Anaesthetists & Visiting Medical Officers

Practise with Melbourne's endoscopy specialists

Consistent sessional lists, experienced day-hospital teams and streamlined administration across five accredited facilities. Direct Endoscopy makes it simple for anaesthetists and VMOs to do their best work.

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An anaesthetist and proceduralist conferring in a modern endoscopy theatre
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Purpose-built for proceduralists

For more than 30 years, Direct Endoscopy has partnered with gastroenterologists, hepatologists, surgeons and anaesthetists to deliver high-quality digestive health care across Melbourne. Our five day hospitals exist to do one thing exceptionally well: safe, efficient, patient-centred endoscopy.

That focus shows in the way we run. Experienced nursing teams who know your preferences, dependable list utilisation, modern equipment and an administration team that removes friction rather than adding it.

25,000+procedures performed every year
5fully accredited day hospitals
30+years of specialist care
2-3weeks from referral to procedure for most patients
Why Direct Endoscopy

Everything organised around your list

We run day hospitals the way proceduralists and anaesthetists want them run: predictable, well-staffed and focused on throughput without ever compromising care.

Efficient, reliable lists

Well-booked sessions with strong utilisation, sensible case mix and turnover times that respect your time.

Experienced clinical teams

Dedicated anaesthetic and endoscopy nurses who work the same lists, learn your preferences and keep sessions moving.

Modern equipment

Current-generation endoscopy stacks, anaesthetic machines and monitoring in every procedure room, maintained to schedule.

Accreditation & governance

Fully accredited facilities with mature clinical governance, credentialing and quality systems behind every list.

Streamlined administration

Bookings, admissions, billing support and theatre coordination handled by a team that has done it for decades.

Five convenient locations

Frankston, Hampton, Bayswater, Narre Warren and Rosebud. Build sessions close to your rooms or your home.

A modern accredited endoscopy procedure room ready for a list

Facilities that let you focus on medicine

Our day hospitals are purpose-built for endoscopy, with procedure rooms, recovery bays and sterilisation departments designed around a smooth patient journey.

  • Purpose-built procedure rooms with current endoscopy and anaesthetic equipment
  • On-site sterilisation and scope reprocessing to keep lists on time
  • First-stage and second-stage recovery staffed by experienced day-surgery nurses
An anaesthetist preparing monitoring equipment in theatre

A better week for anaesthetists

Day-case endoscopy offers something rare in anaesthesia: predictable sessions, a consistent team and no on-call tail.

  • Regular sessional work you can build a week around, morning and afternoon lists
  • Dedicated anaesthetic nurses on every list
  • Day-case patient cohort with structured pre-admission screening ahead of every list
  • No overnight admissions, no weekend call attached to your sessions
Two specialists reviewing a list at a day hospital workstation

A collegiate specialist community

Our VMOs include some of Melbourne's most experienced gastroenterologists and hepatologists. Specialists at Direct Endoscopy operate independently, supported by a group that respects clinical autonomy.

  • Clinical independence, you manage your own patients and schedules
  • An established referral network built over three decades with Melbourne GPs
  • Peer review and audit culture that supports quality without bureaucracy
Our Culture & Values

The values behind every list

  • Care with HeartEmpathy, compassion and respect for every patient, as we would our own family.
  • Community FirstWe exist for the communities and families we serve across Melbourne.
  • Excellence with PurposeThe highest standards in every action, every day.
  • Integrity in ActionTransparent, accountable and guided by honesty. Trust is the foundation of care.
Current Opportunities

Sessions & appointments available

Opportunities for anaesthetists and visiting medical officers across our five day hospitals. If your preferred location is not listed, express your interest anyway: lists evolve throughout the year.

Anaesthetist

Bayswater · Frankston · Hampton · Narre Warren · RosebudRegular Weekly Lists

Join a stable, well-regarded procedural team with regular weekly endoscopy lists, at a single site or across our network of five Victorian day hospitals.

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About the Role

Join a stable, well-regarded procedural team with the flexibility to work at one site or across our network of five Victorian day hospitals (Bayswater, Frankston, Hampton, Narre Warren and Rosebud).

We offer regular weekly endoscopy lists supported by an experienced anaesthetic nursing team, working alongside highly regarded proceduralists in a well-run day hospital environment. The role suits a range of anaesthetists, including GP sedationists building or maintaining sedation practice, rural anaesthetists seeking reliable metropolitan sessions and specialist anaesthetists wanting a consistent, well-supported list.

Additional sessions are available at our Frankston site for anaesthetists interested in extending their commitment across our network.

What We Offer

  • Choice of a single site or sessions across up to five locations
  • Stable, experienced anaesthetic nursing and theatre teams
  • Regular, predictable weekly lists
  • Collegial environment with highly regarded specialist proceduralists
  • Flexibility to scale sessions up or down as suits your practice
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Gastroenterologist

Narre Warren · Bayswater · Frankston · Hampton · RosebudConsulting & Procedural Sessions

Build a practice in one of Melbourne's fastest-growing corridors, with procedural and consulting sessions supported by an established local referral base.

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About the Role

Join a stable, well-regarded procedural team in one of Melbourne's fastest-growing corridors, with the flexibility to build a practice at one site or across our network of five Victorian day hospitals (Narre Warren, Bayswater, Frankston, Hampton and Rosebud).

We offer procedural and consulting sessions supported by an established local referral base and experienced theatre and nursing teams. The role suits gastroenterologists looking to grow a caseload in a high-demand catchment, alongside highly regarded proceduralists in a well-run day hospital environment.

What We Offer

  • Choice of a single site or sessions across up to five locations
  • Established and growing local referral base in a high-demand corridor
  • Stable, experienced nursing and theatre teams
  • Consulting and procedural sessions available
  • Flexibility to scale sessions up or down as suits your practice
Express Interest in this Role

Interested in a location not listed here?

Session availability changes across the network throughout the year. Tell us where and how you would like to work and we will start the conversation.

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Expression of Interest

Express your interest

Tell us a little about yourself and our team will be in touch within a few business days. Every enquiry is confidential.

1
Get in touchComplete the form, or email your CV and a short note to our careers team.
2
Meet the teamTour the day hospital, meet the people you would work with, and complete credentialing.
3
Start your listsWe schedule your sessions and set up your preferences ready for your first list.

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