Medical Specialist - Emergency

Grampians Health Horsham and Dimboola


Date: 18 hours ago
City: Ballarat, Victoria
Contract type: Full time
Location: Ballarat Central, VIC, AU, 3350

Emergency Medicine Specialists (FACEM) AHPRA Registered Hours Negotiable
About the role The position provides an opportunity to work on a full time or VMO basis and join a cohesive, motivated and innovative specialist group enjoying an attractive on-call and weekend roster
Grampians Health is a regional trauma service servicing a population of approximately 240,000 people and a land area extending from the western boundary of Melbourne to the South Australian border. The Emergency Department see approximately 57,000 patients per annum with a caseload comprising a broad mix of medicine from major trauma to primary care across all age groups including approximately 28% paediatric attendances
The ED has a defined Fast Track area and a separate 12 bed Short Stay Unit. Admission rate and patient acuity (by Australasian triage scale) has been increasing over the last few years
Key Responsibilities As an Emergency Physician, you will be responsible for: high-quality patient car
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  • leadership within a multidisciplinary tea
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  • contributing to the professional development of junior staf
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  • Balancing clinical care with teaching and quality improvement would be key aspects of your rol
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Skills & Experience Fellowship or eligible for fellowship of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM
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  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team environmen
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  • Evidence of leadership in effective communication and promotion of the Grampians Health Values in a multi-disciplinary team and a commitment to provision of exemplary clinical standards of practic
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  • Knowledge and evidence of applying quality improvement in the clinical environmen
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  • Demonstrated commitment to the provision of teaching as well as providing learning opportunities to other staff and a commitment to continuing education and own professional developmen
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  • Demonstrated commitment to teamwork and collaboratio
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Local conditions and benefits Fulltime offered at highest fractional VMO rate
    Generous allowances including Workplace Related Expensed (AMA membership, phone allowance, medical indemnity
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  • Flexible rostering, fixed hours and non-clinical tim
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  • Preservation of Long Service Leav
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Interested? if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Mark Hartnell, Head of Unit – Emergency Department on (03) 5320 4827 for a confidential discussion
If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying
We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled
About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services
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 opportunitie
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  • Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holiday
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  • Access to Staff Fitness progra
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  • Staff rewards and recognition program
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Ballarat Region
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+

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