SNSWLHD – VMO / Staff Specialist - Palliative Care Specialist – District Wide – Apply Via eCredential
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- Palliative Medicine
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- REQ612899 Requisition #
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- 11 hours ago Post Date
Employment Type: Full Time / Part Time / Job Share / Regular Rotation
Location: SNSWLHD - Location Negotiable
Position Classification: VMO or Staff Specialist
Renumeration: – VMO Click here to view rates or Staff Specialist Click here to find out more
Applications Close: Sunday 19th October, 2025
Progress your career and discover all that Southern LHD has to offer
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:
Renumeration – VMO Click here to view rates or 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:Provide an accountable and high standard of patient care in Palliative Care.
Be dedicated to a teamwork philosophy and be able to demonstrate ability to work as a team member within Palliative Care and the broader multi-disciplinary team.
Ensure detailed patient treatment plans are in place to support the timely management of patients requiring Palliative Care and in quality improvement.
Ensure a high standard of clinical record documentation in maintained. This includes the completion of all clinical records (including medication charts and other orders) to reflect clinical decisions and optimise data collection and activity based funding coding.
Communicate effectively with peers and other staff.
Adapt clinical practice in accordance with contemporary evidence-based best practice and any clinical protocols as approved by the LHD.
Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement activities relevant to palliative care.
Participate in peer review and other Continuing Medical Education activities consistent with College and AHPRA requirements to maintain professional standards.
Participate in building the capability of SNSWLHD health professionals to provide high quality, evidence based end of life and palliative care.
Selection Criteria:
Specialist registration or eligible for specialist registration as a Medical Practitioner with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
Proven capacity and/or experience in the provision of effective high quality services, demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality improvement activities relevant to the specialty.
Evidence of continuing medical education and self-monitoring/audit practices consistent with the scope of practice requirements of the position.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team across multiple sites.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health service colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team.
Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Willingness and ability to travel as required to meet the needs of service provision across geographical distances and between LHD facilities.
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.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Jacky Clancy on Jacqueline.clancy@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: Sunday 19th October, 2025
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