Senior Career Medical Officer

Senior Career Medical Officer

Employment Type:  Full Time – Exempt until July 2026
Position Classification:  Senior Career Medical Officer
Remuneration: $223,306.00 - $239,659.00 per annum, plus superannuation and 17.5% leave loading 
Hours Per Week: 38 
Location:  1 Reserve Road, St Leonards, Sydney 
Requisition ID:   REQ582232

• Be part of an organisation that makes a difference in cancer control in NSW 

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply 

Where you’ll be working 

The Cancer Institute NSW is the NSW Government’s cancer control agency, established to lessen the impact of cancer across the state.  

Working at the Cancer Institute NSW means joining a team of committed and dedicated staff who are proud to be a part of the Institute’s purpose of overseeing and accelerating the effectiveness of cancer control in NSW.  

The Cancer Institute is a collaborative working environment that encourages diversity and inclusion in how we work and the way we work together. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply.  Greater consideration will be given to suitable applicants, in order to improve access to employment and career opportunities (GSE Rule 26). 

What you’ll be doing 

 The Senior Career Medical Officer is responsible for providing technical expertise and senior medical leadership to the Chief Cancer Officer and across the cancer care continuum including cancer screening, prevention, treatment and research. The Senior Career Medical Officer will engage with a broad network of relevant stakeholders including government, academia, industry, clinicians and consumers, to influence and inform health and/or cancer policy, programs, research and investment. This role will provide high level strategic advice and guidance to the Institute's Executive Leadership Team to inform Cancer Institute NSW priorities and programs.

Remuneration/Benefits  

In addition to base salary: 

• 11.5% superannuation 

• 4 weeks annual leave (plus 17.5% leave loading) 

• 10 days sick leave 

• 40 hours per week which include accrual of monthly Allocated Day Off (ADO) x 12 per year. 

Access to: 

• Generous Flexible Working practices 

• Fitness Passport: a membership card for NSW government employees that gives you and your family unlimited access to 400+ gyms and other facilities at one low price. 

• Novated car leasing arrangement 

• Salary sacrificing to superannuation. 

For your application to be considered  

To submit your application, please provide: 

• Your resume (maximum five pages) 

• A covering letter addressing the Essential Requirements, as outlined in the Role Description  

• A response to the Pre-screening questions, as outlined below. 

Essential requirements 

•  Registered medical practitioner with Medical Board of Australia.
• Completion of a minimum seven (7) years postgraduate clinical experience.
• Experience working in oncology or public health.
• Advanced conceptual and analytical skills and ability to interpret complex information rapidly and accurately.
• Postgraduate medical qualifications in oncology or other relevant disciplines e.g. public health.
• Experience in policy development and review, program development, implementation and evaluation, with ability to apply valid research methods to public policy and programs.
• Advanced oral and written communication and interpersonal skills, to interact effectively with staff, managers and external stakeholders, make effective presentations and prepare, review and edit correspondence, briefings, reports, papers and media.
• Knowledge or experience in the development or delivery of next-generation advanced therapeutics in health settings, particularly at district or population scale and to deliver high quality products within agreed timeframes with minimal clinical supervision.

If successful for interview candidates must bring original copies of essential qualifications to be sighted by the panel, and one copy to provide to panel. 

Pre-screening questions  

• Outline your approach to strategically lead or influence a broader group of stakeholders at a state or national level with varying viewpoints or interests.
• Provide an example of a time that you were involved in providing strategic advice on a new innovative approach to cancer control.

Interested? 

For more information:  

1. Click here for the Position Description

2. Find out more about applying for this position  

For more information about the Cancer Institute NSW please visit www.cancer.nsw.gov.au.  For role related queries or questions contact Tracey O'Brien on tracey.obrien@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close: Tuesday, 1^st July 2025 at 11:59PM

All Cancer Institute roles are based at St Leonards, Sydney, and candidates are required to be Sydney based. 

The CORE+4 Values define what is important to the Cancer Institute NSW and our employees.   
Our values are: Collaboration, Openness, Respect, Empowerment, Strategic, Supportive, Innovative and Flexible. 

The Cancer Institute NSW is unable to offer salary packaging. Salaries will be negotiated commensurate to experience and qualifications of the role. 

The Cancer Institute NSW supports flexible working practices for all employees and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from diverse cultural backgrounds and people with disabilities. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health. For more information please visit www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au. 

Please indicate if you have any accessibility requirements in your application or speak with the contact person should you be called for an interview. We provide reasonable adjustment for people with a disability during the recruitment process and during their employment. 

To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency. 

To submit your application please visit https://jobs.health.nsw.gov.au/cinsw