• Centrally located at University Hospital, only minutes from the vibrant waterfront
• Comprehensive, multidisciplinary Pain Management Unit (PMU) within an Acute Pain service
• Enhance your career with Victoria’s leading regional health care service

About the facility

University Hospital Geelong is a 400-bed University affiliated teaching hospital in a beautiful bay city setting with access to a renowned surf coast with excellent lifestyle and sporting facilities.  There are many local cultural activities and only 55 minutes away are the extensive facilities of Melbourne, the State capital.

The multi-disciplinary Pain Management Unit is recognized as a Tier 1 training facility by the Faculty of Pain Medicine ANZCA. Collaborative relationships exist with Palliative Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine and Psychiatry. The Department has a strong commitment to excellence in clinical, education, quality, and research activities with a significant interest in the ongoing development and refinement of processes of care.

About the role

A vacancy has become available for a Specialist Pain Medicine Physician. We are looking for a positive, enthusiastic, team-orientated Consultant to join the existing multidisciplinary team [Pain Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Nursing]. The service provides for patient consultation, multidisciplinary assessment, Group Therapy Programmes. Research and further education will be supported.

You will be a Specialist who is a Fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine ANZCA

Commencement date: By mutual agreement.

Excellent pay and conditions will be in accordance with the Barwon Health Staff Anaesthetists’ Certified agreement. Participation in the afterhours on-call/recall roster will be required which is remunerated in addition to the base salary.

Barwon Health staff benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Professional development
• Access to employee wellness facility
• Salary packaging
• Social club
• Our Commitment to Child Safety
• Be our future Barwon Health Strategic Plan
• Aboriginal Employment Plan

• At Barwon Health we harness a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We will embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.
• Our organisation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of our staff and consumers including children and have appropriate recruitment resources in place to ensure background checks and reference checks are completed.
• At Barwon Health we are committed to providing positive employment opportunities and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and welcome employment applications from candidates of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background.
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