Registrar (Emergency)

Your Role at St John Geelong Hospital

We are seeking motivated

Advanced Trainee Registrars in Emergency Medicine to join our welcoming and supportive Emergency Department team on a fixed-term basis. These positions are ideally suited to ACEM trainees at T2 or T3 level looking to further develop their emergency medicine skills in a collaborative training environment with direct consultant supervision, excellent clinical exposure, and genuine work-life balance.

With no night shifts, a flexible family-friendly roster, and both full-time and part-time opportunities available (including negotiable part-time arrangements), this role offers the opportunity to advance your Emergency Medicine training while balancing family, lifestyle and professional commitments.

Opportunities are available for:

• Semester One 2027 (commencing February 2027)
• Semester Two 2027 (commencing August 2027)

These positions are ideally suited to Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) trainees at T2 or T3 level, offering valuable experience within a supportive and collaborative clinical environment.

Join a dedicated Emergency Department team where your development is genuinely prioritised. You'll work alongside enthusiastic FACEMs who provide one-on-one teaching and supervision on every shift, while gaining exposure to a broad range of emergency presentations. With more than 17,000 presentations each year and ACEM accreditation for up to six months of Advanced Emergency Medicine training (linked with University Hospital Geelong), this is an excellent opportunity to build your skills and progress your training in a supportive environment.

Beyond the clinical experience, you'll enjoy a flexible, family-friendly workplace with full-time and part-time opportunities available. Located in one of Victoria's most liveable regions, Geelong offers excellent schools and childcare, beautiful beaches and waterfronts, vibrant cafes and wineries, and easy access to Melbourne, making it an ideal location to balance career progression with lifestyle and family commitments.

To be considered, applicants must:

• Be a current ACEM trainee
• Hold registration with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM)You will be eligible for registration as a medical practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA), with a minimum of 3 years clinical experience and a demonstrated knowledge in clinical and procedural experience in an equivalent ED setting and be an ACEM trainee.
• You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to demonstrate clinical and procedural experience commensurate with clinical responsibilities of Registrar
• Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Highly competitive salary and entitlements, $181,452 to $266,840 per annum (pro rata for part time), plus 12 % superannuation

• Accommodation assistance maybe available for those travelling from Melbourne regularly
• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
• Novated leasing
• work related expenses
• self-education and
• additional superannuation
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs
• Fixed term Fulltime
• 2 weeks Professional Development/ Study Leave per annum
• All applicants are asked to submit a covering letter (of no more than two (2) pages) demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role

Applications will be reviewed throughout the advertising period and interviews conducted regularly – so apply today!

For enquiries, please contact Michael Sheridan, Head of department Emergency, on (03) 5226 8811.

Agency applications will not be considered

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.