Job Description
Rehabilitation Registrar **** | Royal Darwin Hospital and Palmerston Regional Hospital
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Date published: Jul 15, ****, 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 ****. 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 **** & moved to new facilities at the Palmerston Hospital in September ****. 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 solid 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 (vacancy number ******)
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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