Visiting Medical Officer in Respiratory Medicine, Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital
Employment Type: Visiting Medical Officer
Position Classification: Visiting Medical Off
Remuneration: Visiting Medical Officer Award
Hours Per Week: Negotiable
Requisition ID: REQ651326
Visiting Medical Officer – General Medicine & Respiratory Medicine - Tamworth Hospital
Tamworth Hospital is seeking a Respiratory Physician to provide high-quality respiratory and general medical services to inpatients at Tamworth Referral Hospital.
The VMO role offers:
- Opportunity to privately refer outpatients to your own consulting rooms
- Participation in the after-hours General Medicine on-call roster (1:8)
- Involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs
- A fortnightly theatre list, including bronchoscopy and EBUS procedures
- Participation in multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings
- Experience in pleural and lung ultrasound (desirable)
Tamworth Hospital services a local and referral population of approximately 205,000 people and is one of the largest rural referral hospitals in Australia. In July 2015, the hospital completed a $220 million acute services redevelopment, providing modern facilities and expanded services.
You will join a collegial team of 16 physicians across a broad range of specialties, including cardiology, nephrology, rheumatology, medical and radiation oncology, haematology, neurology, gastroenterology, rehabilitation, and endocrinology.
Educational Opportunities
Tamworth Hospital is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Newcastle (Bachelor of Medicine) and the Joint Medical Program with the University of New England. The hospital supports accredited Basic Physician Training in General Medicine, as well as Advanced Training in Cardiology, Nephrology, Medical Oncology, General Medicine, and Rehabilitation Medicine.
About Tamworth
With a population of approximately 60,000, Tamworth is a thriving regional city located inland between Sydney and Brisbane. The city offers convenient access with daily flights to major capital cities, a welcoming community, affordable housing, and excellent lifestyle opportunities for individuals and families alike.
Mandatory requirements of this role include:
Admitting, consultative, diagnostic, procedural, outpatient, telehealth and on-call services as determined and required by HNELHD
Attendance and availability during rostered work hours and whilst on call including clinical handover, clinical supervision, teaching and for emergency and routine care as determined and required by HNELHD
Provision of education and research as determined and required by HNELHD
- A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellowship of the RACP (Respiratory Medicine), and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
- Evidence of being a medical expert, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in General Medicine and Respiratory Medicine.
- Evidence of being a scholar, maintains medical professional development and has the ability to assist other staff, including trainees in the acquisition and development of knowledge.
- Evidence of being a skilled communicator, including both oral and written skills, communicating with patients, students, other health professionals and the public.
- Evidence of being a collaborator, including the ability to network and operate within an interdisciplinary framework and to work with other stakeholders in a variety of settings.
- Evidence of being a manager, including ability to be flexible and cope with a changing health system, past leadership and management experience and previous safety and quality improvement activities.
- Evidence of being a professional, including continued professional development, peer review and other forms of clinical governance.
- Evidence of being an advocate, including contributions to improving individual and societal health.
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Enquiries to:
Dr Simon O’Connor
Staff Specialist Physician - Cardiorespiratory Department 0- Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital
Simon.OConnor@health.nsw.gov.au
Cheryl Hayes
Senior Manager, Medical Administration Services | Rural and Regional Health Services
Tamworth Regional Office - Bligh Street, Tamworth NSW 2340
Tel 02 6763 7416 | cheryl.hayes1@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 11 May 2026
