Position Details


Reference Number 157969
Position Title 2019 EXPRESSION of INTEREST - Hospital Medical Officers 2019
Employment Status Temporary Full Time
Program Chief Medical Officer
Location University Hospital Geelong, All Sites
Salary $0.00
Hours Per Fortnight 76
Position Summary

An opportunity now exists to lodge your details for consideration for HMO/Resident Junior Doctor Vacancies that may arise during 2019 at Barwon Health.

About Barwon Health

Working for Barwon Health means you are working for an organisation that has a clear strategic direction.  Barwon Health’s Vision is to work with the community to build healthy lives, inspired by world class standards.  With our consumers at the forefront through Education and Research our aim is to be at the pinnacle of health care and we can only achieve this with our staff being at their best.

We are an award winning regional health provider and Victoria’s largest regional health service with one of the busiest hospitals (The University Hospital Geelong) in the state. We serve the Barwon South West region with over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 6,500 staff and more than 1000 volunteers. We provide care at all stages or life and circumstance through a wide range of services from emergency and acute to mental health, primary care, community services, aged care, and subacute/rehabilitation. Care is provided to the community through over 21 key locations throughout the region.

About the Culture

You will work with innovative teams who maintain extensive knowledge and experience. You will have support and guidance from fellow team members and management who exhibit our Barwon Health values, respect, compassion, commitment, accountability and innovation.

We believe that working at Barwon Health is joining a culture where people strive to work to the full extent of their qualification, capability and experience with a working environment that enables this to happen.

You will work in a JMO culture where 80-89% of Interns, Residents and Registrars believe Barwon Health is:

“A Truly Great Place to Work”. Barwon Health Staff Engagement Survey, 2015. Best Practise Australia Pty Ltd

Barwon Health staff benefits

  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Professional development
  • Access to employee wellness facility
  • Salary packaging
  • Social club
  • Centrally located at University Hospital, only minutes from the vibrant waterfront
  • Our Commitment to Child Safety
  • Be our future Barwon Health Strategic Plan
  • Aboriginal Employment Plan

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for please apply today to join an innovative and progressive organisation.

Other information         

  • 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.
  • We Barwon Health is proud to be Totally Smoke Free.
Selection Criteria Desirable: Are you an Australian Citizen or have Australian Permanent Resident status ?
Essential: Have you completed a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (or equivalent) either in Australia or if at an Overseas University, completed both parts of the Australian Medical Council exams?
Essential: Have you worked in an Australian or New Zealand hospital as a resident or registrar doctor in the last 2 years?
Essential: Are you registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulatory Authority (AHPRA)?
Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Contact Person Wayne Harding 
Contact Person Job Title  
Contact Number (03) 4215 0891 
Alternate Contact Person Tracy Thomason 
Alternate Contact Number (03) 4215 0891 
Closing Date 17/12/2019
Position Description
File name 
2019 Resident PHY 3-6 JDF Position Description 157969.pdf Open
Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on closing date. Please ensure your application is added before then as we do not accept late applications.