2026 Public Health Unit Medicine Registrar
Employment Type - Temporary Full Time
Hours per fortnight - 86
Job Category - Medical - Registrar
Req Id - 5439
2026 Barwon South West Public Health Unit Registrar
- Enhance your career with the largest regional healthcare service in Victoria
- Be part of a multidisciplinary, highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated team who take pride in providing high-quality service
- Lifestyle! A stone throw from the Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula and Great Ocean Road
About Barwon Health
Barwon Health is one of the largest and most comprehensive regional health services in Australia, providing care at all stages of life and circumstance. Services available through Barwon Health cover the full spectrum from primary care, community services, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, emergency and acute care. We serve more than 500,000 people through the efforts of more than 9000 staff and volunteers across more than 20 sites. Barwon Health is committed to developing a vibrant culture of education, training and research that advances health and wellbeing for all.
About the facility
Our major sites include University Hospital Geelong in Geelong’s CBD, the McKellar Centre precinct in North Geelong, Barwon Health North in Norlane, and residential aged care facilities spanning the region. Comprehensive mental health, community health and dental services are delivered through various programs across the Barwon South West Region, including Torquay and Colac.
About Barwon South West Public Health Unit
The Barwon South West Public Health Unit (BSWPHU) is one of nine local public health units established across the state. BSWPHU is funded by the Government of Victoria and closely works with the Victorian Department of Health. It serves the public health needs of approximately 500,000 people across 10 local government areas. Located within Barwon Health (University Hospital Geelong), the BSWPHU engages and collaborates with local stakeholders and partners to ensure that the regional communities we serve throughout the Barwon South West have support they need to have the best public health outcomes. BSWPHU has served the purpose of being a One-stop- shop and providing integrated services to the community in and around the Greater Geelong region and the entire Barwon South West Region at large that spans from Greater Geelong to the South Australian border and north to the Southern Grampians region. The primary functions of BSWPHU include management and control of notifiable communicable diseases, health promotion and disease prevention and supporting emergency response.
Our team is made up of public health physicians, infectious diseases physicians, epidemiologists, data analyst, public health officers, infection prevention nurses and community partnership team with extensive experience in disease prevention and health promotion, administration officers and communication and engagement advisor.
About the Role
The Public health registrar position with BSWPHU is an accredited training position. You will have the opportunity to work across diverse public health areas supporting the AFPHM training requirements. There will be opportunities to have optional secondment to other research and community-controlled organisations.
As a Public Health Medicine Registrar, you will have:
- The opportunity to be part of a multidisciplinary, highly skilled, professional, friendly and dedicated team who take pride in providing high-quality service, and promoting positive, respectful relationships and strong, working partnerships in the workplace.
- All the benefits as per the Doctors in Training (Victorian Public Health Sector) (AMA Victoria/ASMOF) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2022-2026.
- The opportunity to have your ongoing training and professional development in a supported work environment.
- Research opportunities to fulfil trainee research requirement or to pursue academic interest.
- You will be enjoying a lifestyle! A stone throw from the Surf Coast, Bellarine Peninsula and Great Ocean Road
The successful applicants will also participate in the roster for after-hours, on-call and recall by the unit.
If you have the qualifications and aptitude along with excellent interpersonal skills and the commitment to improving patient care, this may be the role for you!
About the culture
You will have the opportunity to be part of a highly skilled, professional and dedicated team who take pride in providing high quality services. We promote positive, respectful relationships and strong partnerships within the workplace. Grow and develop your capabilities with Barwon Health’s commitment to professional development.
- Excellent working conditions with a high sense of job satisfaction
- A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Wide-range of professional development opportunities to enhance your career
- Attractive salary packaging benefits. Living expenses capped at $9,010 and meals and entertainment capped at $2,650
About Geelong - Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Djilang, Geelong is thought to mean ‘Tongue of Land’.
- Geelong offers a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes
- Geelong is home to world class schools and education providers
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast
- Appreciate our vast and abundant parklands, sports and entertainment attractions, and thriving dining and shopping complexes
To learn more about the region, click here.
Diversity and Inclusion
We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion. We celebrate the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and talents of our team members, fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected.
Our commitment to diversity strengthens our ability to provide compassionate and equitable care to all individuals, regardless of their backgrounds, abilities and identities.
We are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and a workplace that promotes wellbeing, and we welcome and encourage applications from those who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
We actively encourage individuals with disabilities and diverse backgrounds and identities to apply for our positions. Should you require any reasonable adjustments or support during the recruitment process, we are here to assist you every step of the way.
We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Click here for further information on the Victorian Government’s Child Safe Standards.
We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.
If you need assistance with your application for this role, please email the Talent Acquisition team at talent.acquisition@barwonhealth.org.au with your preferred contact method and details, and we will get in touch with you.
Please note we do not accept resumes via email.
Prior to commencement with Barwon Health, all new employees are required to provide a completed Barwon Health Immunity Status form and have Staff Care clearance.
This role requires you to provide evidence of a 2025 influenza vaccination.
Contact Person: Akhtar Hussain
Contact Email: akhtar.hussain@barwonhealth.org.au
Application closing date: 21st August 2025
Are you currently a Barwon Health employee? If so, please follow the links below on how to apply.
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