SNSWLHD – Senior Staff Specialist – Medical Director Cancer Services – District Wide – Apply via eCredential
Employment Type: Part Time (0.2FTE) 8 hours per week
Position Classification: Senior Staff Specialist
Location: SNSWLHD District Wide – Location Negotiable
Remuneration: Staff Specialist Click Here to find out more
Requisition ID: REQ617722
Applications Close: Sunday 14th December, 2025
Progress your career and discover all that Southern LHD has to offer
Where you will be working
At Southern NSW Local Health District we are working to help our communities lead healthy lives. Our mission is that all people across our diverse societies are able to have timely access to the right healthcare in the right setting to maximise their health, wellbeing and independence.
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the state, from Goulburn and Crookwell to the Victorian border, and surrounds the ACT on three sides, a total of 44 537sq kms. It extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We are home to four large Aboriginal nations – the Gundungurra, Ngunnawal, Ngarigo and Yuin.
Southern NSWLHD comprises of 2 Networks - Inlands centred around Goulburn, Monaro, Queanbeyan and Cooma, AND Coastal centered around Bega, Batemans Bay and Moruya in the far south-east corner of NSW and the Integrated Care Network.
Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the Southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities.
Our Offer:
Staff Specialist Click Here to find out more
Flexible work arrangements
Salary Packaging – up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing - Click to find out more
Corporate Health and Fitness program
11% Superannuation on top of your gross income
Annual Leave Loading
Your Opportunity:
Lead a group of specialty senior medical clinicians to provide expert medical advice, leadership and management for cancer services across the SNSWLHD District.
Provide high level and strategic clinical advice to the Local Health District (LHD) Board, Executive, Local Health District (LHD) Senior Managers and clinicians.
Work collaboratively with LHD managers and clinicians to assist with the development, implementation and evaluation of patient safety and quality programs across the District including providing expert advice and input into clinical policy and guidance as well as assist in managing incidents, harms, individual and systems issues across the relevant specialties.
Providing coaching and mentoring support for other clinicians and teams in managing and improving clinical services including quality improvement. This may require site visits across SNSWLHD as well as virtual support.
Active participation in the LHD Clinical Council to assist in ensuring it meets Local Health District (LHD) priority directions for improving local, LHD and NSW Cancer Institute performance and patient outcomes.
Contribute to service development and workforce planning initiatives. Collaborate with other medical leaders and managers in SNSWLHD and other LHDs including ACT Health to progress the development, refinement and co-ordination of service planning and delivery and systems to ensure excellence in clinical care.
Assist with strategic coordination and implementation of medical education, training and research across the LHD including leading the development of processes and resources (including virtual technology) to enrol eligible patients into clinical trials, including establishing relationships with tertiary clinical trials units.
Provide high quality, evidence based, patient focused medical oncology services to patients with solid tumour cancers primarily at the Bega Hospital, however at times, may be required to provide outreach services to other locations across the District.
Selection Criteria:
Current Registration as a Medical Specialist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) with subspecialty training and experience in medical oncology.
Experience in clinical leadership and management and demonstrated ability to work with local clinical teams to lead, and support development.
Demonstrated ability to provide comprehensive, high quality, compassionate medical oncology services and patient care.
Demonstrated ability to actively improve service delivery, initiating change and consulting with those affected by change, including managing potential conflicts.
Demonstrated interpersonal, communication, consultation and negotiation skills necessary to build and maintain collaborative relationships.
Commitment to clinical research, including experience in clinical trials.
Evidence of a current unrestricted drivers’ licence and the ability to maintain. Ability and willingness to drive/travel as the role requires. This may involve driving long distances and overnight stays.
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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For role related queries or questions contact Matthew Stephenson on Matthew.Stephenson1@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: Sunday 14th December, 2025
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