Emergency Consultant Wallaroo

  Date posted: 09 Jul 2025     Applications close: 23 Jul 2025
  Company: SA Health, Yorke and Northern Local Health Network
  Location: Wallaroo, South Australia
  Job Type: Full-time
  Contact: Dewald Behrens     careers.pageuppeople.com/532/caw/en/job/906809?lApplicationSubSourceID=
Description
  • Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Wallaroo Hospital - Emergency Department
  • Total Indicative Remuneration Package $448,908 - $584,125 p.a.* - MD2
  • Permanent Full time position
  • Eligibility Open to Everyone 

*Total Indicative Remuneration (TIRP) includes Award Salary, remote call allowance, professional development, A&R Allowance, Super, Private Practice Arrangements if applicable)

Overview
Exciting opportunity for Emergency Consultant to ensure that Wallaroo Hospital is delivering high quality, safe and sustainable emergency services to residents of the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network (YNLHN).
Working with limited or no direction or supervision, the Emergency Consultant will exercise a high degree of professional judgement and clinical competence in a multi-disciplinary setting and be responsible for the overall smooth day to day management of the clinical floor.  They will be responding to hospital MET/Code Blue/Code Black calls as required by allocation on shift and provide supervision, training and direction to more junior staff as required.  They will also be participating in teaching and quality assurance activities, and undertake health promotion and community education activities Involved in Continuous Quality Improvement activities 

Eligibility
Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent with appropriate Specialist Qualifications FACEM, FACRRM or FRACGP (or be within six months of their Completion of Specialist training) and be eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award.
Applicants are encouraged to view the job pack provided for more detailed information.

About YNLHN
Wallaroo is a seaside paradise just 2 hours from Adelaide on the west coast of the peninsula.  A favourite destination with sandy beaches perfect for swimming, great fishing off the jetty, abundance of sightseeing attractions and outdoor activities and with regional city conveniences supports a real work-life balance.
A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

Yorke and Northern LHN - We care for you

Work with us - Yorke and Northern LHN

Click here to find out more about working with Yorke and Northern Local Health Network 

Applicant Information
In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, to watch a short video about what salary packaging is click
here.  For information about the eligibility for the Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.
Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

  • DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
  • DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
  • National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients) 

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A (Direct Contact with blood or body substances)
SA Health Services are required to implement the
Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 906809

Applications close: 23/7/2025

For further information and to apply visit
www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/careers and search for Job Ref: 906809