Emergency Medicine Consultant
Sante Recruitment
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Job summary
Sante Recruitment is seeking an experienced Emergency Medicine Consultant to lead one of regional Australia’s largest Emergency Departments. The role offers clinical variety, leadership, and the chance to influence Emergency Medicine direction in a major regional health service.
Ideal candidates will hold FACEM or an international equivalent, be eligible for AHPRA/ACEM registration, and demonstrate strong leadership, teaching, and governance skills. Open to Full‑time or Part‑time appointments.
Qualifications
- Fellowship FACEM or substantially comparable international qualification.
- Eligibility for Specialist Registration with AHPRA or ACEM pathway.
- Evidence of strong Emergency Medicine experience and leadership.
Responsibilities
- Senior clinical decision-making and leadership in the ED.
- Supervision/mentoring of registrars and junior staff.
- Teaching and education across medical staff and Rural Generalist trainees.
- Clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives.
- Service development, innovation and workforce planning.
- Engagement in medical education and simulation activities.
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to deliver care.
- Development of contemporary Emergency Medicine models of care.
Skills
Education
Job description
Emergency Medicine Consultant Senior Clinical Leadership Opportunity | Major Regional Referral Service FACEM | Full-Time or Part-Time | ACEM Accredited | 64,000+ ED Presentations | IMG/SIMGs Welcome
Lead Emergency Medicine Services in One of Regional Australia's Largest Emergency Departments. Sante Recruitment is seeking an experienced Emergency Medicine Consultant to join a major regional health service and play an important role in the continued development of one of regional Australia's largest Emergency Departments.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a FACEM or substantially comparable overseas-trained Emergency Physician seeking clinical variety, leadership opportunities and the ability to influence the future direction of Emergency Medicine.
Working within a collaborative and highly experienced multidisciplinary team, you will manage a diverse adult and paediatric case mix while providing senior clinical leadership, mentoring junior doctors and contributing to education, quality improvement and service innovation.
- Senior clinical decision-making
- Supervision and mentoring of Emergency Medicine registrars
- Teaching of junior medical staff and Rural Generalist trainees
- Clinical governance and quality improvement
- Service development and innovation
- Workforce development
- Medical education and training
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Development of contemporary Emergency Medicine models of care
There is also scope to develop specialist interests in areas such as: Emergency Ultrasound | Medical Education | Simulation | Clinical Governance | Quality Improvement.
- Full-time or part-time appointments
- Dedicated non-clinical time
- Flexible rostering
- Consultant-led clinical environment
- Opportunities for leadership and service development
- Competitive remuneration
- Relocation assistance
- Salary packaging
- Professional development support
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior Emergency Physician seeking a long-term regional leadership role or a genuine lifestyle change without compromising clinical complexity.
24-hour FACEM coverage. The Emergency Department manages 64,000+ presentations per year.
- 40% paediatric presentations
- 26% admission rate
- Emergency Medicine registrars
- Junior medical staff
- Rural Generalist trainees
- Experienced nursing and allied health teams
The department is ACEM-accredited for training, providing an excellent environment for teaching, supervision and professional development.
Significant investment in emergency care infrastructure and ongoing hospital redevelopment is strengthening the department's capacity and creating exciting opportunities for clinicians joining the service.
The organisation is one of the largest providers of specialist healthcare outside metropolitan Australia, delivering services across multiple hospital campuses and community locations. The health service provides care to a catchment of more than 250,000 people and continues to experience significant growth.
- High clinical volume
- Broad and complex presentations
- Adult and paediatric Emergency Medicine
- Specialist inpatient support
- Strong teaching and training infrastructure
- Major capital investment
- Opportunities for clinical leadership
- Service development and innovation
- Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM), or
- A substantially comparable international specialist qualification
- Eligibility for Specialist Registration with AHPRA, or
- Eligibility to pursue registration through the ACEM Specialist Assessment pathway
- Strong clinical Emergency Medicine experience
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Commitment to education and clinical governance
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
SIMGs and overseas-trained Emergency Physicians are encouraged to enquire.
Doctors with international specialist qualifications may be eligible to pursue the ACEM Specialist Pathway, depending on their qualifications, training and experience.
Sante Recruitment can provide guidance regarding the ACEM assessment process, specialist registration and AHPRA requirements.
The benefits of living in a well-established and well-connected regional centre. The region offers an outstanding combination of career opportunity, affordability and lifestyle.
- Excellent schools
- Affordable housing
- Shorter commute times
- Strong sporting and recreational facilities
- Renowned food and wine
- National parks
- Rivers and waterways
- Cycling and walking trails
- Year-round outdoor recreation
- Welcoming regional communities
Positioned within easy reach of two major capital cities, the location offers the opportunity to enjoy regional living while remaining connected to metropolitan amenities.
- FACEM / Emergency Medicine Consultant
- Major regional referral service
- 64,000+ ED presentations annually
- Approximately 40% paediatric presentations
- 24-hour FACEM coverage
- ACEM-accredited training department
- Full-time or part-time options
- Dedicated non-clinical time
- Leadership & service development opportunities
- Emergency Ultrasound opportunities
- Medical Education & Simulation
- Clinical Governance & Quality Improvement
- Major infrastructure investment
- Competitive remuneration
- Relocation assistance
- Salary packaging
- Professional development support
- ACEM Specialist Pathway applicants encouraged
- Excellent regional lifestyle
All enquiries are handled in complete confidence.
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