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Emergency Medicine Registrars
Emergency Department - Medical Services
Senior HMO's will also be considered for this position.
Fixed Term Full Time
February 2024 until February 2025
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We currently have vacancies within our Emergency Medicine team for Registrars. The ED Registrar will be responsible for the initial assessment and management of patients attending the Emergency Department, while assisting the Consultant with floor management.
Our Emergency Department operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and comprises of 16 cubicles, 2 resus bays, 3 fast track cubicles and 8 short stay units beds. Our junior medical staff (interns, HMOs and registrars) are required to participate in a 24 hour/7 days a week rotating roster and enjoy the support of rostered Consultants and Interns between 07:30-22:30. We staff a Medical Registrar 24/7 and have on call support from a range of Specialists, including Physicians, Paediatricians, O&G Consultants, Surgeons and Anaesthetists. Our hospital site is located approximately 1.5 hours east of Melbourne and is an easy drive down the Monash Freeway.
Our Registrars will have access to a wide range of learning opportunities in a supportive environment – our Consultant roster is staffed by FACEMs and highly experienced senior medical officers who are keen to teach. As we are a smaller service, you will obtain exposure to a wide range of cases that may be handled by sub-speciality departments in larger metropolitan hospitals and enjoy a friendly team environment where you can really get to know your co-workers.
The Emergency Department is run by a dedicated, proactive Nursing team and offers an enjoyable working environment – we pride ourselves upon having a professional and consultative team based approach to patient care.
Our preferred candidate will have:
- MBBS or equivalent qualification eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
IMPORTANT: All staff employed in the healthcare sector are required to be fully vaccinated (3 doses) for COVID-19 (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.
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.
Further details and how to apply
Applications must be submitted via our recruitment portal (wghg.mercury.com.au) and must include a current CV, response to the selection criteria and a covering letter. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to provide at least 2 professional referees.
If you have any further queries, please contact Hannah Downey, Medical Workforce Operations Manager on 03 5623 0***.
Applications close on Friday 23rd February 2024.
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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.
