Employment Type: Full Time / Part Time / Job Share / Regular Rotation
Location: South East Regional Hospital – Bega
Position Classification: VMO
Hours Per Week: up to 40hrs
Requisition ID: REQ636337
Applications Close: 12th April 2026
Come and join our Orthopaedic Surgeons here in Bega
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and qualified Orthopaedic Surgeon to join the medical team at South East Regional Hospital a Level 4 Health Facility based in the Bega Valley, part of the Southern NSW - Coastal Network.
Where you’ll be working
Bega - 429 kilometres south of Sydney, 228 kilometres from Canberra or 174 kilometres from the NSW Snow fields. Nearby Merimbula (32 kilometres) offers a regional airport with a short 55 minute flight to Sydney and daily flights to Melbourne. With a range of quality private and public schools in the area, younger generations are also be well looked after, growing up with fantastic friendly country folk, and a huge range of outdoor activities for your enjoyment with no long commutes to work .
Progress your career and discover all that Southern LHD has to offer
Your Opportunity:
* Provide best practice evidence based clinical services to achieve quality patient outcomes.
* Undertake supervision and education within the clinical environment of junior medical staff and other relevant staff to foster safe clinical practice.
* Utilise information systems to enable informed decision making and care planning.
* Communicate with staff and clinicians to ensure quality and continuity of care.
* Actively participate in risk management and quality programs to improve organisational processes and own practices. Comply with relevant legislation and regulations, NSW Ministry of Health policies and SNSWLHD procedures to assist in meeting Activity Based Funding, Commonwealth and State targets.
Selection Criteria:
* Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon.
* Demonstrated recent Clinical experience in Orthopaedics, including trauma, joint replacement, management of acute orthopaedic diagnoses.
* 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, and research and quality improvement.
* Availability to participate in an on-call roster and to respond on site within a reasonable time.
Support for
· Working within SNSWLHD
· Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
· A team that values your expertise, invests in your development and supports your lifestyle
· Moving to the area? Visit The Welcome Experience | NSW Government
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is 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. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ⚫️ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ⚫️ background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
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Applications Close:12th April 2026
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