Unaccredited Cardiology Registrar

• Appointment Type: full-time, fixed-term Unaccredited Cardiology Registrar positions
• Salary Package: Attractive Salary plus 12% superannuation and attractive salary packaging benefits through Maxxia
• The Role: Early-career cardiology position providing dual cover of cardiology and general medical inpatients, with structured exposure to interventional, structural, electrophysiology, device and echocardiography work
• Work-Life Balance: Week-on, week-off 7-day roster (10am–7pm Monday to Friday; 7am–7pm Saturday and Sunday)
• Grow With Us: Build the core cardiology skill set expected for formal advanced training, supported by consultant cardiologists, cardiac technical staff and sonographers in an academically integrated hospital.

Drive innovation in healthcare, transform patient outcomes, and advance your career at Macquarie University Health.

Macquarie University Health is seeking an Unaccredited Cardiology Registrar to join the Cardiology team at Macquarie University Hospital. These are early-career positions designed for doctors who intend to pursue a career in cardiology and want to build the core clinical and procedural skill set expected before entering formal advanced training.

The positions serve a dual purpose: providing medical cover for cardiology patients, and supporting broader medical patients across the hospital. During weekdays you will work as the Medical Officer in Charge, providing ad hoc support, advice and supervision to junior medical staff managing medical issues throughout the hospital. On weekends, your focus shifts to medical ward-based duties, including patients in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU).

You will cross-cover cardiology patients alongside the Nepean Network Accredited Advanced Trainee, which creates structured training and procedural opportunities for both roles. If you are looking for a supportive environment where teaching, supervision and hands-on procedural exposure are part of everyday practice, we would like to hear from you.

The Role

Reporting within the Cardiology service, the Unaccredited Cardiology Registrar is responsible for the assistance, supervision and provision of high-quality clinical assessment, management and consultation to cardiology and medical inpatients within Macquarie University Hospital and Macquarie University Health. The role balances cardiology-specific learning with broader general medical responsibility, and carries a clear expectation of participation in education, supervision of junior doctors and students, and ongoing quality assurance and improvement.

Key Accountabilities

(Including but not limited to)

• Cross-cover cardiology patients with the Nepean Network Accredited Advanced Trainee, reviewing and managing patients referred to the cardiology service and escalating appropriately to the admitting or on-call consultant cardiologist.
• Participate in procedural lists across interventional cardiology, structural intervention, and electrophysiology and device work at a level appropriate to experience, including cardiac implantable electronic device interrogation and programming under supervision, and basic catheter placement during electrophysiology studies.
• Develop transthoracic echocardiography image acquisition and interpretation skills, with teaching from the lead cardiac sonographer.
• Act as Medical Officer in Charge (MOIC) on weekdays, supporting Junior Medical Officers and completing clinical tasks and clinical reviews for assigned medical wards, working closely with nursing, allied health and other medical officers on duty.
• Undertake weekend medical ward-based duties, including CCU patients, and provide timely assessment and initial management of clinically unstable or deteriorating patients, including code attendance in line with hospital protocols.
• Contribute to education, supervision and support of junior doctors in training and students; maintain accurate and timely electronic medical records; participate in formal handover; and engage in quality assurance and improvement activities.

All clinical services are provided within the scope of practice granted by the Macquarie University Hospital Medical Advisory Committee and approved by the Macquarie University Hospital Board, in accordance with Macquarie University Health policies and procedures, the Hospital By-laws, and contemporary evidence-based best practice.

About Us

At Macquarie University Health, we know working together leads to better health outcomes. This happens when clinicians, researchers, students, and staff unite to improve lives through compassionate, coordinated, effective care that is centred around the patient. We are celebrating our 15-year anniversary.

Macquarie University Health brings together Macquarie University Hospital, the Macquarie University Health Clinics and the Macquarie University Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences to deliver integrated clinical care, research and learning. As Australia's first fully integrated academic health precinct on a university campus, and the only university-owned, academically integrated health sciences organisation in the country, we translate research into faster diagnoses, better treatments, and integrated, evidence-based recovery pathways. Our clinicians teach, our researchers work alongside practitioners, and our students learn in real clinical settings. That's how we Heal. Learn. Discover.™

About You

You are an early-career doctor with a genuine commitment to a career in cardiology, sound general medical judgement, and the confidence to take clinical responsibility across general hospital wards with appropriate escalation.

Essential (Pre-requisites)

• MBBS or equivalent qualification, with current General registration as a medical practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA).
• Completion of internship and at least two years of postgraduate clinical experience, including general or acute medicine.
• Current Advanced Life Support certification, or willingness to obtain prior to commencement, and compliance with completion of all mandatory training.
• Demonstrated intention to pursue a career in cardiology, with sound clinical judgement and the ability to work as the Medical Officer in Charge across general hospital wards with appropriate escalation.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills, including with nursing, cardiac technical and sonography staff, and the ability to work collaboratively with allied health and the broader care team.
• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety, quality improvement, and participation in departmental education activities, together with willingness to work the rostered pattern (7 days on, 7 days off; 10am–7pm Monday to Friday and 7am–7pm Saturday and Sunday).

Desirable

• Experience in cardiology, coronary care or intensive care experience.
• Interest in audit, research or teaching.

**Please note - This is an unaccredited cardiology registrar role. It is not accredited for specialist training and no supervision towards registration can be provided. Candidates must already hold provisional or general AHPRA registration**

To Apply

To be considered, please apply online with your CV and a cover letter outlining how your experience aligns with the selection criteria (above).

Applications Close: Wednesday 25th November, 11:59pm AEDT

General Enquiries: Rebecca Wood, Talent Acquisition at r.wood@mq.edu.au

Interviews may commence prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to progress or not proceed with applications prior to the closing date, and to close the advertisement early if required.

Please note this position is only open to Australian citizens, permanent residents and those currently residing in Australia with full working rights.

Pre-Employment Checks

Macquarie University Health cultivates a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity. Prior to completion of an offer of employment, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.

Your employment is conditional upon the completion and maintenance of all role-required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to Macquarie University Health.

If you're already part of the Macquarie Group (MQ University, U@MQ, MQ Health, MGSM), you'll need to apply through your employee Workday account. To apply for this job: Login to Workday and go to the Careers App > Find Jobs.

Applications Close:

25/11/2026 11:59 PM