Staff Specialist - Emergency Medicine - TCH (Apply via eCredential)
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time up to January 2028
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Requisition ID: REQ691614
Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is seeking a dedicated Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine to join our team at Canterbury Hospital!
The primary purpose of the role is to provide high quality diagnostic and consultative specialty services in Emergency Medicine, and to participate in teaching, research, quality improvement and administrative activities within the Emergency Department and Hospital as required.
The Emergency Medicine Staff Specialist will provide clinical care to adult and paediatric patients who present to The Canterbury Hospital Emergency Department (ED). In addition to carrying a clinical patient load, the Staff Specialist will be expected to supervise junior medical staff, review clinical cases seen by juniors or trainees, and provide senior decision making to expedite clinical care and patient flow. The Staff Specialist must be capable of working collaboratively with nursing managers in managing the ED floor to optimise patient flow and maintain a safe working environment. They must be able to communicate with admitting teams, medical retrieval teams and tertiary referral centres for escalation of patient care when appropriate.
The Staff Specialist will ensure a high standard of professional performance and encouragement of an academic environment which supports education, research and professional development.
The successful applicant will be a current registered Medical practitioner, registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM) with recognised qualifications in Emergency Medicine and/or other equivalent specialist recognition as provided for in the NSW Staff Specialists (State) Award.
Position will be available from October 2026.
Salary and conditions are in accordance with the NSW Staff Specialists (State) Award.
For enquiries about the position, please contact Dr Laura Hutchinson via email at Laura.hutchinson@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications are accepted via eCredential ONLY. To apply, click here and follow the Registration/Login process. Create/update your Clinician Profile and complete the Application and Selection Criteria Questions. If you experience difficulties, please refer to the eCredential Guide or contact SLHD eCredential Team at SLHD-eCredAdmin@health.nsw.gov.au or phone (02) 9515 9933.
NSW Health does not require or accept the 'Fit2Work badge' offered as an option on eCredential.
Applications will not be accepted via agencies.
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Applications Close: 21 September 2026
SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.
Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2026_004).
Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards
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