Emergency Medicine Consultant (FACEM)

Acem; Warragul; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development

Employee assistance program

Salary packaging

Free Parking

Job summary

West Gippsland Healthcare Group in Warragul, Victoria, seeks experienced Emergency Medicine Consultants for permanent part-time roles in a 24‑hour ED. The department is ACEM‑accredited and serves a diverse rural community about 100 km east of Melbourne.

Consultants are rostered from 7:30 am to 11:00 pm, provide after-hours on‑call, and work with interns, residents, GP registrars and on‑call physicians to deliver high‑quality emergency care.

Qualifications

• Fellowship of the Australian College of Emergency Medicine (FACEM) is required.
• Specialist registration with AHPRA is required.
• Experience in managing both adult and pediatric emergencies with advanced resuscitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency medical care within approved scope as an Emergency Medicine specialist.
• Ensure timely patient assessment and flow in a busy ED.
• Collaborate with interns, residents, GP registrars and on‑call specialists to deliver high‑quality care.

Skills

FACEM

AHPRA registration

Emergency medicine experience

Pediatric emergency care

Education

FACEM fellowship

Job description

Various permanent part time positions, up to 38 hours per week (4 shifts per week)

Victorian Public Health Sector Medical Specialists Enterprise Agreement 2022 - 2026 or successor, classification dependant of year level

An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced Emergency Medicine Consultants to join West Gippsland Healthcare Group (WGHG). Located approximately 100 km (1.5 hours) east of Melbourne, our 24-hour Emergency Department comprises 16 treatment spaces, including two resuscitation bays, and manages more than 27,000 presentations annually, with approximately 25% paediatric.

Consultants are rostered between 7.30 am and 11.00 pm, provide an after-hours on-call service, and work within a well-supported multidisciplinary team. Medical staffing includes Interns, Residents, GP Registrars, an accredited Emergency Medicine Registrar program and a 24/7 Medical Registrar. Additional specialist support is available on call from Physicians, Paediatricians, Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, Surgeons and Anaesthetists.

Warragul Hospital's Emergency Department is accredited by ACEM for the six-month Rural and Remote Special Skills rotation for FACEM trainees. Supported by an experienced and proactive nursing team, the department offers a collaborative, patient-centred environment with a strong commitment to education and high-quality emergency care.

West Gippsland Healthcare Group provides acute medical, surgical, obstetric, emergency, community and aged care services across the Shire of Baw Baw. Established in 1888, we serve a diverse rural, residential and agricultural community with a primary catchment population of approximately 47,000. WGHG holds full accreditation with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards and maintains strong partnerships with regional and metropolitan health services.

Required Skills and Experience

• Fellowship of the Australian College of Emergency Medicine (FACEM).


• Specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).


• Demonstrated experience managing adult and paediatric emergency presentations, including advanced resuscitation skills.

Our preferred candidate will have:

Undertake medical practice within approved credentialed scope of clinical practice as an Emergency Medicine specialist.

• Provide evidence-based and quality clinical care of individual patients in all domains of medical practice:


• Patient interview.


• Clinical examination.


• Identification of clinical problems and health opportunities.


• Plan of overall clinical care and health promotion.


• Maintenance of concise but comprehensive, accurate, legible records of patient status and progress and associated correspondence.


• Ensure that patients are seen in a timely manner and maintain flow in the emergency department in order to meet required organisational and Department of Health targets.

IMPORTANT: Some roles in the healthcare sector are required to be vaccinated annually for Influenza (unless a valid exemption applies). Evidence of vaccination (or exemption) will be required to be provided prior to commencement.

About our organisation

The West Gippsland Healthcare Group is a customer focused health organisation providing acute medical and surgical, obstetric, emergency, residential care and community health services to 45,000 people in the rural, urban residential, agricultural and industrial areas located within the Baw Baw Shire and beyond. The administrative headquarters are located at West Gippsland Hospital in Warragul, approximately 100kms east of Melbourne.

West Gippsland Healthcare Group staff benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements


• Professional development


• Access to employee assistance program


• Salary packaging


• Free Parking

Working with us

All appointments with the West Gippsland Healthcare Group are subject to the satisfactory return of professional reference checks, a National Police Record Clearance and a current Employee Working with Children Check. All employees must hold current entitlement to work within Australia. A six month probationary period applies to all new appointments.

If you have any further queries, please contact Dr Allan Au, Director of Emergency Medicine, via [e-mail]

Applications close: 29 October 2026 * (applications may close earlier)

* Applications will be reviewed as they are received. This position will remain open for a minimum of fourteen (14) days for externally advertised positions from the date of advertisement and may close earlier than the listed closing date if a suitable candidate/s are identified.

As an inclusive employer, committed to improving diversity and equity in our workforce, we encourage applications from all parts of our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTI people, and people with lived experience of disability.

As a Child Safe organisation, West Gippsland Healthcare Group promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including those with disability.