Emergency Medicine (A+E)

Emergency Medicine is a fascinating specialty offering the full breadth of clinical possibilities with the challenge of a time critical element.

The variety, unpredictability and the guaranteed adrenaline rush, make emergency medicine the fastest growing specialty in Australia.

In Australia, the emergency department (ED) plays a far more important role than is commonly found in Europe. The ED not only resuscitates arrests, treats trauma and injuries but is also responsible for stabilising all critically ill medical admissions.

Positions are available for consultant specialists (Emergency Physicians), emergency registrars and SHO's (residents).

Australia's vast size and low population means that ED's in the cities service a large catchment area. Therefore, major trauma occurring in areas outside the city limits often require medical escort to 'retrieve' the patient from the scene of the accident. Protecting the compromised airway and maintaining the haemodynamic status of a trauma patient retrieved from the scene of an accident involves a challenging skill set.

IMR has preferred supplier status with many hospitals in both Australia and New Zealand and so can offer emergency physicians, registrars and SHOs the widest choice of positions available. In addition, IMR representatives have detailed knowledge about your specialty and can offer advice on whether you would like to practice in a hospital which offer:

• Trauma Service
• Mixed adult and paediatric departments
• Emergency Retrieval Service
• Australasian College of Emergency Medicine accredited training programmes

With the Australasian ED's playing a critical role in the medical system, emergency departments are great places for junior doctors to acquire knowledge and skills required in the management of airway emergencies, cardiac arrests, shock, trauma and medical emergencies.

More senior doctors who have already decided on a career in emergency medicine can work in a role where they function as team leaders for resuscitation room emergencies. They also will be points of referral and the second opinion for many of the junior doctors. In addition, there may be opportunities to perform retrieval work where emergency doctors recover patients from the scene of accidents and stabilise them before arrival at a a hospital or alternatively transfer the critically injured patient from a small community hospital to a tertiary centre for advanced management.

To work at SHO or resident level in Australia/ New Zealand, you will require full registration with the Medical Licensing Board in your own country and the completion of a pre-registration/ intern year.

To work at registrar level, you will require a minimum of three years clinical experience since graduation in any related specialties.

To work at Specialist level you will require one of the following qualifications:

Other qualifications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. For further details or to discuss your individual requirements please contact us.