Emergency Department Registrar Toxicology
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- Full time, fixed term opportunity
- Enterprise Agreement: Doctors in Training 2022 - 2026
- $129,048 - $177,622 + salary packaging + super
Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.
About Clinical Toxicology Department
Austin Health is a major training service for doctors at all stages in their career. Clinical toxicology is a specialised area of practice relevant to Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care (Critical Care) Medicine, and General Medicine. The Clinical Toxicology service is integrated within the Victorian Poisons Centre and Austin Emergency Department. The service provides medical care for poisoned patients at Austin Health and has admitting rights to the Emergency Department short stay ward, general wards, and the Intensive Care Unit. The Victorian Poisons Centre manages over 45,000 enquires per year, many relating to episodes of poisoning requiring inpatient care. The centre provides remote medical consultative services to over 2500 cases per year.
About the role
Join the Victorian Poisons Centre and become part of a small, highly skilled team of medical practitioners and pharmacists dedicated to the assessment and management of poisoned patients across Victoria. This unique role provides supervised clinical experience in the evaluation and treatment of acutely poisoned patients, both at the bedside and through TeleHealth consultations, offering exposure to a diverse and challenging caseload.
You will have opportunities to contribute to research, clinical audit, guideline development, and public health initiatives aimed at preventing and reducing the impact of poisoning. The Centre fosters a strong culture of learning and professional development, with weekly educational activities including case discussions, journal clubs, and guideline reviews. The Victorian Poisons Centre works closely with key health and government partners, including the Department of Health's Mental Health and Wellbeing Division, Ambulance Victoria, the Royal Children's Hospital, and the Royal Botanic Gardens mycology service. This position is accredited for six months of ACEM Special Skills training, including TS4-level accreditation.
A regular day will see you:
- Assess and manage acutely poisoned patients in the Austin Emergency Department.
- Manage patients in the ward and ICU environments who have been admitted under the care of the Clinical Toxicology Service.
- Support the Victorian Poisons Centre by managing remote consultations and following up ongoing cases.
- Participate in clinical case reviews, journal club, research activities and guideline writing.
- Contribute to quarterly state case review and M+M meetings.
About you
To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:
- A commitment to high quality patient care
- Demonstrated teamwork and collaboration skills
- An ability to communicate at all levels
- Current registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- Minimum two-year post-graduate medical experience.
Our benefits
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:
- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
- Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
- Mentoring and career development opportunities.
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Shaun Greene, Head of Unit Toxicology at Shaun.Greene@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: Monday 13 July 2026
