Employment Type: Visiting Medical Officer
Position Classification: Sessional Visiting Medical Officer
Requisition ID: REQ477581
Applications Close: 01 February 2026
Regional Psychiatry, Real Impact – casual role with purpose
Visiting Medical Officer
Casual Locum Psychiatry CAMHS, Older Persons or Adult across multiple sites within MLHD
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What You'll Be Doing
As a Visiting Medical Officer in Psychiatry, you will deliver flexible, high-quality mental health care across various settings within the Murrumbidgee Local Health District. Working under the direction of the Clinical Director, your responsibilities may include inpatient psychiatry, community clinics, and consultation liaison services, negotiated on a shift-by-shift basis. You will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams and provide care within the scope of practice approved by the LHD Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee, contributing to a culture of clinical excellence and continuous improvement.
Your Key Responsibilities
* Provide Specialist Psychiatric Care Deliver evidence-based care across inpatient, community, and liaison settings, with clinical documentation that reflects high standards and sound clinical judgment.
* Collaborate Within a Multidisciplinary Team Work closely with nurses, allied health, and other medical professionals to ensure coordinated, patient-centred care across all service areas.
* Support Quality and Governance Standards Uphold clinical governance by participating in peer review, adhering to safety protocols, and contributing to quality improvement and accreditation processes.
About Us
The Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) has over 3,500 staff, 33 Public Hospitals, including 2 Base Hospitals, 8 Acute Community Hospitals and 16 Multi-Purpose Services. A progressive organisation, Murrumbidgee LHD continues to make significant achievements in improving health services and strives to provide a compassionate health care system that consistently delivers the highest standard of care to people, no matter where they live. Communities we support are diverse, with approximately 245,000 people in communities large and small, across a geographic area of approximately 125,561 square kilometres. Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) spans across southern New South Wales, stretching from the Snowy Mountains in the east to the plains of Hillston in the northwest and all the way along the Victorian border. Considering a move? The Welcome Experience is here to support you. Discover how they can help make your relocation seamless and rewarding.
For further information
* Please refer to the Position Description. To apply for this position please submit your resume and provide responses to the selection criteria
* For role related queries or questions contact Dr Alyson Hickey on Alyson.Hickey@health.nsw.gov.au
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* A National Police Check will be conducted, NSW Health does not require or accept the Fit2Work Badge offered as an option in eCredential
* Applications via agencies will not be accepted. MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
Selection Criteria
* Evidence of a Medical qualification that is registrable with the Medical Board of Australia.
* Evidence of a Fellowship with the Royal Australasian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
* Demonstrated evidence of Membership with RANZCP section of CL psychiatry as well as accredited RANZCP supervisor.
* Demonstrated significant experience in the field of Psychiatry and evidence of competence in skills relevant to Australian rural hospital practice, including trauma and emergency scenarios.
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health service colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team.
* Demonstrated commitment to continuing medical education relevant to area of practice and a willingness to commit to an equitable hospital on-call roster.
* Willingness to teach medical students and other staff of the hospital when reasonably requested with demonstrated understanding of and commitment to clinical quality improvement and peer review, equal employment opportunity and Occupational Health Safety and Rehabilitation.
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