An exciting opportunity for a Consultant Anaesthetist to join South West Healthcare in Warrnambool, Victoria.
South West Healthcare is the major health service for south-west Victoria. Warrnambool Base Hospital is also undergoing a major redevelopment, with around $396 million being invested into a new multi-storey clinical services building, including an expanded emergency department, additional theatres, extra inpatient capacity, dialysis, imaging and a dedicated paediatric unit.
South West Healthcare is now seeking a Specialist Anaesthetist to join its established anaesthetic team. Based primarily at the Warrnambool campus, the role also provides services across the Warrnambool and Camperdown campuses. The position involves delivering high-quality anaesthetic care across general and regional anaesthesia, obstetrics, emergency and critical care support, pre-admission services and the on-call roster.
The offer
- Beautiful coastal community in lush, green Victoria.
- Package up to $440k.
- Comfortable workload.
- Excellent schooling options.
- Full permanent residency support - get your and your family's PR within 18 months (if under 50).
- Fantastic professional development opportunities.
Community Highlights
- Warrnambool is a coastal city of around 31,000 people on Victoria’s south-west coast.
- It offers a genuine beachside lifestyle, including swimming, surfing, walking tracks, whale watching, parks, cycling, sport and surf lifesaving.
- The city has good schooling options, childcare, cafés, restaurants, sports clubs and a Deakin University campus.
- Housing is considerably more affordable than Melbourne, with a range of family homes, townhouses, lifestyle properties and coastal options.
Scope of Practice
- Provide high-quality and comprehensive anaesthetic services for patients undergoing general and regional anaesthesia.
- Provide anaesthetic and resuscitative support within the Emergency Department and elsewhere in the hospital when required.
- Provide anaesthetic services to the Obstetrics Unit, including epidural analgesia.
- Work collaboratively with treating specialists and provide clinical support to patients within the Critical Care Unit where appropriate.
- Participate in pre-admission clinics.
- Participate in the anaesthetic on-call and recall roster alongside the wider specialist team.
- Contribute to anaesthetic service development, operational decision-making, quality improvement, clinical audit and clinical risk management.
- Support the development of policies and systems that promote safe and effective anaesthetic care.
- Participate in South West Healthcare’s medical emergency response arrangements where relevant.
- Teach and supervise medical students, junior medical staff and nursing staff involved in anaesthetic care.
Selection Criteria
- FANZCA or UK CCT eligibility for ESP/ANZCA bridging pathway
- Extensive clinical experience with very good knowledge and skills extending across the range of Anaesthetic services.
- Commitment to quality improvement.
- Ability to work well within a multidisciplinary workplace setting and leadership skills within this context.
- Experience in an education program for junior medical staff.
Please email or call/message Archie Spinner at Spinner Medical Recruitment on archie@spinnermedical.com or call/message +44 7780 634 744 to find out about our free recruitment and registration service. If we help you get a job we provide free guidance through ANZCA, AHPRA or visa processes. We are a UK-based recruitment agency providing international medical recruitment services to hospitals and health services in Australia.
For more advice on medical careers, relocation and working as a senior medical practitioner in Australia, visit the Spinner Medical Recruitment blog.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of Australia and the Torres Strait. We acknowledge them as the first inhabitants of Australia and the traditional custodians of the lands. We also pay our respects to Elders past and present.