Company description:

Grampians Health exists to serve our communities across the Grampians region, providing complete care as close as possible to people's homes.

Job description:

Job Title: Senior Registrar - Emergency Department

Location: Ballarat, Victoria

Contract: Full-Time/part-time, commencing from August 2025 (2025/2026 Clinical Year)

Advance Your Emergency Medicine Career in a Leading Regional Centre

Grampians Health is seeking passionate Senior Registrars to join our team at the Ballarat Base Hospital Emergency Department for the 2025/2026 clinical year.

This is your opportunity to manage a diverse and complex caseload while enjoying an exceptional training program and the unmatched lifestyle of a premier regional city.

Why Join the Grampians Health Ballarat ED?

We are committed to fostering the next generation of Emergency Physicians. As a Senior Registrar, you will benefit from:

• Advanced ACEM Training: Our department is accredited for 24 months of FACEM training, with the potential to undertake up to 3 years of your training with us, including ICU and anaesthetics rotations.
• Structured Education: Take advantage of protected weekly teaching sessions, fellowship exam preparation and multidisciplinary morbidity and mortality (M&M) meetings.
• Wide Clinical Exposure: Our busy ED sees over 60,000 patients annually, with a significant paediatric presentation rate (25%) and a 28% admission rate, providing you with a rich and varied clinical experience.
• A Culture of Support: We pride ourselves on a culture of supervision and teamwork, where junior medical staff are proactively mentored and supported. We support flexible work arrangements, based on personal needs.

What You'll Bring

We are looking for motivated doctors who are passionate about emergency medicine and thrive in a team-focused environment.

Essential Requirements:

• Full General Registration with AHPRA, or eligibility via the Specialist International Medical Graduate (SIMG) or Competent Authority Pathway.
• A minimum of two years of clinical experience in Emergency Medicine at a Registrar or Senior HMO level.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• A strong commitment to patient-centred care and contributing to a positive team environment.

Desirable Attributes:

• Current enrolment with the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) for specialist or associate training.

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here.

Ready to Apply?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, please contact the ED Administration team at [email protected] for a confidential discussion.

Application closing date is 21st July 2025.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell.

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Staff Fitness program
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state's fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia's most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia's most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat.

Further Information
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.