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Over 1,000 emergency jobs in every state and territory, with the pay laid out before you pick up the phone. Tell us where and when you want to work, choose the job that suits you, and finish the hospital paperwork online in minutes. Your career, your call.
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The emergency medicine locum market
As at 29 October 2026, Zeep Medical has 1,028 open emergency medicine locum jobs across Australia: 514 for consultants and 513 for registrars, residents and career medical officers. From July to September 2026, locum emergency consultants averaged $2,669 a day and emergency registrars $1,601 a day, above the $1,419 average for registrars across all specialties.
Emergency departments asked us to cover 40,661 locum doctor days between July and September 2026, and demand rose across every grade. Residents rose most (up 85% on the previous quarter), followed by registrars (up 82%) and consultants (up 18%). Emergency medicine is Zeep’s largest specialty by open jobs, with almost a third of all the locum jobs we’re recruiting for.
Emergency medicine consultants
Locum rates and demand for emergency specialists
| Average day rate | $2,669 |
| Middle 50% of job days | $2,250 – $3,000 |
| Highest rate offered | $4,200 |
| Doctor days requested | 12,977 |
| Rate vs previous quarter | down $148 |
| Demand vs previous quarter | up 18% |
| Typical notice before start | 32 days |
Zeep supplies emergency consultants to hospitals in every state and territory, from major metropolitan departments to regional and rural hospitals.
We supply emergency locums in every state and territory.
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Your emergency consultant team
Laetitia and Nick look after emergency consultants across Australia. Tell them where and when you want to work, and they’ll bring you the jobs that fit.
Emergency registrars, residents and CMOs
Locum rates and demand for non-specialist emergency doctors
| Registrar | Resident | |
|---|---|---|
| Average day rate | $1,601 | $1,120 |
| Middle 50% of job days | $1,049 – $2,080 | $960 – $1,280 |
| Highest rate offered | $3,500 | $2,400 |
| Doctor days requested | 21,036 | 6,648 |
| Rate vs previous quarter | down $178 | up $77 |
| Demand vs previous quarter | up 82% | up 85% |
| Typical notice before start | 23 days | 20 days |
Zeep supplies emergency registrars, residents and CMOs to hospitals in every state and territory, from major metropolitan departments to regional and rural hospitals.
We supply emergency locums in every state and territory. See all non-specialist locum jobs across specialties on our non-specialist page.
Non-specialist
Non-specialist
Non-specialist
Non-specialist
Your non-specialist team
Dave, Kate, Rob and Jamie look after registrars, residents and CMOs across Australia. Tell them where and when you want to work, and get the jobs that fit.
Starting an emergency locum with Zeep
From first call to first shift
Register
Tell us your grade, the states you’ll work in and when you’re free. Even rough dates help: half of consultant jobs reach us four or more weeks ahead.
Choose your job
We match you to emergency jobs that fit your dates and rate, and you decide which to accept.
Credential online
Complete the hospital’s paperwork in EasySign from your phone or laptop. Your answers carry from form to form, and documents are reused while they’re valid.
Emergency medicine locum questions
What doctors ask us most
How much does a locum emergency medicine consultant earn in Australia?
From July to September 2026, locum emergency consultants booked through Zeep averaged $2,669 a day. Half of all job days paid between $2,250 and $3,000, and the highest rate offered was $4,200 a day. Rates are averaged over an 8-hour day.
How much does a locum emergency registrar earn?
Locum emergency registrars averaged $1,601 a day from July to September 2026. Half of all job days paid between $1,049 and $2,080, and the highest rate offered was $3,500 a day.
How much does a locum resident or RMO earn in emergency?
Locum emergency residents averaged $1,120 a day from July to September 2026, with half of all job days paying between $960 and $1,280.
Where are the most emergency locum jobs?
Zeep has emergency locum jobs in every state and territory. As at 29 October 2026, consultant demand was strongest in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales and Western Australia, and registrar, resident and CMO demand was strongest in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.
How much notice do emergency locum jobs give?
The typical (median) time from a job reaching us to its first day was 32 days for consultants, 23 days for registrars and 20 days for residents from July to September 2026. Some jobs start within a week, so having your paperwork ready helps you take them.
How many emergency locum jobs does Zeep have?
1,028 open emergency medicine locum jobs as at 29 October 2026: 514 consultant, 230 registrar, 139 resident and 144 CMO jobs, plus one director role. Numbers are refreshed monthly; the live job board shows every current job.
How long does credentialing take?
Credentialing is done online in EasySign. Doctors have completed a full credentialing pack in 16 minutes and a 14-form pack in 44 minutes. We check your AHPRA registration on the public register, and the hospital’s forms are already loaded for you.
Where do these figures come from?
Rates and demand come from every emergency medicine locum job hospitals sent Zeep from July to September 2026, published in Zeep Insights. Open job counts come from Zeep’s live job list on 29 October 2026.
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About the figures. Day rates and doctor days cover every emergency medicine locum job hospitals sent Zeep from July to September 2026, filled or not, with each job counted once. Average day rates are weighted by the days in each job and averaged over 8 hours worked. Middle 50% is the range half of all job days were paid within. Typical notice is the median number of days from a job reaching us to its first day. Changes compare with April to June 2026. Open job counts are a snapshot of Zeep’s job list on 29 October 2026 and are refreshed monthly. Full method in Zeep Insights. Figures are indicative only.
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