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Employment Type: Permanent Part or Full Time
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Remuneration: $278,355 to $376,068 per annum full time equivalent depending on experience
Hours Per Week: Up to 40hrs per week
Requisition ID: REQ659678
Remuneration as a Senior Specialist will be considered and is subject to CE Approval.
About The Role
Join our dynamic Division of Medicine as a Staff Specialist in General Medicine, delivering high-quality, patient-centered care across two modern and well-supported facilities – Murwillumbah District Hospital and Tweed Valley Hospital. This permanent full-time role offers a unique rotational model, providing clinical variety and the opportunity to contribute to both a regional hospital setting and a state-of-the-art tertiary facility.
You will be part of a collaborative and multidisciplinary team committed to excellence in clinical care, teaching, and service development. This position offers a broad scope of general medicine practice, with opportunities to participate in quality improvement, education, and subspecialty interest aligned to service needs.
About Northern NSW Local Health District (NNSWLHD)
We are a healthcare community, caring for the people of the Northern Rivers. We understand that high quality healthcare and quality of life go hand in hand. Our hospitals, and our community health and multipurpose services are a well-balanced modern network truly connecting the communities we serve across the Tweed, Richmond, and Clarence Valleys.
If you care about high quality healthcare and quality of life, we encourage you to join us.
Where You'll Be Working
Murwillumbah District Hospital, located at Ewing Street Murwillumbah is a local community hospital established in 1903. The hospital provides the local community with a range of services including emergency department, operating suite, day surgery, medical and surgical inpatient units, a women's ambulatory care unit comprising birth centre, antenatal clinic and gynaecology clinic, and a well-appointed rehabilitation unit. As a smaller community hospital, we work closely with The Tweed Hospital and Byron Central Hospital, as well as other hospitals in Northern NSW and tertiary hospitals in Southern Queensland to support the healthcare needs of our community.
Murwillumbah is located in the beautiful Tweed Valley, a subtropical oasis encompassing the rugged terrain of Wollumbin National Park, arty riverside villages, historic coastal towns and the gateway to the Gold Coast. Whether you're looking for a relaxing tree-change, a family destination or an adventure, there's something to suit every lifestyle.
Visit Northern NSW Local Health District for more information on living and working in this area.
Relocating to the Region?
The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomexperience
Benefits
* Salary packaging and novated leasing - increase your take-home pay
* Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
* Growth – access to professional and personal development
* Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
* Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
NNNSWLHD embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.
NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.
For help with your application to this role visit Stepping Up, our line recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.
To apply for this position, you must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or be able to independently, legally live and work in Australia. For more information, please see www.homeaffairs.gov.au.
A current valid NSW Working with Children Check is a requirement of this position. Visit NSW Government – Office of the Children's Guardian for more information.
Qualifications
* Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist General Physician, and/or specialist international medical pathways or MBA Registration in another Physician specialty with appropriate documented advanced training, and/or experience and recency of practice in General Medicine
* Demonstrated recent clinical experience in General Medicine at the role delineation of the service
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team
* Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills
* Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, research and quality improvement
* Availability to participate in an on-call roster and to respond on site within a reasonable time
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Applications Close: 26 June 2026
Enquiries about this position from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Candidates interested in this position must make their own enquiries and submit their own application.
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