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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Emergency Department Registrar to join a busy, well-supported Emergency Department in Australia.

This role is ideal for doctors seeking broad Emergency Medicine exposure within a high-performing regional service that offers excellent supervision, strong consultant presence, structured teaching, and significant hands-on clinical experience.

The Emergency Department manages a wide variety of presentations, including trauma, paediatrics, mental health crises, acute medical emergencies, and critical care cases.

Main Duties of the Job

Clinical Responsibilities

• Assess, investigate, and manage emergency presentations across all age groups.
• Deliver safe and timely emergency care under consultant supervision.
• Participate in trauma calls, resuscitations, and critical care management.
• Manage acute medical, surgical, paediatric, and psychiatric emergencies.
• Perform emergency procedures appropriate to the registrar level.
• Coordinate referrals, admissions, transfers, and discharge planning.

Emergency Department Duties

• Participate in shift-based rota including days, evenings, nights, and weekends.
• Respond rapidly to deteriorating patients.
• Support patient flow and departmental efficiency.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.

Teaching / Development

• Participate in registrar teaching programmes and simulation training.
• Engage in audit, morbidity & mortality meetings, and governance activities.
• Support junior colleagues and medical students where appropriate.
• Excellent role for doctors pursuing specialist training in Emergency Medicine.

Multidisciplinary Working

• Work closely with consultants, nursing teams, ICU, anaesthetics, surgical teams, paediatrics, and retrieval services.

Person Specification

Requirements

Essential

• MBBS / MBChB or equivalent medical degree
• Registration eligible with AHPRA (General / Provisional / Limited)
• Minimum 1 year NHS experience
• Minimum 2 years postgraduate clinical experience
• At least 6 months of Emergency Medicine experience
• ALS / Advanced Life Support certification
• Strong acute clinical decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and teamwork ability

Desirable

• Previous Emergency Department Registrar experience
• Interest in the ACEM training pathway
• Trauma management experience
• Paediatric emergency experience
• Ultrasound / procedural skills
• Audit/teaching experience
• Rural or regional medicine exposure

Clinical Exposure

Successful candidates may gain experience in:

• Adult Emergency Medicine
• Paediatric Emergencies
• Trauma & Resuscitation
• Mental Health Emergencies
• Critical Care Stabilisation
• Minor Procedures
• Acute Medical Admissions
• Retrieval / Transfer Medicine

Personal Attributes

• Calm under pressure
• Team-oriented clinician
• Strong communicator
• Adaptable and resilient
• Organised and dependable
• Patient-focused approach
• Motivated learner