Specialist Emergency Medicine Physician

South West Healthcare

Warrnambool, South West Coast, VIC

Medical Specialists (Healthcare & Medical)

Full time

$300K+ (pro rata)

About the role

South West Healthcare (SWH) is seeking an experienced specialist emergency medicine physician to provide clinical leadership and management in our high-quality emergency clinical services.

This role is responsible for providing safe, effective, patient-centered, and responsive care to patients in the emergency department. In this role you will require experience in the broad practice of emergency medicine, including adult medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, trauma, and the full range of emergencies encountered in various specialties.

We are a regional trauma center, seeing major trauma from roads, farms, and factories. We are supported by a growing number of specialties -O&G, psychiatry, ICU, plastics, orthopedics, and geriatrics—as well as general surgery and medicine. You will manage a wide variety and acuity of patients.

A key part of this role will be assisting the clinical director in providing an appropriate teaching program and ensuring the supervision of clinical practice and training of undergraduates and postgraduates in the emergency department.

Position overview

Full Time (76 hours per fortnight), On-going position (consideration will also be provided for applicants looking for fixed term or part time employment)

Warrnambool Campus

Salary dependent on skills and experience relevant to position

What you bring

The successful applicant will have broad experience in the field of emergency medicine and hold suitable qualifications as a medical practitioner registered with AHPRA, be a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Emergency Physicians, and hold a current registration with the Medical Practitioners Board of Australia. Strong, effective communication, conflict management, and team-building skills are essential to this role, as this will have a positive attitude towards the training of junior medical staff.

The successful applicant will have proficient leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills, as well as developed written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of SWH's performance indicators and expectations is desirable.

What we offer

You will enjoy benefits such as

Excellent salary packaging options, including meals & entertainment, novated leasing and additional superannuation contributions

Internal and external professional development opportunities

Ongoing clinical supervision

A range of internal development opportunities focusing on personal development, such as resilience and mentoring workshops and comprehensive leadership programs

Excellent terms and conditions of employment

Relocation support available

Who we are

As an organization, SWH prides themselves on their values—care, respect, excellence, integrity, and leadership—and their overall dedication to the local community. Learn more about SWH here.

SWH respects all individuals and promotes equity and inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all genders, sexual orientations, abilities, ages, racial, cultural, and religious backgrounds, and socioeconomic statuses.

SWH is the major specialist referral center for the Barwon South West sub-region and provides a comprehensive range of acute, sub-acute, specialist, community, mental health, and aged services.

With a population of 39,000 and a catchment of 100,000, Warrnambool is the regional center of Victoria's Great South Coast.

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