Working with Northern NSW Local Health District, you can play a part in delivering quality care to our region.
Our health service values the essential role our staff play in delivering innovative ways to respond to the health needs of our patients and clients.
Employment Type : Permanent Part or Full Time - Multiple Positions Available
Position Classification : Staff Specialist or Visiting Medical Officer
Staff Specialist Salary : $262,376 per annum - $354,479 per annum full time equivalent depending on experience
VMO Remuneration : as per current and applicable NSW Health VMO remuneration rates
Hours Per Week : Up to 40hrs per week
We welcome applications from Trainees who will attain Fellowship within the Clinical Year.
What You'll Be Doing
Providing contemporary comprehensive Specialist Psychiatry services at the primary facility and other facilities where applicable for optimal patient outcomes delivering a healthy community through quality care. Positions include the specialties of:
- Adult Inpatient
- Adult Community
- Consultation Liaison
- Child and Adolescent
Providing clinical leadership, participate in quality improvement activities and provide training and education to clinicians across multiple disciplines to achieve quality education and safe clinical practice.
Why you should apply
We Can Offer You
- Diverse career pathways
- Skilled and personal development
- Help with further study and education
- Flexible and supportive work environment
- Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
- Challenging, inspiring and rewarding roles
- The opportunity to make a difference
As a Staff Specialist you may benefit from potential tax savings by salary packaging living expenses, vehicle leasing, meal entertainment and relocation costs.
As a Visiting Medical Officer you may be eligible for a range of financial benefits on appointment to a regional Hospital.
Where you'll be working
The Northern NSW Local Health District extends from Tweed Heads in the north, to Tabulam and Urbenville in the west, and to Nymboida and Grafton in the south.
Northern NSW Local Health District 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 & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position.
Requirements
- Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist Psychiatrist and/or specialist international medical graduate pathways
- Demonstrated recent clinical experience in Psychiatry at the role delineation of the service
- Accredited ECT provider or willingness to work towards same for all adult related specialities
- 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
- Valid unrestricted drivers’ licence for use in NSW/Australia and willingness to travel in the course of employment for some roles
Need more information? Contact Sandra Martin for the Position Description or find out more about applying for this position at NSW Health Careers
For role related queries or questions contact Sandra Martin, Manager Mental Health and Alcohol & Other Drugs Services at Email:
Applications Close : 12 December 2025
Applicants, please select to apply as a Staff Specialist OR as a Visiting Medical Officer using the links below:
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