Anaesthetics - Registrar

Pain Medicine Fellow - Accredited

Fixed Term - Full Time | (86 hrs per fortnight) from February 2026

Your Pain Medicine Fellow Training – why Ballarat?

Pain Medicine training at Grampians Health is accredited by the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) of the Australian & New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) for core training and practice development towards fellowship of FPM.

• Our experienced team includes specialist Pain Medicine Physicians, Clinical Nurse Consultants and a dedicated allied health team.
• You will be part of the integrated Pain team consultant for acute inpatients at Grampians Health – contributing to an Acute Pain Service providing clinical services to post-operative, trauma and cancer patients.
• Attend our Pain Medicine Clinic in Ballarat and participate in the multidisciplinary outpatient clinic and pain management program.
• You will have the opportunity to learn theatre-based interventional pain procedures – with regular theatre sessions already existing
• You can contribute to a telehealth program for patients living in rural Western Victoria
• The position also involves regular teaching with tutorials, Grand Rounds, radiology meetings and clinical audit meetings, as well as other training within the Rehabilitation Medicine, Palliative Care, Addiction Medicine and Psychiatry units
• There is an opportunity to participate in teaching medical students and junior doctors, perform and present audits and undertake research.
• Performance is supervised and monitored by an accredited Supervisor of Training to ensure education and training needs are met.
• There is opportunity to continue some practice in the primary specialist qualification field while the FPM qualification training.

Skills & Experience

• MBBS or equivalent – AHPRA registered
• Current ANZCA trainee (final exam preferred)
• Strong clinical decision-making and communication
• Able to work effectively within a busy team
• Committed to education, quality, and service

To see a full copy of the Position Description please click here

Interested?

Click APPLY or contact Dr Greg Henderson, Director of Anaesthesia on greg.henderson@gh.org.au for a confidential discussion.

We're actively seeking candidates for this role and will review applications as they are submitted. Applications will close when the position is filled.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.

About Grampians Health
Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits 

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.