Position Title: Staff Specialist – Emergency Medicine
Employment Type: Permanent, Part Time/Full Time
Hours per week: Up to 1.0 FTE
Position Grade: Staff Specialist
Salary: As per the award
Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Staff Specialist Agreement 2021
Department Name: Emergency Medicine
About us:
St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.
Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:
- Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
- Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
- Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
- Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
- Employee Assistance Program
- Work/Life balance
About the role:
We are seeking applications from suitably qualified Emergency Medicine Specialists to join the St Vincent’s Hospital Emergency Department. This is for a permanent Staff Specialist position, up to 1.0 FTE, commencing in July 2026.
The successful applicant must have considerable experience and expertise in Emergency Medicine, with specific expertise in a teaching hospital environment. This is a busy Emergency Department that sees a wide range of adult patients including trauma and mental health presentations. This position involves a particular commitment to improving service provision by the Emergency Department to patients affected by homelessness, poverty, drug and alcohol issues, social isolation and mental health problems.
Clinical duties required include:
- Providing specialist care to patients presenting to the Emergency Department;
- Improving service provision by the Emergency Department to patients affected by homelessness, drug and alcohol issues, social isolation and mental health problems;
- Providing emergency medicine consultation, supervision and education to specialist trainees, junior medical staff, undergraduates and allied health staff;
- Contributing to the management and function of the Emergency Department in promoting and providing safe, best practice and cost-efficient clinical service;
- Working within a multidisciplinary team environment, using excellent communication skills;
- Promotion of good patient care and the good reputation of the department and the hospital;
- Participating in research activities;
- Participating in weekend and out-of-hours duty as required.
Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's:
St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.
Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_02 or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.
Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.
Selection Criteria:
- Possess, or be eligible to possess, specialist registration with AHPRA;
- Possess, or be eligible to possess in the next two months, Fellowship of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (FACEM) or equivalent as provided for in the Health Insurance Act 1997;
- Demonstrated knowledge, skills and high standards of clinical practice in Emergency Medicine and Trauma commensurate to experience which is appropriate to the requirements of the position;
- Demonstrated experience in managing patients affected by homelessness, drug and alcohol issues, social isolation and mental health problems
- Participate in the consultant on-call day and after-hours roster; including ED and the Psychiatric And Non-prescription Drug and Alcohol unit (PANDA)
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching at specialty registrar, junior medical officer and undergraduate levels;
- Demonstrated ability to provide high quality compassionate medical care as evidenced by recent practice experience in working congenially and collaboratively as both a leader and member of a multidisciplinary team, and as a provider of services that engender high levels of patient satisfaction and experience;
- Demonstrated ongoing contribution to the development, dissemination, and translation of new knowledge and practices commensurate with work in an academic teaching hospital environment;
- Work with colleagues in a professional and supportive manner including attending Consultant and other meetings relevant to developing and maintaining a quality service;
- Foster the promotion of standards of excellence in the provision of clinical and public services;
- Promote the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) standards of practice;
- Ensure that ACEM requirements for the experience and supervision of trainee specialists are met by providing clinical supervision to Registrars;
- Work within and respect organisational processes and clinical systems;
- Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries.
For enquiries about the position please contact Dr Gonzalo Aguirrebarrena (Director, Department of
Emergency Medicine)
[email protected]
This job advertisement will close on 16 June 2026.
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