About the College
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) is a not-for-profit organisation responsible for the training, assessment and continuing professional development of emergency physicians as well as the advancement of professional standards in emergency medicine in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
We are a specialist medical College of over 130 employees driven by a strong purpose, positive environment, and a CEO and Executive Leadership team who are dedicated to upholding our commitment to supporting our membership base, staff and core values of Equity, Respect, Integrity, and Collaboration.
The Position
The Accreditation Lead serves as the College’s representative for accreditation inspections related to Fellowship training in Emergency Departments and Special Skills Placements. Reporting to the Accreditation Manager, the successful candidate will manage administrative duties, liaise with hospital sites, attend inspections, draft reports, and handle outcome management to ensure compliance with accreditation guidelines and regulations.
The successful candidate will attend virtual and on-site inspections, build and maintain relationships with hospital sites, and provide clear, accurate accreditation information as well as administering Pre and post-inspection tasks including drafting reports, managing outcomes, coordinating committee voting, and overseeing quality improvement processes.
Your analytical and problem-solving skills will be essential in this role, particularly when reviewing accreditation applications, survey responses, application of accreditation requirements, developing resources for inspectors, maintaining data integrity, and assisting in guidelines and policy updates.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Demonstrated experience in education, training, or regulatory/compliance environment.
- Confident and mature outlook with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities.
- Well developed administrative and organisational skills with a keen attention to detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Word, Outlook, and Excel.
- A commitment to high quality service and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Familiarity with Moodle and survey tools.
- Experience in healthcare, medical education or member-based sectors are highly desirable.
This is a full-time position based in Melbourne, Victoria with opportunities to travel interstate and to New Zealand. It’s an excellent opportunity for a motivated and detail-oriented professional to join our team and make a significant impact on how the next generation of Emergency Physicians are trained.
Applications will be assessed for shortlisting as they are received so don’t hesitate to Apply Now! Please note that the application deadline for this role is 25 April 2025.
What's on Offer
ACEM offers excellent staff benefits including:
- Working for an organisation with a purpose
- Flexible work arrangements, within a hybrid work environment
- Access to Member Advantage, offering a range of discounts across travel, dining, shopping and health and wellbeing
- Health and wellbeing initiatives
- Option to work 9 days in a fortnight but be paid for 10 days
- Active corporate social responsibility
- Convenient location to Flagstaff Gardens and Public Transport.
To Apply
To be considered, you must have the right to work in Australia and your application should contain a cover letter and a resume.
For a full Position Description, please visit our website www.acem.org.au --> Work with us -- > Opportunities at ACEM.
For further information or questions about the position please contact People, Culture and Experience via recruitment@acem.org.au or on (03) 8679 8826.
ACEM acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Australia on which our members live and work, and to their Elders, past and present. We pay respect to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the unceded land on which ACEM's office stands.
ACEM acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Everyone is welcome: ACEM is dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment that welcomes people with all physical and cognitive abilities and all neuroprocessing patterns, as well as individuals from all racial, ethnic, linguistic and national backgrounds, and with all sexualities, gender identities, ages, religions and educational and socioeconomic statuses.