Title:  2026 Senior Hospital Medical Officer Orthopaedic

Requisition ID:  3809
Location: 

Eastern Health, VIC, AU, 3128

Job Posting Date:  26 Jun 2025

Do you work for Eastern Health currently? If so, please log in to Eastern Health Careers Employee Login using your network login details to see the full range of jobs available to you

2026 Orthopaedic Senior Hospital Medical Officer

 

  • Limited Term Full Time | Orthopaedics
  • #docsgoeast
  • Experience career progression at a values-based organisation  

 

Eastern Health

 

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.

Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

 

About the role

 

Working across Eastern Health, these positions are suitable for Medical Staff interested in pursuing a career in Orthopaedics.

The position will provide the applicant with broad exposure to all aspects of Orthopaedics. The position will include evening, weekend and night duty.

A Victorian Driver's license (or equivalent) is a requirement for this position.

 

About you

 

To be successful in this role you will possess:

  • Current registration with AHPRA 
  • Highly developed interpersonal and leadership experience
  • A strong commitment to high quality care
  • The ability to work as part of a diverse team
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills

 

Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.

 

Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.  An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.

 

What we offer

 

 Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here!

  • Diverse and engaging career opportunities
  • Friendly & supportive team 
  • Flexible working hours
  • Salary packaging options
  • Career progression in our teaching hospitals

 

Next Steps

Apply online if you feel we are a good match, you have the skills and qualities to make a difference, and are eligible to work in Australia.

We review all applications when we receive them, and we notify unsuccessful candidates.

If you are shortlisted, we will be in touch to arrange an interview, and you must complete a National Police Check (which we will pay for). We will notify unsuccessful candidates.

 

Good to know:

  •  We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability – within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
  • We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
  • As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
  • Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
  • Advertising may end before the closing date.
  • We do not accept recruitment agency applications.

 

Position Closes 1 August 2025- please apply prior to this date

 

Click here for position description link

Contact Person: Tracy Waller

Contact Number: 03 9895 3469

Contact Email: docsgoeast@easternhealth.org.au


Need help submitting your application?

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469.

Our Values in Action:

Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day