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• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Surgical & Perioperative Medicine
• Total Indicative Remuneration Package: $117,483 - $183,357 MDP2 (pro rata)
• Long term contract until January 2030|7.5 HPW

ENT Surgeon Scientist — Clinical Research Registrar | Flinders Medical Centre

This is a Clinical Research/Service Registrar position which is 1 day a week clinical work (SALHN) and the rest is research work (salary supplemented by research activities and private surgical assisting.

About the role: 

The ENT Advanced Trainee Registrar is an accredited position and is accountable to the Department Head of ENT Surgery. The position is responsible for managing the care of all patients allocated to ENT in consultation with the Consultants, ENT Fellow, and ENT Clinical Research/Service Registrar, and requires the ability and willingness to work closely with all medical, nursing and allied health staff. While working in the Ward and other areas such as Theatres and Clinics, the ENT Advanced Trainee Registrar is expected to work within the day-to-day operational rules of those areas. 

Duties for the role will include:

• To provide ENT clinical services of the highest possible standard to patients of SALHN both in terms of individual performance and by contributing to a multi-disciplinary approach to the delivery of patient care. 
• Be actively involved in teaching medical students and junior medical staff. Conduct research as required. 
• To become skilled in the outpatient and operative management of patients with snoring/sleep apnoea and voice/Head & Neck conditions. 
• On-Call commitments to be decided by negotiation in consideration of Unit and Case Mix requirements within the ENT Unit 
• Responsible for theatre lists, equipment ordered, consenting etc, and to ensure that all is in readiness for the theatre lists to start on time

About you:

• Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent, registrable with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA) as a Medical Practitioner with General Registration, Registered as an Accredited Advanced Surgical Education Trainee with the Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery training program (RACS)
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people including colleagues and other professional staff, proficient in written and spoken English. 
• A commitment to providing a quality service to patients and their families. 
• Ability to supervise more junior medical staff.
• Good teaching skills and the ability to teach medical education at all levels. 
• Surgical skills appropriate to level of training.  
• Contribute actively to the unit/ specialty including on-call to ensure safe, best practice clinical services for patients.
• Contribute to teaching and training of medical, nursing, allied health and other relevant staff at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Contribute actively to the ongoing improvement of the hospital’s care delivery systems.
• To be suitable for this role you must demonstrate high standards of clinical practice in the relevant specialty.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Mikayla Young, Secretary, Ph:0466068266 , mikayla.young@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 18 October 2026

Attachments:

• Clinical Research/Service Registrar Role description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• Note: The Indicative Total Remuneration is inclusive of Award salary, Superannuation, and other monetary benefits.  We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• 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 and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• 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: 948450