Staff Specialist in Retrieval Medicine, Tamworth Retrieval Service
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time - Fixed term for 12 months (0.38 FTE Available)
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Remuneration: 197583 - 243822
Hours Per Week: 0.38 FTE available
Requisition ID: REQ704378
Staff Specialist in Retrieval Medicine - Tamworth Retrieval Service - Temporary Part Time appointment up to 0.38 FTE - 12 Months
Applications are invited from suitably qualified consultants for the position of Staff Specialist in Retrieval Medicine with the Tamworth Retrieval Service (TRS). Successful candidates will provide direct or remote medical care to critically ill and injured adult and paediatric patients requiring medical retrieval from pre-hospital or health facility sites with missions ranging across the northwest of New South Wales. This is a highly collaborative, dynamic and rewarding role. Excellent communication skills and teamwork are paramount for success in this role.
Applicants must have a primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and hold Fellowship of either the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, The Australian College of Intensive Care Medicine or the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.
- A primary medical degree registered with AHPRA and Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) or College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM) or Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)
- Evidence of being a medical expert, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in Pre-hospital and Retrieval Medicine. (PHRM)
- Demonstrated experience in providing direct and remote clinical care to critically ill and injured adult and paediatric patients.
- 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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For role related queries or questions contact For role related queries please contact
Dr Karen Coss, Staff Specialist Director of Emergency Medicine and Retrieval Service - karen.coss@health.nsw.gov.au
Cheryl Hayes, Senior Manager, Medical Administration, Rural and Regional Health Services on Cheryl.Hayes1@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 25 November 2026
