- Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals – Elizabeth Vale / Modbury
- Total Indicative Remuneration: $118,024 - $190,058 p.a. – MDP2
- Temporary Full-Time, up to 31 July 2029 (Multiple Positions)
Take the next step in your medical career
Join a dynamic, high-performing team at Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals and gain hands-on experience across high dependency care, anaesthesia, perioperative medicine, and emergency response.
We’re seeking motivated and capable HDU/Anaesthesia Service registrars to join our Anaesthesia and HDU teams. This is an exciting opportunity to build advanced clinical skills while working within a supportive, consultant-led environment.
About the Role
As an HDU/Anaesthesia Service Registrar, you will play a pivotal role delivering safe, high-quality care across inpatient, perioperative and emergency settings.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide critical care and perioperative management to HDU patients under consultant supervision
- Deliver anaesthesia and pain management services appropriate to your level of training
- Lead the Medical Emergency Team (MET/Code Blue) and respond to deteriorating patients
- Assist with emergency airway management hospital-wide
- Support the Emergency Department in managing Category 1 patients
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver excellent clinical outcomes
- Participate in emergency and elective procedures across diverse surgical specialties
- Contribute to quality improvement initiatives and clinical governance activities
- Engage in teaching and mentoring of junior medical staff and students
To be eligible for this position, you must hold a Bachelor of Medicine: Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent, eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia and a Medical Practitioner with General Registration.
Please note: as per the SA Health Salaried Medical Officers Enterprise Agreement 2025, the total term of employment with SA Health will be 3 years. Rotations following the initial 12 month allocation as Medical Practitioner will be determined in line with your training and SA Health’s requirements. This may include transfer to other SA Health locations to perform work appropriate to classification, skills and capabilities.
The Total Indicative Remuneration figure is calculated taking into account base salary, leave loading and superannuation as well as managerial allowances, professional development or any other allowances where appropriate.
About You
You are an enthusiastic and adaptable clinician who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is committed to continuous learning.
Essential Requirements
- Minimum 2 years postgraduate clinical experience
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams
- Strong communication and commitment to safe, ethical practice
- Relevant postgraduate qualifications in anaesthesia or intensive care
- Strong clinical skills and commitment to patient safety
- Dedication to continuous professional development
Desirable
- Experience in teaching, supervision, or clinical research
About Adelaide:
Adelaide is consistently recognised as a city that artfully combines its compact charm and world-class cuisine with picturesque nature escapes. Ranked one of the worlds “Most Liveable Cities” and “Most Beautiful Cities”, Adelaide provides something for everyone combining a wonderful mix of nature with nearby beaches, rolling hills and wildlife and culinary delights with fine dining restaurants, award-winning cafes, bustling food markets and booming boutique bars. Events like the LIV Golf, SANTOS Tour Down Under, Adelaide Fringe and the Adelaide Cabaret Festival add extra appeal to living here.
About Us:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide.
NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management.
With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community.
With over 7,000 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.
At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.
Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:
NALHN provides a range of hospital (inpatient), outpatient, community and home-based services across multiple sites in Adelaide’s north and north-eastern suburbs, including Aboriginal health, mental health, and GP services.
- Lyell McEwin Hospital – the major hospital in northern Adelaide for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetric, paediatrics and outpatient services.
- Modbury Hospital – a general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.
- Mental Health Services – adult and older persons mental health services and statewide forensic mental health services, across hospital and community settings.
- Watto Purrunna Aboriginal Primary Health Care Services – provides culturally responsive primary healthcare services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in-hospital and across four community sites.
- Primary Health Care Services – including GP Plus sites at Elizabeth, Modbury and Gilles Plains.
Benefits of working at NALHN:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Checks:
- DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 937668
Enquiries:
Stacey Willett
Medical Management Facilitator
Phone: (08) 81829435
E-mail: Health.NALHNAnaes-OrthoMMF@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date:
12 June 2026 – 11.55PM
Role Description and Further Information:
937668 - HDU Anaesthesia Service Registrar - MD2 - Role Description.pdf
* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.
