We have two role types available:

1. General Paediatric registrars

Rotational roster of paediatric and neonatal ward service and general paediatric clinics

Accredited for RACP Advanced Training in General Paediatrics (General Paediatrics: Rural, with perinatal. 12-month terms also meet criteria for 6 months “acute” OR 6 months “Dev/Psych”

2. Community/Outreach Paediatric Registrars

Remote community outreach clinics, MDT developmental/behavioural assessment clinics,

high-risk infant follow-up program & Out of Home Care clinics.

The General Paediatric role is accredited for RACP Advanced Training in General Paediatrics, “General Paediatrics: Rural, with perinatal”. 12 months in the General Paediatric role can also satisfy either the a. “Acute” or b. “Developmental/Psychosocial (D&P)” training requirement. It is also accredited for ACRRM training (Paediatric AST).

The Community/Outreach role is accredited for RACP Advanced Training in General Paediatrics, Developmental/Psychosocial (D&P) requirement. It is also accredited for RACP Advanced Training in Community Child Health (CCH)(non-core).

About the Department of Paediatrics:

Alice Springs Hospital is a 183-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Flinders University in South Australia and Charles Darwin University in Darwin, with a catchment covering two-thirds of the Northern Territory (over 1,000,000 km2). We care for children and families from the Central Australian and Barkly regions of the Northern Territory, as well as the bordering areas of Western Australia and South Australia.

The Paediatric department has 7 consultants, 7 ward registrar and 2 community/outreach registrar positions. Services include a 30-bed dedicated paediatric ward, an 8-bed neonatal unit (routinely admitting >32/40 and 1500g newborns) and access to ICU beds as required. Delivery of outpatient clinics in hospital, remote community and local MDT developmental services are core components of our service.

Alice Springs Hospital works closely with Tennant Creek Hospital, local and remote clinics across the Central Australian, Barkly and APY land districts. The hospital has strong links to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre in Adelaide, as tertiary referral centres and through visiting sub-specialists from these hospitals.

Central Australia is a geographically, socially and culturally unique part of Australia. The relaxed “Territory” lifestyle is paired with an emphasis on outdoor activities and the arts. It is a welcoming and family-friendly place, suited to paediatricians at all career stages. You will find the paediatric team welcoming, supportive, and committed to working and learning together.

For more information about living and working in Alice Springs see https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=rGCWne5tVbM

Flexible working arrangements and leave arrangements are available. There are generous allowances and leave entitlements, see current NT Medical Officers Enterprise Agreement https://ocpe.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/1260075/medical-officers-ntps-2022-2025-enterprise-agreement.PDF

Relocation costs and accommodation are well-supported.

RACP Advanced Trainees in Paediatrics & Child Health will be prioritised. Applications are also open to Basic Trainees (unaccredited or through WCH secondment) and clinicians from other disciplines looking to upskill in paediatrics.

For further information about this vacancy please contact:
Dr Ella Huber on 0402 852 071 or
[email protected] | [email protected]

Quote vacancy number: 39377
Closing date: 02/09/2025

Applications should consist of a one page summary sheet, resume / CV and copies of relevant qualifications.

For a copy of the Job Description or to view career opportunities in the Northern Territory Government please visit https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Search