Anaesthetics Provisional Fellow

Ballarat Central, VIC, AU, 3350

Anaesthetics Provisional Fellow

Fixed Term - Full Time

(86 hrs per fortnight) from February 2026)

Your Provisional Fellow year – why Ballarat?

• Join a team of 36 consultant anaesthetists, 10 anaesthetic registrars and 3 HMOs.

• The six main theatres and 2 Procedure Rooms undertake nearly 10,000 cases per year.
• The department supports an Obstetric Service of 1800 deliveries per annum, as well as a 2 room Cardiac Intervention Suite.

• Two specialist pain physicians lead our Acute Pain Service and conduct clinics for persistent patients, as well as perform interventional pain procedures.
• All surgery specialties are catered for with the exception of cardiac surgery and neurosurgery.

• Opportunities exist to gain further experience in paediatric, obstetric, thoracic and vascular anaesthesia prior to commencing specialist practice.

• Excellent opportunities to use your non-clinical time for research, teaching and other professional development activities.

• Grampians Health is a significant trials site for the ANZCA Clinical Trials Network, with current involvement in TRIGs, LOLIPOP and EchoNOF trials.
• Medical students from the University of Melbourne (Rural Clinical School) and Deakin Clinical School attend and undertake their anaesthetic training in the department.
• A long established culture of audit exists, with M&M meetings and Complex Case reviews held every second week.

Grampians Health was established in 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term. Grampians Health is well regarded multi-service regional health organisation, and a major service provider for the Grampians region (pop: 200,000+) with over 24,000 annual admissions.

A peri-operative medicine service is currently being developed.

Grampians Health comprises the Base Hospital (221 acute beds), Queen Elizabeth Centre (Sub Acute Care 70 beds) and Psychiatric Services (67 beds). New short stay unit and modern emergency, critical care, ambulatory, aged care and rehabilitation facilities uniquely integrate in-patient, ambulatory, community and home based services. Grampians Health is a major training site for the University of Melbourne and Deakin Rural Clinical Schools. Senior staff are strongly committed to teaching and the professional development of Interns, HMOs and Registrars.

Ballarat offers a superb regional lifestyle with excellent public and private schools, recreational and sporting facilities, shopping, entertainment and cultural pursuits. Country or city living is available within minutes of the hospital and there is easy access to Melbourne (75 minutes).

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You will be a registered medical practitioner (AHPRA) and be a registered ANZCA trainee and preferably have passed the final FANZCA examination. Enquiries to be directed to Dr Greg Henderson, Director of Anaesthesia, [email protected]

Applications must be submitted online. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Police Records Check & Immunisation Clearance.

Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Further Information
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.