Seeking a new professional challenge and a warmer climate?
Situated on a peninsula, Bunbury is a cosmopolitan city that can offer you an amazing work/life balance, as well as the classic Australian lifestyle for you and your family.
As an Emergency Medicine specialist, you will be joining a dynamic and progressive group of medical professionals who are absolutely committed to the health care of the population of Bunbury and those in its catchment area.
The Benefits
- Fantastic scope to apply high standard of Emergency Medicine care
- Approx 40,000 presentations pa, average admission rate 25-30%
- Remuneration AUD$312k - AUD$379k + additional benefits, subject to level of experience
- Approved for 12 month of ED advanced training (for 10 trainees)
- First class quality of life, without stresses and demands of city living and city costs
- A cosmopolitan centre, Perth is 1.5hrs drive away
- 1hr drive to world famous Margaret River Wine Region
The Role
The Department is the largest in WA outside of Perth. It recently expanded in 2014, increasing the number of beds from 20 to 39, opening an Intensive Care and Coronary Care Unit, and establishing a helicopter retrieval service. Experience in retrieval in combination with Emergency Medicine would be of interest.
There’s a wide casemix with varied acuity and activity. The team sees approx 110 presentations per day and this can increase to up to 140 per day at the weekends/ peak periods.
The Location
Bunbury and the South West Region of Australia offer professional people an exceptional mix of lifestyle and residential opportunities. The Margaret River region is an absolute haven for lovers of wine. Cape Mentelle, Vasse Felix and Leeuwin Estate are just some of the exceptional vineyards there. The Indian Ocean provides a sanctuary for the famous dolphins and its beaches are a haven for those seeking to get away from it all. For those who want to watch their children play in the sand, or those who just want to unwind, to surf, walk or simply be close to the sea; Bunbury offers the classic Aussie lifestyle.
Requirements
All applicants should be registered (or eligible for registration) as a specialist with the Medical Board of Australia/Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA), be a Fellow of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine, or alternatively have a specialist qualification deemed to be equivalent to the FACEM (e.g. FRCEM) or be on a documented pathway towards achieving these goals.
What can Head Medical do for you?
Once we have secured a job for you, our specialist and dedicated Registrations team will manage the Medical Registration and Visa application process, and support you (and your family) with the actual relocation itself.
Arranging a position overseas is very exciting, but we appreciate it can also be extremely daunting and time consuming given the registration process. We’re the UK's specialist in international medical recruitment and we have helped hundreds of doctors relocate since we first started out in 2008 (you can read what people have said about working with us on our testimonials page). We take the responsibility of relocating candidates seriously and we know it’s critically important to balance career opportunities with lifestyle and we’ll talk through yours and your loved ones plans in detail, getting to know you to ensure we provide a seamless service which is second to none and - above all - right for you.