Consultant Anaesthetist | Regional Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

Sante Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

CME / study leave

Professional development support

Teaching opportunities

Job summary

Sante Recruitment is seeking a Consultant Anaesthetist to join a growing regional anaesthesia service in South-West Victoria. This role offers a broad and varied clinical workload with flexibility to develop a subspecialty in Pain Medicine or Perioperative Anaesthesia.

You will work with surgeons, physicians, nursing and allied health to support safe perioperative pathways and ongoing surgical service growth across the region, with opportunities in clinical leadership, teaching and service

Qualifications

• FANZCA fellowship or nearing completion is required or expected.
• Eligibility for Specialist Registration with AHPRA is required.
• Experience across general and emergency anaesthesia is preferred.
• Interest in developing subspecialty in Pain Medicine or Perioperative Anaesthesia is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support safe perioperative pathways and acute pain management.
• Develop contemporary perioperative pathways and enhanced models of care.
• Contribute to teaching, supervision and leadership.
• Drive service development and quality improvement within the regional unit.

Skills

Broad anaesthetic experience

Teaching & mentoring

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Leadership & service development

Education

FANZCA fellowship or nearing completion

Eligibility for AHPRA Specialist Registration

Job description

Consultant Anaesthetist | Regional Anaesthesia & Perioperative Medicine

Consultant Anaesthetist – Perioperative & Pain Medicine South-West Victoria | Coastal Regional Practice FANZCA | Broad Surgical Caseload | Perioperative & Pain Medicine | Regional Lifestyle

Sante Recruitment is seeking a Consultant Anaesthetist to join a growing regional anaesthesia service in South-West Victoria.

This is an excellent opportunity for an anaesthetist seeking a broad and varied clinical workload, with the flexibility to develop a subspecialty interest in pain medicine or perioperative anaesthesia.

The Opportunity

• General surgery
• Orthopaedics
• Obstetrics and gynaecology
• Emergency surgery
• Procedural sedation
• Perioperative medicine
• Acute pain management

The role provides the opportunity to develop your professional interests while maintaining a broad general anaesthetic practice.

You will work closely with surgeons, physicians, nursing and allied health teams to support safe perioperative pathways, acute pain management and ongoing surgical service growth across the region.

There are also opportunities to contribute to:

• Clinical leadership
• Service development
• Quality improvement and clinical governance
• Teaching and supervision
• Development of perioperative models of care
• Expansion of pain management services

Develop Your Subspecialty Interest

This position is particularly attractive to an anaesthetist interested in developing expertise in:

Pain Medicine

Contribute to acute pain management and the ongoing development of regional pain services.

Perioperative Anaesthesia

Help develop contemporary perioperative pathways and enhanced models of care supporting a growing surgical service.

The Facility

This major regional referral hospital provides healthcare to a catchment of more than 110,000 people across South-West Victoria.

The health service manages more than 30,000 emergency presentations annually and supports a broad surgical program including:

• Orthopaedics
• Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• General Surgery
• Emergency Surgery
• Procedural services

What’s On Offer

• Coastal regional location with an excellent work–life balance
• Affordable living compared with metropolitan centres
• Broad and varied anaesthetic caseload
• Opportunity to develop a Pain Medicine or Perioperative Anaesthesia interest
• Supportive specialist anaesthesia team
• Opportunities for clinical leadership and service development
• Teaching opportunities with anaesthetic trainees, junior doctors and medical students
• Professional development support
• CME/study leave
• Relocation assistance
• Opportunity to establish a long-term specialist career in regional Victoria

The Lifestyle

Located on Victoria's spectacular South-West Coast, this region offers an exceptional combination of professional opportunity and coastal living.

• Beautiful beaches and renowned surf coastline
• National parks and spectacular natural landscapes
• Coastal walking and outdoor recreation
• Fertile agricultural country and excellent local produce
• Strong community connections
• Excellent schooling options
• A relaxed, family-friendly lifestyle
• Access to Melbourne when required

About You

We are seeking a Consultant Anaesthetist who is committed to clinical excellence and interested in contributing to the continued development of regional specialist services.

• FANZCA, or be nearing completion of Fellowship
• Eligibility for Specialist Registration with AHPRA
• Broad clinical experience across general and emergency anaesthesia
• An interest in developing a subspecialty practice in Pain Medicine or Perioperative Anaesthesia
• Strong communication and multidisciplinary teamwork skills
• An interest in teaching, mentoring and service development

International Specialists

Internationally trained specialists are encouraged to enquire.

Candidates who are eligible for the AHPRA Specialist Pathway, with an ANZCA interview date or Substantially Comparable outcome, are welcome to discuss the opportunity with Sante Recruitment.