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 with a strong purpose, a positive environment and a CEO and Executive leadership team who lead our commitment to supporting our membership, staff and 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.
If you have any further questions about the role, please contact People, Culture and Experience via phone (03) 8679 8826 or email [email protected].
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.