Job Description

Rehabilitation Registrar 2027 | Royal Darwin Hospital and Palmerston Regional Hospital

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Date published: Jul 15, 2026, 09:07 AM

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Location

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Royal Darwin Hospital and Palmerston Regional Hospital, NT

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Description

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- Registrar REG1
- REG6 - Remuneration Package $143,997
- $179,967 (including salary $122,264
- $153,195)

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- Senior Registrar SREG1
- SREG2 - Remuneration Package $195,576
- $213,632 (including salary $166,617
- $182,143)

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There are 3 accredited Rehabilitation Registrar positions available at the Royal Darwin Hospital & Palmerston Hospital for 2027. A 6 months or 12 months contract is recommended for any advanced or Basic trainee. The Royal Darwin Hospital is a 360 bed tertiary hospital & is well supported by a large range of specialties & junior medical officer teaching.

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The rehabilitation services expanded in 2018 & moved to current facilities at the Palmerston Hospital in September 2018. This is a new 116 bed hospital 20 minutes from RDH but is one campus. The whole service is now in a purpose built facility along with the Geriatric service, 24 Hour ED, Pathology & Radiology.

The unit has a 24 bed general rehabilitation ward dealing with a wide case mix of adult rehabilitation. This ranges from stroke/neurological, amputee, brain injury, spinal cord injury, orthopaedic & multiple trauma.

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There's extensive exposure to the Indigenous culture & opportunities to attend Outreach clinics. A private hospital with a rehabilitation ward is also collocated at RDH. Outpatient clinics cover prosthetics/orthotics, chronic pain, stroke & brain injury.
Exposure to intrathecal pumps & botulinum toxin injections is available.



There's also onsite hydrotherapy facilities & extensive allied health service. The positions are supported by RMOs. There's a structured teaching program with formal learning contracts.

The positions are supervised by 4 AFRM Consultants.

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Our previous trainees have been successful in Module 1 & 2 and the Fellowship examinations. The positions are suitable for Advanced or Basic AFRM trainee & all applications will be considered.

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- Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia.

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- Passed RACP written and clinical exam or recognised overseas equivalent

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- PGY3+ and willing to step up to a Registrar role with strong background in medical terms or within 2 years of completing fellowship training or previous experience as a Medical Registrar (Senior REG)

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- Sound clinical knowledge in assessment and management of patients and a commitment to provide appropriate high quality service.

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- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills, and the ability to interact positively in a cross-cultural work environment, as a team member

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Apply

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For a copy of the Job Description and to apply online please visit www.jobs.nt.gov.au (vacancy number 035388)

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We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians and Elders — past, present and emerging — of the lands and waters on which RACP members and staff live, learn and work. RACP acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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📌 Rehabilitation Registrar 2027 | Royal Darwin Hospital and Palmerston Regional Hospital
🏢 Royal Australasian College of Physicians
📍 Darwin