Title: Deputy Clinical Director Emergency Service
Eastern Health, VIC, AU, 3128
Deputy Clinical Director of Emergency Services
- Permanent Full-Time | Stable role with great leave and career growth opportunities
- Work across Eastern Health Sites | On site parking available
- Commitment to excellence | Contribute to a leading healthcare service
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 Employee Value Proposition is “Being a part of Eastern Health means belonging to a welcoming team of healthcare experts”.
This statement aligns with our promise to our communities, patients, consumers and staff that we will be HEALTHIER TOGETHER. Bolder than a vision for the future, our promise calls us to action. We know that working together is the only way we can achieve what is necessary for a healthier future.
About the role
Eastern Health has an Emergency Department (ED) at each of the three acute hospitals (Box Hill Hospital, Maroondah Hospital, Angliss Hospital) located in the Eastern suburbs of the catchment. All Eastern Health EDs are mixed Adult and Paediatric EDs with a wide variety of case complexity and acuity of patient presentations.
Reporting to the site Clinical Director of Emergency Services and operating in accordance with Eastern Health’s values, the role of the Deputy Clinical Director Emergency Services is to:
- Partner effectively with the Eastern Health Emergency Services leadership team, including the Clinical Service Director, site Clinical Director and Nurse Unit Managers
- Optimise clinical outcomes and performance through the application of quality systems and evidence-based practice.
- Assist the site Clinical Director to build and sustain a high performing team and promote a safe and welcoming workplace culture that drives positive change to enable and empower our people to deliver a high standard of healthcare to our community.
- Hold an active clinical role within the department, bringing real-time day-to-day experiences of clinical care to the service and lead reform changes.
- Contribute actively to provision of clinical care, supervision, and departmental clinical oversight to ensure delivery of high quality, efficient and safe patient care at all times.
- Actively contributes to collaborative work, departmental cohesion and activities that foster a supportive, fulfilling environment for all staff within the emergency department
About you
To be successful in this role you will possess:
- Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM)
- Current specialist medical registration with AHPRA
- Must be a registered medical practitioner in the State of Victoria
- Highly developed interpersonal skills 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
- Must have significant clinical experience, with experience and training in emergency medicine.
- Must be recognised by Medicare as a specialist in emergency medicine.
- Must participate in relevant college continuing education programs particularly related to emergency medicine.
Other
- Demonstrated experience in teaching of medical students, Doctors in Training and other clinical staff, including nursing and allied health.
- Exposure to research practices and principles.
- Demonstrated understanding of Clinical Governance, Patient safety and Quality Improvement
- Familiarity with clinical information systems
- 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
Healthcare workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in the Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice). Seasonal vaccination against influenza is a mandatory requirement of this role and an offer is conditional on this being up to date prior to employment.
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.
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 application
If you are a current Eastern Health employee please ensure you log in with your internal Eastern Health account to apply for this or other roles.
Please click here for position description link
Contact Person: Dr Jane Lukins
Contact Number: 03 9975 6043
Contact Email: jane.lukins@easternhealth.org.au
Job Posting End Date: 08/02/2026
Need help submitting your application?
Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1) | Medical Workforce Unit on (03) 9895 3469. [TA for Non Medical roles, MWU for Medical roles]
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Our Values in Action:
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day