Locum FACEM | Albury & Wodonga | Up to $3,400 per Day

Role summary

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This locum emergency medicine role in Albury and Wodonga requires a Fellow of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM), current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, and appropriate emergency department experience. Candidates should have strong clinical assessment and resuscitation skills, sound decision-making, and the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams. The role may involve rostered shifts across emergency departments, including evenings, nights, weekends, and public holidays. Applicants must meet hospital credentialing, compliance, vaccination, and professional indemnity requirements. Flexibility, reliability, clear communication, and the ability to adapt quickly to a new clinical environment are expected.

About the employer

Healthcare Australia is a national healthcare recruitment and workforce solutions provider supporting hospitals, health services, aged-care organisations, and community care providers. The company places doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, and other healthcare workers in permanent, temporary, and locum positions across Australia. Its services commonly include candidate sourcing, credentialing, compliance support, workforce planning, and accommodation or travel coordination for eligible assignments. Healthcare Australia works with public and private healthcare organisations and offers clinicians access to opportunities in metropolitan, regional, and remote locations. For locum doctors, the organisation typically assists with registration checks, hospital onboarding, rostering, and practical assignment arrangements. The company’s focus is connecting qualified healthcare professionals with suitable roles while helping health services maintain safe staffing levels.

Working in Australia

Australia offers strong opportunities for doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, engineers, technology specialists, teachers, and skilled tradespeople. Its culture is generally informal, multicultural, and outdoors-oriented, with a strong emphasis on work-life balance and community activities. Lifestyle options range from major cities and coastal living to regional towns such as Albury and Wodonga, where housing and commuting may be more manageable. Skilled workers may need an appropriate visa, such as an employer-sponsored, skilled, or temporary work visa; registration and licensing requirements apply to regulated professions. Doctors must meet Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and relevant college or hospital requirements. Relocating involves arranging accommodation, tax registration, banking, healthcare cover, and transport. Australia has high living costs in many cities, so salary, housing, travel, and family needs should be considered carefully before moving.