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Entertainment Medical Doctors and Specialists – Expression of Interest

Join the Hemisphere Medical Network (Australia – all areas)

Are you a doctor looking for interesting, meaningful work alongside your existing practice?

Hemisphere Medical is seeking experienced, adaptable doctors to join our entertainment and touring medical network, supporting artists, performers, and crew across Australia.

This is not a traditional clinic role. It's a unique opportunity to work behind the scenes of live entertainment, providing discreet, high-trust medical care that helps keep shows on the road and people doing what they love.

Why Entertainment Medicine?

As a Hemisphere Medical Doctor, you play a quiet but critical role in the live music and entertainment ecosystem.

When an artist faces a health issue on tour, your expertise can be the difference between:

• a managed recovery,
• a cancelled show affecting thousands of fans and hundreds of workers.

Your role extends beyond artists to include crew and touring personnel, supporting the physical and mental demands of long days, travel, irregular sleep, and high‐pressure environments.

You'll be trusted to operate with discretion, confidence, and adaptability, often in fast-moving and unpredictable situations.

This is meaningful work, done well out of the spotlight.

The Role

Title: Entertainment Medical Doctor

Location/s: Australia-wide – Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Newcastle, Hobart, Canberra and key regional and rural areas where tours will go.

Designed to fit around: General Practice, Hospital work, ED, Rural/Remote roles, Portfolio careers and family commitments.

• when you're available
• what type of work you accept
• how involved you wish to be

This work is designed to complement, not compete with, your primary healthcare role.

There is no minimum commitment. Some doctors do a handful of shifts per year; others like to be more regularly involved; others prefer to only be contacted about specific engagement types; or practice in a specialty area (e.g. Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Paediatrics) and are willing to be contacted for time-sensitive or urgent consultations or advice, with capacity to prioritise same day or next day review when required.

Types of Work & Typical Time Commitments

Work is varied and optional. You may engage in one or several of the following:

In-Person and On-site Work

Show Day or Event Day Doctor

• 3–6+ hour shifts
• Onsite working during performances or rehearsal/training days
• Multiple patients seen or on standby for principal artist/s

Pre-Tour Health Clinics

• Preventative care, assessments, vaccinations, medication reviews ahead of tour commencement

Festival or Multi-Day Event Coverage

• Day or evening blocks
• Working with performers, crew, support team, athletes and occasionally their families
• Often rostered well in advance

Urgent hotel/venue call-outs

• Attendance in person, often at short notice to hotels or venues at all hours of day and night
• Medical advice, emergency management and health planning for touring personnel on the road
• Coordination of referrals, prescriptions, imaging, or escalation to hospital or specialists

Traveling on Tour

• Short tour runs
• Fly-in/fly-out city support

Key Requirements (Essential)

• Primary medical degree (MBBS or equivalent)
• AHPRA General Registration (unconditional)
• All relevant insurance COCs – medical indemnity, medical malpractice etc.
• Provider Number/Prescriber Number
• Ability to work and practice medicine in Australia
• High level of professionalism and discretion

Additional Skills, Experience & Alignment

• Fellowship in General Practice, Emergency Medicine, or Acute & Rural Medicine
• Driver's license and access to a vehicle for clinicians interested in on‐site work
• Experience in emergency, acute, event/mass gathering, or after-hours clinical settings
• Reference or recommendation from an existing Hemisphere Medical network member
• Comfortable using mobile technology and digital platforms for rostering, communication, training, and compliance, and confident communicating via phone, video call, and secure messaging
• A genuine interest in or appreciation for music, sport, live events, or the entertainment industry

Diversity, Inclusion & Representation

Hemisphere is proud to support a diverse, inclusive medical network that reflects the artists, crews, and communities we serve across the entertainment industry.

We strongly encourage expressions of interest from:

• Multilingual clinicians, as we regularly support artists and crew who speak languages other than English
• First Nations doctors and specialists
• Doctors from diverse cultural, ethnic, and lived-experience backgrounds
• People of all genders, sexual orientations, faiths, and belief systems

Given the diversity of the people we care for, clinicians must be culturally sensitive, respectful, and comfortable working with individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences.

We believe diversity strengthens clinical care, builds trust, and enhances the quality of support we provide across the entertainment industry.

Hemisphere works across the live entertainment industry, supporting major promoters, tours, festivals, and touring productions throughout Australia.

We do not publicly name individual artists or high‐profile clients. Artists, performers, management and crew are treated no differently to any other patient or client, with professionalism, discretion, and respect for privacy.

From time to time, Hemisphere may reference tours, festivals, or events, re‐share posts or share general feedback from promoters, tour managers, or production teams. These references relate to the services provided, not to individual artists or specific patient interactions.

Being part of a trusted clinical circle requires clear professional boundaries at all times. This is not a fan experience, but a serious medical role grounded in ethics, confidentiality, and trust.

Payment & Engagement Structure

Hemisphere Medical engagements are paid, professional roles delivered under clear clinical governance and commercial frameworks.

• All work is paid at set hourly or sessional rates
• After‐hours, late night, weekend and public holiday loadings apply when applicable
• Engagements are typically billed as company or independent contractor services
• GST applies on relevant services if you are registered for GST

Rates vary depending on:

• type of engagement (on‐site, telehealth, tour support)
• timing (standard vs after‐hours)
• Invoicing is straightforward, with transparent payment terms and central coordination through our operations team and twice‐monthly supplier payments managed by our accounts team.

Full rate details are provided during onboarding and aligned to the type of work you choose to accept. This is not volunteer work – your expertise, availability, and discretion are valued and respected.

Why Join Hemisphere Medical?

Hemisphere is a multi‐disciplinary professional network operating at the intersection of medicine, live entertainment, and high‐performance environments.

Exposure to a unique medical niche

• Insight into the behind‐the‐scenes realities of touring, festivals, and live events – environments rarely seen or understood by the public.

A genuinely multi‐disciplinary community

Work alongside and learn from:

• GPs and Emergency Physicians
• Sports & Exercise Medicine clinicians
• Top tier specialists and surgeons from across Australia
• Safety, risk, and performance specialists in our Safety and Wellness divisions

Professional networking beyond healthcare

Build trusted relationships with:

• Tour managers and production teams
• Promoters, venues, and industry leaders
• Music industry workers and crew; who are the backbone of the entertainment industry

Involvement in world‐class events (professionally)

• Opportunities to be involved in some of Australia's leading local festivals and international tours, attending in a professional capacity – with occasional social and industry‐facing elements.

Opportunities to give back

Participation in charitable and industry‐support initiatives focused on:

• Crew wellbeing and advocacy aligned with industry charities and events
• Mental health and burnout prevention
• Long‐term sustainability of the Australian music industry

Industry representation

Invitations to:

• Music industry events and functions
• Panels, forums, and stakeholder discussions
• Representing Hemisphere as a medical professional within the broader entertainment ecosystem.

Pathways beyond clinical shifts

For those interested, opportunities to progress into:

• Advisory roles within our Hemisphere Medical Advisory Board
• Mentorship and leadership positions
• Clinical governance, education, or program development

Participation in these opportunities is optional and interest‐led, not expected.

Interested?

Submit an Expression of Interest to join the Hemisphere Medical Network.

We'll be in touch to discuss suitability, availability, and next steps.

(EOIs are ongoing. Opportunities vary by location and tour schedules.)

Contact for further information:

Hemisphere Medical Network Partnerships & Engagement Manager

0408 176 346

melissa@thehemispheregroup.com

hemisphere.au/services/medical