Consultant/Hospital Specialist - Australia
Working as a Consultant/Hospital Specialist Locum in Australia
In order to be eligible to work as a Consultant/Hospital Specialist Locum in Australia, you must apply directly to the appropriate Specialist College who evaluate and register specialists to practice medicine in Australia.
How to go about registering with an Australian Specialist College and Medical Board
The registration process is divided into two stages. The first stage is to get your qualifications validated by the appropriate Australian Specialist College. For information on each relevant Specialist College and how to register, please see below:
- Royal Australian College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists - www.ranzcog.edu.au
- Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists - www.ranzco.edu
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australia - www.rcpa.edu.au
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians - www.racp.edu.au
- The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists - www.ranzcp.org
- The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists - www.ranzcr.edu.au
- Royal Australian College of Surgeons - www.surgeons.org
- The Australasian College of Dermatologists - www.dermcoll.asn.au
- Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine - www.acrrm.org.au
- Australasian College of Emergency Medicine - www.acem.org.au
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists - www.anzca.edu.au
Once registration with the specialist college has been granted, the second stage will be to register with the Medical Board in the State or Territory in which you will be working. For information on each State and Territory, and how to register, please see below:
- Western Australia - www.medicalboard.com.au
- South Australia - www.medicalboardsa.asn.au
- Queensland- www.medicalboard.qld.gov.au
- New South Wales - www.nswmb.org.au
- Victoria – www.medicalboardvic.org.au
- Tasmania – www.medicalcounciltas.com.au
- Northern Territory - www.health.nt.gov.au/Health_Professions_Licensing_Authority_HPLA/Health_Registration_Boards/Medical_Board/index.aspx
How to go about working with us
If you are interested in finding out more information about working in Australia and want to register with Locumotion, please feel free to complete the online registration form.
Current opportunities available
For details of positions that we are currently seeking to fill, please click here. These positions are updated regularly, however if you cannot see anything that matches your requirements, please contact us directly here with your specific requests.



