Fractional Staff Specialist - Respiratory Physician

Respiratory Senior Specialist

General & Sub Speciality Medicine Department

Fixed Term with the potential for Permanent Part-time commencing 2 February 2026 – 31 January 2027

• 11.4 Hours per week (averaged) 0.3EFT

Fixed Term Part-time (leave replacement) commencing - 2 February 2026 – 31 January

• 2.99 hours per week (averaged) 0.037 EFT

Applications close:  4 January 2026

Join a large regional tertiary referral hospital:

• Grampians Health is a large regional health service with campuses at Ballarat, Horsham, Stawell and Edenhope.
• Work within the CBD of Ballarat

Location:

• Ballarat is one of Victoria’s largest fastest growing inland centres and dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020
• A regional city that offers first class schools, shopping and cultural precincts, sporting facilities and various tertiary facilities.
• Melbourne city centre and Tullamarine (Melbourne) airport is approximately 1 hour from Ballarat with easy access to Geelong, Bendigo and the Western districts and Grampians National Park. Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

The Requirements

• AHPRA registration as a physician and specialist, or eligible to apply for such.

• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent in Respiratory (and preferably Sleep Medicine).

About the role

Grampians Health Ballarat have an opportunity for a Respiratory Medicine Physician participating in a mix of ward service, ambulatory clinics, on call and weekend roster depending of clinician skill mix. This includes supervision of an Advanced Trainee in Respiratory and Sleep Medicine selected through the Victorian PMCV match and a Basic Physician Trainee.

About you

You will be suitably experienced in the field of Respiratory and preferably Sleep Medicine and seeking a rewarding career through your contribution to a large regional tertiary referral hub and spoke health service with a growing role in teaching and the professional development of Interns, HMOs and Registrars.

As a consultant physician you will be expected to work within your scope of practice and will be subject to Grampians Health Credentialing Committee’s jurisdiction whist working with us. You will report to the Clinical Director of Medical Services.

General Medicine & Speciality Team

The General Medicine & Speciality Teams at Grampians Health are an integral part of Internal Medicine and sits within the Hospitals Directorate. The General Medical and Specialty Units has approximately 120 inpatients each day across two campuses with seven general medical units.

The Internal Medicine Service provides general medicine that also oversees gastroenterology, endocrinology, neurology, rheumatology, perioperative and obstetric medicine. In addition, there are independent neurology, nephrology, oncology, haematology and cardiology units providing a weekday and on-call service. General Medicine is also well supported by geriatrics, palliative care and rehabilitation services as well as a hospital-in-the-home service that functions across our campuses.

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

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact Robert MacGinley – Clinical Director – General & Speciality Medical and Continuing Care, on 5320 4322 for a confidential discussion. 

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.

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+.

How to apply

Click APPLY or contact If you have any further enquiries please contact IMS Administration 03 5320 4322 for a confidential discussion.