NNSWLHD Staff Specialist General Surgeon - Head of Department - Lismore Base Hospital - Temporary Part-Time (Apply via eCredential)
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (5 January 2026 to 30 June 2028)
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Salary: $262,376 to $354,479 per annum full time equivalent depending on experience
Hours Per Week: 16hrs per week
Remuneration as a Senior Specialist will be considered and is subject to CE Approval.
What You'll Be Doing
Leading and managing the General Surgery Department, providing contemporary comprehensive best practice specialist services for optimal patient outcomes. This includes leadership that optimises multidisciplinary and inter‑departmental cooperation, to efficiently and effectively allocate and manage resources for best patient care. Providing and supporting training to clinicians across relevant disciplines to achieve quality education and safe clinical practice. This includes a lead role in accreditation of training programmes, and in supporting the wellbeing of doctors in training.
Benefits
* Diverse career pathways
* Professional 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.
Where you'll be working
Lismore Base Hospital is a regional referral Level 5 base hospital providing a wide range of health services to residents in Northern NSW. These services include a state‑of‑the‑art Operating Theatre Suite, Intensive Care/Cardiac Care Unit, General Medical and Surgical Wards, Women's Care Unit, Paediatric Unit, Renal Unit, Emergency Department, Medical Imaging department and Cardiac Catheter Laboratory. Mental Health Inpatient Units, the North Coast Cancer Institute, Pathology, Pain Management Clinic, and Specialist Outpatient Clinics are also located on the Lismore Base Hospital campus.
Lismore and other NNSWLHD hospitals and facilities are located in the Rainbow Region, an area known for waterfalls, fertile farming land, artistic villages and relaxed seaside communities. It is close to the Ballina & Byron Shires, famous surf breaks and holiday destinations. The Richmond Region offers a range of lifestyles for those seeking a relaxing tree‑change, a family destination or an adventure.
Visit Northern NSW Local Health District for more information on living and working in this area.
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 deliver quality care to our community.
NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply. All applications from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably.
All applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents, or have the right to legally live and work in Australia. A current valid NSW Working with Children Check is a requirement.
Selection Criteria
* Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist General Surgeon, and/or specialist international medical pathways.
* Demonstrated recent clinical experience as a Senior Medical Officer in General Surgery at a site with at least a similar role delineation.
* Demonstrated recent leadership and management experience, managing staff, financial resources and equipment, with the ability to work with and develop a multidisciplinary clinical team.
* Demonstrated effective clinical communication through information technology, 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.
Application Details
Applications Close: 25 November 2025. For more information, download the Position Description or contact Dr Sergey Bibikov, Director Medical Services, at .
To apply, please use eCredential. For assistance, refer to the Clinician Guide to applying in eCredential. NSW Health does not require or accept Fit2Work Badge.
Enquiries about this position from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Candidates must submit their own application.
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