Medical Registrar – Basic Physician Trainee 2027 | Darwin and Palmerston

Date published: Jun 29, 2026, 13:57 PM

Location

Darwin and Palmerston

Description

Medical Registrar – Basic Physician Trainee 2027
  • Registrar REG1–REG6
  • Remuneration Package: $143,997–$179,967 (including salary $122,264–$153,195)

Top End Health Services offers a unique training environment with unparalleled access to a broad range of tropical pathology, including the practice of medicine in remote and resource-limited settings.

Our patient population is multicultural, with a high number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients from diverse linguistic backgrounds.

Royal Darwin Hospital is a Level 3 teaching hospital, with secondments to Palmerston Regional Hospital, Katherine District Hospital and Gove District Hospital.

Positions available

Positions exist within the Division of Medicine for:

  • Basic Physician Trainees
  • Vocational Trainees from ICU or Emergency Department training programs seeking specialty rotations as a Junior Medical Registrar
  • Non-vocational doctors with suitable skills and experience looking for short periods of work between travel or research activities
Training rotations

Trainees rotate through:

  • General Medicine
  • Respiratory
  • Nephrology
  • Intensive Care
  • Cardiology
  • Geriatrics
  • Gastroenterology
  • Alcohol and Other Drugs
  • Oncology
  • Haematology
  • Palliative Care
  • Neurology

These rotations provide broad exposure to patient care in a unique clinical setting. Trainees are allocated to these terms as well as secondment hospital sites.

Eligibility

Applications are encouraged from doctors in their third postgraduate year (PGY3) and above.

Essential qualifications

To be eligible for one of these exciting opportunities you need the following Qualifications/Professional registration/other essential requirements:

  • Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia
  • Potential eligibility for registration as a recognised trainee of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) 
  • Previous experience as a Medical Registrar or PGY3+

Apply

Applications must be limited to a 1-page summary sheet outlining the interest in training within the NT and detailed resume with minimum 2 referee details.

Apply

Applications close

Aug 18, 2026, 23:59 PM
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