Emergency Registrar

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• Commencement in 2026 for either February or August starts.

• Full time and part time, fixed term positions available with possible Toxicology and/or other rotations for 2026 clinical year.

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Department

Austin Emergency Department (ED) is one of Melbourne's busiest, seeing around 90,000 patients annually. We have access to a wide range of rotations for our Doctors.  For Registrars, we offer the standard rotations as well as exclusive Special Skills Terms (see below). Whilst employed in the ED, registrars will usually work a rotating roster including day, evening and night duty. The roster will involve weekend and Public Holiday duty. There is no on-call component, although this may occur whilst on rotation to other departments.

The Austin ED has a strong focus on Toxicology, Research and Quality and there are always projects running concurrently.  It is one of very few EDs in Australia with a dedicated Professor/Director of EM research.

Our ED values the wellbeing and health of its staff and has a wellness committee (TeamED), the ED Social Club and a departmental peer support program (WEEPS) available for all staff to participate in as they wish.  We value and support our registrars by having registrar representatives participate in the fortnightly Emergency Physician meetings and roster Emergency Physicians from 0800 to 2300 daily and on-call 2300 to 0800 to provide clinical support.

About the role

Registrars assess and manage patients according to their level of experience. They are expected to develop and implement an understanding of the needs and processes of ED resource management appropriate to their level of experience, including bed access, bypass avoidance strategies and interdepartmental liaison.

Registrars will also be expected to supervise and educate junior staff in patient assessment and management where appropriate. Registrars may at times be called to treat patients in the Mercy Hospital in emergency situations where the condition of the patient falls outside the clinical skills of Mercy.

About you

To apply for this position, you must be an ACEM trainee. If you are intending to apply to start training in 2026, please apply to our HMO recruitment campaign. If you are successful in your application for ACEM training, your contract will be upgraded to a registrar position.

You will be required to attach copies of the following to your online application:

• Cover letter
• Current Curriculum Vitae (please include 3 references with email addresses and contact numbers on your CV)

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don't meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Melanie Fitzgerald, Emergency Department Roster Coordinator at

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.

Application closing date: Tuesday 28 October 2025