Emergency Physician
Employment Type - Permanent Part Time
Hours per fortnight - 38
Job Category - Medical - Specialist
Req Id - 6225
- Join the largest regional healthcare service in Victoria
- Be an integral part of a team of enthusiastic and busy health professionals
- Permanent part time role (38 hours per fortnight)
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
Barwon Health is one of the largest regional health services in Victoria, providing care for approximately 80,000 emergency presentations per year. The emergency department have both an adult and paediatric short stay unit to ensure consumers receive the right care, at the right place at the right time.
Under Barwon Health’s emergency model of care patients are streamed to dedicated assessment areas including fast track, adult, paediatric, resuscitation, trauma and mental health areas. Our mission is to improve access and patient flow to provide a sustainable service that ensures high quality, safe, people-focused care.
About the Role
In this role you will require knowledge and experience in the broad practice of Emergency Medicine, including Adult medicine, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Trauma and Toxicology and the full range of emergencies encountered in various specialties.
Your duties will include but are not limited to:
- Direct patient care
- Team Leader roles across General, Resuscitation, Short Stay Units, Fast Track & Children's ED
- Clinical Senior Medical Officer shifts at Colac Area Health Urgent Care Centre
- Liaison with referring doctors/hospitals regarding patients being referred to ED
- Liaison and provision of clinical advice to paramedics and community-based clinicians
- Supervision of all clinical staff working within the ED
- Provision of telehealth clinical care and co-ordination to regional and community based services
- In collaboration with ED Nurse in Charge, be responsible for overall senior clinical oversight and co-ordination of the ED
- Participation in ED Consultant clinical roster including on-call responsibilities
- Supervision of Short Stay Units & MHAOD Hub
- Co-ordination of interhospital transfers and retrievals where required
- Co-ordination of ED response to disasters or mass casualty incidents
- Involvement in active clinical research, with the opportunity to further develop a research portfolio
- Support the delivery of high quality clinical education and training to Emergency Services staff
- Participate in clinical support activities to develop quality improvement initiatives and contribute to operational requirements of the service
Please note Barwon Health will only contact you via our official email and never use unconventional means, such as text messaging or other services.
About the culture
The emergency department has a growing culture of innovation and change. The smarter, easier, safe and better ways of doing things that result in more satisfaction for the staff, patients and their families. You will work with an innovative team who maintain extensive knowledge and experience. Our dedicated and experienced team pride themselves on providing high quality patient centred care in an environment that has modern, well-equipped facilities.
- 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
Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve.
We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, and family structures. We proudly support LGBTIQA+ inclusion and are committed to a safe and inclusive workplace for all.
We encourage applications from:
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples
- LGBTIQA+ community members
- People of all gender identities
- People with disability
- Culturally and linguistically diverse communities
If you need adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us.
Barwon Health is a totally smoke-free workplace.
We are strongly 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: About Child Safe Standards | Victorian Government (www.vic.gov.au)
Please note we do not accept resumes via email.
This role requires you to provide evidence of a 2025 influenza vaccination.
Contact Person: Hayden Richards
Contact Email: hayden.richards@barwonhealth.org.au
Contact Phone: (03) 4215 0169
Application closing date: 22 October 2025
Are you currently a Barwon Health employee? If so, please follow the links below on how to apply.
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