ACEM Trainee - Townsville

ACEM Trainee (TS2 / TS3) - Emergency Medicine

Townsville Mater Private Hospital  •  Pimlico, Townsville QLD

Train where most doctors don't know they can - genuine ACEM Training Stage 2/3 experience in Townsville's only private ED.

Private Emergency Health Australia (PEHA) delivers ACEM accredited emergency medicine training across a network of private hospital emergency departments in Queensland and Western Australia. We're looking for FACEM trainees to join our team at Townsville Mater Private ED - an ACEM accredited Stage 2 (TS2) and Stage 3 (TS3) training site, and the only private ED in North Queensland.

• ACEM-accredited TS2/TS3 core EM training: bank meaningful, college-recognised training time in a department built for teaching, not just throughput.
• Real supervision: low registrar-to-consultant ratios mean genuine 1:1 teaching and procedural opportunity, every shift.
• A true academic culture: Townsville Mater Private is home to a dedicated Clinical School run jointly with Mater Education and James Cook University - you'll be training alongside a genuine teaching hospital, not just a service department.
• A case mix that complements your public rotations: private-payer cardiology, orthopaedic, general surgical and general medical presentations alongside undifferentiated emergency work.
• Well-resourced campus: 167 private beds, 12 operating theatres, 10 ICU beds and over 20,000 procedures a year, with on-site cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery.
• A head start on the new rural training requirement: with ACEM's regional/rural/remote training requirement taking effect from 2027, training in Townsville now puts you ahead of the curve.
• Rosters that respect your life outside work: predictable shifts that protect time for Fellowship exam study, family, and the reef and rainforest on your doorstep.
• Tropical lifestyle, southeast Queensland salary: genuine North Queensland lifestyle at a fraction of the cost of living of Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne.
• Remuneration and rewards: Above award level remuneration, with relocation assistance provided

Here's what most FACEM trainees don't realise: ACEM accredited Training Stage 2 and Training Stage 3 experience is available inside a private ED - and at PEHA, you don't have to choose just one site to get it.

• Do TS2 and TS3 without changing employer: complete one stage at Townsville Mater Private and the other at Mater Private Hospital South Brisbane or Hollywood Private Hospital (Perth) - one PEHA contract, one credentialing process, one supportive team, wherever your training plan takes you.
• Continuity that counts: keep your leave entitlements, your induction, and your relationships with PEHA's Directors of Emergency Medicine Training as you move between sites.
• Built around your training plan: our DEMTs work with you and your college mentors to sequence TS2/TS3 rotations so your Fellowship Written Exam prep and Fellowship pathway stay on track.

Townsville Mater Private Hospital sits on the Pimlico campus and is Townsville's only private emergency department. The wider hospital offers 167 private beds and 12 operating theatres across specialties including cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, orthopaedics and gastroenterology, and is home to a Clinical School delivered in partnership with Mater Education and James Cook University.

• Enrolled in the ACEM FACEM Training Program, currently at, or approaching, Training Stage 2 or Training Stage 3
• Current AHPRA registration
• A collaborative, hands-on clinician who thrives in a close-knit private ED team
• Keen to broaden your case mix and build genuine 1:1 time with consultants

Send your CV and a short cover note to [email protected], or apply directly via the ACEM Job Board. Tell us where you are in the ACEM Training Program and we'll talk you through how a PEHA rotation - including cross-site TS2/TS3 placements - could work for you.

Private Emergency Health Australia is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from doctors at all stages of the FACEM Training Program considering Townsville