- Build your career with Victoria’s largest regional health service
- Join a supportive, high-performing team making a real community impact
About the role
The Gastroenterology department provides a broad range of Gastroenterology training and supports two accredited registrar positions and currently two unaccredited registrar positions as of 2027. The department has a strong commitment to excellence in clinical, education and research activities and a solid focus on preparing senior trainees for consultant or academic careers.
The Gastroenterology Unit has 16 inpatient beds used for the management of gastroenterology and hepatology emergencies. Trainees attend onsite ambulatory services and specialised clinics as well as attending unit educational meetings. Research activities are supported across the unit with investigator driven clinical research based projects.
This unaccredited gastroenterology registrar position parallels the accredited gastroenterology registrar roles with rotations through inpatient ward care, consultative service and ambulatory outpatient clinic care. The role requires participation in the roster for after-hours, on-call and recall. There is dedicated weekly consultant led registrar teaching and protected teaching time including exposure to basic endoscopic skills.
The unit participates in a weekly Multidisciplinary Liver Mass Meeting, a monthly Multidisciplinary Inflammatory Bowel Disease Meeting, weekly Journal Club and weekly Unit Radiology Meeting and Histopathology Meeting.
Applicants must have completed the FRACP Part 1 examination or equivalent and have previous experience working in a Gastroenterology unit.
Key responsibilities
- Clinical management of patients with gastroenterology and hepatology disorders in both an in-patient and outpatient setting at University Hospital Geelong
- On-call, recall and after-hours responsibilities within the Gastroenterology Unit
What we’re looking for
- Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent degree enabling registration as a Medical Practitioner in Australia
- Registration or eligibility to register with the Medical Board of Australia via the Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory Authority (AHPRA)
- Completion of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Part 1 Examination
- Core Competencies in Clinical medicine and Clinical Gastroenterology
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- Excellent working conditions and a strong sense of job satisfaction
- A vibrant staff wellbeing program and access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Attractive salary packaging benefits
- Living expenses capped at $9,010
- Meals and entertainment capped at $2,650
Barwon Health is an inclusive and welcoming employer, committed to reflecting the diverse communities we serve. We value and celebrate people of all genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, faiths, abilities, family structures, and identities, and encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community.
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