Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $290,472 - $360,360
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Gippsland - East Gippsland
Reference: 2250
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service (BRHS) is East Gippsland’s largest employer, delivering a comprehensive range of hospital and community-based health services to our region.Located in the beautiful East Gippsland region of Victoria, enjoy a truly balanced lifestyle — from living on the Gippsland Lakes to easy access to pristine beaches, the high country and alpine snowfields. At BRHS, you’ll find a rewarding and supportive work environment that offers challenge, variety and genuine opportunities to grow your career. You’ll join a committed team of health professionals and support staff who share a common purpose: Best Care Experience. Every Person, Every Time. Be bold. Make the change and build your future with BRHS.
Bairnsdale Regional Health Service (BRHS) is seeking an experienced Emergency Medicine Specialist to join our senior leadership team as Director, Emergency Department.
This role combines departmental leadership with clinical practice, offering the opportunity to shape emergency care across East Gippsland while maintaining your emergency medicine skills in a supportive and progressive regional health service.
Why Join BRHS?
The Emergency Department
The BRHS Emergency Department is a dynamic regional service providing emergency and trauma care to a large, growing East Gippsland community. As the only Emergency Department between Sale and Bega, the service plays a critical role in delivering high-quality emergency care across a large regional catchment.
The department manages approximately 22,800 presentations annually and includes 9 treatment cubicles, incorporating resuscitation and fast‑track areas, plus a 5‑bed Short Stay Unit. The department is staffed by Emergency Medicine Senior Medical Officers with overnight on‑call support, and maintains strong relationships with regional referral hospitals and other specialist services. Bairnsdale Regional Health Service is accredited for Advanced Skills Training in Emergency Medicine with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACCRM).
About the Role
You will:
About You
You will be an experienced Emergency Medicine Specialist with:
Please refer to the position description for the full list of key selection criteria here.
What We Offer
Interested? For a confidential discussion contact:
Dr Delia Wong, Executive Director Medical Services/Chief Medical Officer on (03) 5150 3397.
Applications close: Thursday, 16th July 2026
Applications are to be submitted by selecting “Apply Now” and are to include:
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