Emergency Department Consultant

Job no: 949367
Work type: Various work types
Location: Murray and Mallee
Categories: Medical

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  • Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Berri
  • MD2 | Consultant / Senior Consultant
  • Multiple Positions Available | Ongoing | Full Time/Part Time
  • Indicative Total Remuneration: $492,834 - $641,657
  • Eligibility Open to Everyone

About the Role:

  • Provide clinical services of the highest standard in the Emergency Department across a 24/7 roster
  • Work with limited or no direction, exercising a high degree of professional judgment and clinical competence in a multi-disciplinary setting
  • Take responsibility for the smooth day-to-day management of the clinical floor
  • Respond to hospital MET/Code Blue/Code Black calls as required by allocation on shift
  • Provide supervision, training, and direction to more junior staff as needed
  • Participate in teaching and quality assurance activities, while also engaging in health promotion and community education initiatives

What We're Looking For:

Essential Criteria 

  • Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent. Appropriate Specialist Qualifications and registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration; or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award.
  • Must hold a specialist qualification with the following colleges - RACGP, ACRRM and ACEM and be registrable as a specialist with AHPRA
  • Granted specialist registration by the medical board for relevant specialty e.g. G/P, ACEM.

Desired Criteria 

  • Teamwork & Leadership: Ability to work effectively, flexibly and constructively within multidisciplinary teams.
  • Clinical Experience: Broad experience across medical fields relevant to emergency medicine and diverse clinical settings.
  • Diverse Patient Care: Experience working with diverse populations, including Indigenous, culturally and linguistically diverse, and mental health clients.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

  • We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
  • Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
  • Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
  • Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
  • Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support

Applicant Information

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

  • DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
  • 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

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

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Enquiries

Melissa Mapley
Administration Services Officer
Phone: 8580 2450
E-mail: melissa.mapley@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

17 September 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

MD2 - Emergency Department Consultant - Role Description.pdf

About Berri Factsheet (Digital Version).pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines

 

Position Description

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