Specialist Emergency Physician / Career Medical Officer– Emergency

Overview Your role at St John of God Ballarat Hospital

In this role, you will provide acute medical services within the Emergency Department. This includes liaising closely with accredited Medical Specialists, responding immediately to Code Blue calls, and assisting with the assessment, review, and management of medically unstable patients, including both inpatients and those presenting for acute admission.

We are offering permanent positions, available on a full‑time or part‑time basis, and we also welcome applications from candidates seeking casual contract arrangements.

About us St John of God Hospital Ballarat

Our hospital offers 260 beds and features newly built, state‑of‑the‑art facilities completed in 2024, including an expanded ICU/CCU, advanced operating theatres, and a modern 30‑bed inpatient ward.

We provide a comprehensive range of healthcare services, including:

24‑hour Emergency Department

Approximately 17,000 adult and paediatric presentations annually

18 Emergency Department beds

Other services include Critical Care and Cardiology, General and Speciality Surgery and Endoscopy, Inpatient Specialist Medical and Rehabilitation Services, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Specialist Oncology and Haematology.

Living and working in Ballarat offers a rare blend of community warmth, natural beauty, and professional opportunity, with heritage streetscapes, a vibrant creative culture, and a relaxed lifestyle that fosters genuine connection. Just over an hour from Melbourne, the city provides the ideal balance of regional space and calm while keeping residents close to the capital’s amenities, events, and employment opportunities—truly offering the best of both worlds.

The Position

Direct patient care in the Emergency Department

Record keeping including appropriate certificates and discharge planning

Liaison with specialist and other medical practitioners

Patient billing

Is available to review any patient on the Ballarat campus whose condition causes concern, and/or nursing staff unable and the medical specialist or MET team doctor are unavailable.

Is available when on call to attend the Emergency Department within 30 minutes of notification.

Works with a variety of medical, nursing and allied health practitioners in a multi-disciplinary care environment.

Promotes and facilitates ethical medical practice to all patients.

Ensures their behaviour and presentation as a medical practitioner maintains and enhances the professional standing of SJGHC Ballarat in the community.

Undertakes all reasonable duties and rosters as allocated by the Director of Emergency or the Director of Clinical Teaching and relevant Physicians

Participates in after-hours and weekend rosters.

You will have General registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA) and a fellowship in either FACEM, FACRRM or FRACGP or equivalent.

You will be an experienced medical practitioner who can demonstrate a capacity to manage high acuity patients independently with demonstrated substantial clinical experience.

Above all, people will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

A competitive Salary and benefits

$292,998.78 to 376,712.71 for Career Medical Officers

per annum, plus 12% superannuation

$376,712.71 to 470,901.10 for Emergency Specialists

per annum, plus 12% superannuation

Full time/ Part time roles available

Salary packaging up to

$18,550

on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

Novated leasing

work related expenses

self-education and

additional superannuation

A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs

Dynamic multidisciplinary team

Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

5 weeks annual leave

10 days study pro-rata if part time

10 weeks Paid Parental Leave (VIC)

Purchase up to 2 weeks of additional annual leave.

Applications will be reviewed throughout the advertising period and interviews conducted regularly – so apply today!

For enquiries about this position, applicants should contact Dr Cathy Chang, Director of Emergency Services on 03 5320 2127

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.

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