ENT/ Head & Neck Registrar

Reference Number:  5383

Category:  Medical

Department:  Cardiac, Vascular, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics & Sp

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• Full time, 12 month fixed term opportunity
• Enterprise Agreement: Doctors in Training 2022 - 2026
• $129,048 - $177,622 + salary packaging + super

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. 

About the ENT/Head & Neck department

The ENT/Head and Neck Department is part of the Division of Surgery, Anaesthesia and Procedural Medicine.  It is responsible for the provision of services within the specialty to patients across Austin Health, which is situated at Austin Hospital and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital.  

The Unit is committed to the provision of high-quality patient care and maintains an ongoing commitment to Under Graduate and Post Graduate teaching that includes Medical Students, Postgraduate Nurses, Hospital Medical Officers, Registrars and many others. Also provided is a consultative service for other Units with Austin Health. ENT surgery services are provided at both the Austin and Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital sites.

About the role 

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and enthusiastic Medical Practitioners to join our team as an Unaccredited ENT Head & Neck Registrar in the ENT Unit for the 2027 Clinical Year (commencing February 2027 for 12 months).  

The priority for this position is to assist the Director & Accredited Registrars, and the rest of the team run the ENT Unit efficiently and effectively across two campuses (Austin and Repatriation Hospitals).

The role is designed to provide appropriate exposure and experience to enable the Doctor to attain the required skills and knowledge for that term in that discipline. In addition, skills progression should assist the registrar to meet the requirements of specialist training program

About you 

You’ll further bring with you: 

• A commitment to the Austin Health values.
• Able to be registered in Australia with the Medical Board of Australia
• Significant ENT resident or registrar experience
• Baseline level of ENT knowledge to allow safe management of patients when on-call
• Completed Basic Surgical Trainee years 1 & 2 (not essential)

Our benefits 

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including: 

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us! 

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures. 

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date. 

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Matthew Campbell, Director of ENT/Head & Neck at Matthew.Campbell@austin.org.au

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details. 

Application closing date: Sunday 7 June 2026

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