Requisition ID: REQ651334
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (12 months with potential for extension)
Location: Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
Remuneration (Award Based): Staff Specialist (State) Award
FTE / Hours Per Week: 40 hours per week
Applications Close: Sunday 17 May 2026
Applications: Apply via eCredential HERE
Staff Specialist – Rehabilitation Medicine
Wagga Wagga Base HospitalBe Part of Our Team: Deliver Comprehensive Rehabilitation Care Across the Murrumbidgee
About us
The Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) offers medical clinicians the opportunity to thrive in a dynamic, highly supportive regional health network. With more than 5,000 dedicated staff working across 33 public hospitals - including two major Base Hospitals, eight Acute Community Hospitals, and 16 Multi‐Purpose Services - MLHD is a progressive organisation known for innovation, compassion, and excellence in patient care.
Serving a diverse population of approximately 245,000 people across 125,561 square kilometres, MLHD provides clinicians with unparalleled scope to expand their clinical practice, manage a wide variety of presentations, and make meaningful impacts in both small rural communities and larger regional centres. Stretching from the Snowy Mountains in the east to the plains of Hillston in the northwest - and along the Victorian border - MLHD offers not only remarkable clinical breadth, but also the lifestyle benefits of working in one of Australia's most scenic and welcoming regions.
What you'll be doing
As a Staff Specialist in Rehabilitation Medicine, you will:
* Provide comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation care within the 16-bed Rehabilitation Unit at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital (with planned expansion capacity to 24 beds)
* Deliver consultative services to acute medical patients
* Provide outpatient rehabilitation clinics, including prosthetic, orthotic, spasticity (botulinum toxin), and high-risk foot clinics
* Contribute to outreach services across the MLHD, including Narrandera, Temora, Tumut, and other sites via on-site visits and telehealth
* Provide clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team environment
* Supervise and support junior medical staff
* Participate in clinical governance, quality improvement, education, and research activities
* Contribute to on-call and rostered responsibilities as required
In accepting this position, you will uphold core NSW public sector values, including cultural diversity, equity, ethical practice, and contributing to a healthy, safe, and fair workplace.
Where you'll be working
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital is the largest referral hospital in the MLHD, offering a broad range of specialty services and a strong commitment to teaching, research, and workforce development.
Wagga Wagga is a vibrant regional city located on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River, offering:
* Excellent schools and childcare options
* A thriving food, arts, and cultural scene
* Affordable housing and minimal commuting time
* Easy access to Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra
It provides the perfect balance of rewarding clinical practice and exceptional lifestyle.
What We Can Offer You
Working for the Murrumbidgee LHD may come with access to:
* Salary packaging (pay less tax!)
* Car leases
* Fitness Passport
* Support though advanced education & training
* Access to EAP, wellbeing programs and supports for you and your family
Incentives
MLHD provides remuneration consistent with NSW Health statewide awards and determinations. Clinicians may also benefit from regional incentives, salary packaging opportunities, and flexible working arrangements designed to attract high quality medical practitioners to rural practice.
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Murrumbidgee 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/welcomeexperience
Apply via eCredential HERE
For further information
* Please refer to the Position Description for detailed role information.
* Please note that whilst this role is advertised as temporary full time there is potential for a future ongoing vacancy.
* For role related queries or questions contact Dr Rachael McQueen – Staff Specialist Rehabilitation Service WWBH via email on
Important Information
* A National Police Check will be conducted.
* NSW Health does not require or accept the Fit2Work badge in eCredential.
* Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds—including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and people with disability.
Learn more about careers with Murrumbidgee Local Health District: visit the MLHD Careers page
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Selection Criteria
* Holds unconditional specialist registration with Australian Health Practitioners Registration Authority (AHPRA) in the specialty of Rehabilitation Medicine
* Evidence of Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians and/or proof of recognition as a specialist by the Specialists Recognition Advisory Committee.
* Demonstrated knowledge and experience of contemporary evidence based best practice In Rehabilitation Medicine and evidence of competence in skills relevant to Australian rural hospital practice.
* Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, and colleagues
* Demonstrated commitment to teaching and training at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
* Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to involvement in quality improvement and research programs, and an ability to work in a computerised environment.
* Demonstrated commitment to continuing self-education and development, including evidence of participation in continuing medical education / continuing professional
* Demonstrated commitment to behaviours which align to the NSW Health CORE values and MLHD Values, goals and strategies.