General Practitioner

Rural Generalist Position in Western Victoria

Join a large regional tertiary health service by supporting vibrant western Victorian regional hospital, urgent care and GP practice

• Stawell offers rural generalists the opportunity to practise broad-scope medicine in a supportive hospital and community setting, serving a diverse catchment across the Northern Grampians. The town and surrounding area's population creates a rewarding case mix encompassing acute medicine, chronic disease management, aged and palliative care, allowing clinicians to make a meaningful impact every day.

• Grampians Health is a large regional health service with campuses at Ballarat, Horsham, Stawell, Edenhope and Dimboola. As part of Grampians Health, Stawell provides strong links to well developed tertiary level services while retaining the close-knit culture, multidisciplinary teamwork and lifestyle benefits that make rural medicine uniquely fulfilling. With easy access to the Grampians National Park, affordable living and a welcoming community, Stawell is an ideal location for clinicians seeking both professional development and an exceptional regional lifestyle.

• Work at Stawell with possibility of further work at Horsham ED.

The Role

The Stawell Urgent Care Centre provides the Stawell community and local surrounds with access to emergency and urgent care when required. The Urgent Care Centre has 8 available cubicles including two resuscitation cubicles and provides care for approximately 7500-8500 patients per year. The Simpson Ward at Stawell Hospital has 12 inpatient beds. There are two operating theatres, specialist medical and surgical outpatient clinics and a day oncology centre.

The Rural Generalist role is to provide medical cover onsite at the Urgent Care Centre between 10:00-1800, then in an on-call capacity between the hours of 18:00-08:00 for all adult and paediatric ATS category 1 and 2  and category 3 patients who do not meet the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED) inclusion criteria. VVED is utilised from 18:00-08:00 hrs for non-complex category 3 and all category 4 and 5 patients presenting to the Urgent Care Centre.

Rural Generalists assist with medical reviews on Simpson ward during the week and on the weekend conduct structured ward rounds renumerated according to EBA penalty rates. The Simpson ward is supported by a junior medical staff member seven days per week.

Work at the Stawell Medical Centre on non Stawell Urgent Care rostered days can be also arranged. The Stawell Medical Centre is a well regarded part of the community having served the community for more than 70 years. It has eight consulting rooms and two treatment rooms and provides services including women's health and sexual  and reproductive health.

Clinical Support

• FACEM support is provided by FACEM staff at Horsham or Ballarat.
• Grampians Health provides on-call 24/7 support for most medical and surgical specialties, including general medicine,  and surgery, cardiology, orthopaedics, paediatrics, obstetrics and gynaecology, cancer services and palliative care.
• General medical and surgical support for admission at Stawell is provided by Horsham general physicians and surgeons. General physicians and geriatricians provide in-person reviews throughout the week.
• Specialty support for admission is provided by Ballarat specialists.
• Telehealth medical support is available via Adult Retrieval Victoria (ARV) and Paediatric, Infant Perinatal Emergency Retrieval service (PIPER) for critically unwell adult and paediatric patients requiring stabilisation and transfer. This service is available 24/7.
• Anaesthetics is available during operating theatre operational hours.
• There is pharmacy support provided to urgent care during ward pharmacist hours. Onsite plain x-ray, CT and ultrasound are available with radiologist opinions provided from Ballarat radiology specialists. Pathology is provided by the major provider, Dorevitch.
  
  

Location: 

• Stawell is approximately 230 kms west of Melbourne within the Northern Grampians Shire with traditional owners being the Wotjobaluk, Jardwadjali, Wergaia and Jupagalk nations. Stawell is famous for the hosting Australia's richest sprint carnival, the Stawell Gift.  It is the gateway to the Grampians National Park with renowned hiking and camping and the famous climbing areas of Mt Arapiles is nearby. Local industry includes mining, agriculture and the only neutrino observatory in the southern hemisphere which is located in the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory. Stawell also sits at the doorstep of the Grampians wine region, famous for boutique wineries producing exceptional Shiraz, Riesling, and Cabernet Sauvignon. 

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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

Interested?

Click APPLY or if you wish to discuss the role prior to applying, contact David Langsford on 5320 4322 for a confidential discussion. 

Job applications close: 23 August 2026

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+.