Employment Type: Permanent Part Time
Position Classification: General Practitioner Visiting Medical Officer
Remuneration: As per Visiting Medical Officer Determination
Hours Per Week: 8 hours per week (Job Share considered)
Location: Negotiable
Applications Close: 30 November 2025 - 11.59pm
Western NSW Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our advertised positions. If you require any assistance with your application or have any questions about this position, please get in touch with the contact person listed in this advertisement.
About the chance
This role is suited to a clinician who wants to make a real difference to the access to care and support for women in WNSWLHD exploring or exercising their right to self-determined care and pregnancy options.
The applicant will be required to have experience in assessment, provision and follow up for women requiring a medical termination of pregnancy.
As a complete wrap around service, you will work with the pregnancy options team to support and provide provision of abortion services.
This role reports to the Senior Manager Women’s Health & Violence Prevention. As part of a tight team who collaborates well together your colleagues may include a clinical nurse specialist, clinical midwife specialist, an Aboriginal health practitioner, pharmacy technician and administration support.
As the first LHD to implement this approach to care delivery you will need to be very well organised - keeping excellent records and high quality data.
Where you'll be working
You will be based in Dubbo or Orange, working within the Child Youth and Family Division as part of the Women’s Health & Violence Prevention portfolio. This role forms part of the Pregnancy Options Support Service and offers flexible work days.
What we can offer you
- Country living with a meaningful career pathway
- Flexible work practices (as appropriate to the position and negotiated with your manager)
- Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport
- Opportunities for learning and development, including in-house training with My Health Learning and the NSW Health RTO
- Professional growth and accelerated career progression
- Relocation incentives
To apply, please address the following Selection Criteria
1. Unconditional General and/or Specialist Registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
2. Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and/or Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine and/or Vocational Recognition as a General Practitioner is desirable. If not currently a Fellow, being a trainee of a relevant College is an advantage.
3. Minimum of three (3) years post graduate clinical experience completed at the time of commencement (4 years preferable). Previous experience in Emergency Medicine, General Practice, Adult Internal Medicine, Paediatrics or Rural Medicine an advantage.
4. Sound knowledge of and commitment to clinical quality and patient safety, work health and safety, working within NSW Health Policy and current clinical practice guidelines. Knowledge of NSW Health electronic Medical Record/electronic Medications Systems (including Powerchart and FirstNet an advantage.
5. Knowledge and experience of contemporary clinical management in rural/remote settings. This includes modern approaches in assessment and management of a broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions in both inpatient and emergency settings. Competence in performing the range of minor urgent procedures commonly undertaken in a rural emergency department including Advanced Life Support and Trauma management.
6. Demonstrated commitment to behaviour which align to the NSW Health CORE values and WNSWLHD Values, goals and strategies.
7. Demonstrated experience in assessment, provision and follow up of medical termination of pregnancy.
How do I apply for this role?
Please apply for this position via our eCredential website.
NSW Health does not require or accept the ‘fit2work’ badge offered as an option in eCredential.
Note: Applications submitted by Recruitment Agencies will not be considered for this position.
Need more information?
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Click here for the Position Description and Statement of Duties.
- For role related queries or questions contact Nicolla Giddings via email Nicolla.giddings@health.nsw.gov.au or 02 6809 8666/0419 603 596.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases
If you are applying for a Category A position, please read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy.
Stepping Up – Close the Gap
The Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) is working in partnership with the Western NSW Local Health District to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants wishing to apply for this role. For more information please contact the AES recruitment team on (02) 6882 8100 or email dubbo.recruitment@aes.org.au. Alternatively, applicants can visit our website for more information.
Working Visas
Applicants holding a visa with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable applicant for permanent appointment is identified.
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