WNSWLHD - Staff Specialist/Visiting Medical Officer - General Surgeon - Dubbo. Apply via eCredential

Employment Type: Permanent (Staff Specialist) / Sessional (Visiting Medical Officer)
Position Classification: Staff Specialist / Visiting Medical Officer
Remuneration: As per NSW Health Awards / VMO Determination
Hours Per Week: 40 hours pw (Staff Specialist) / As per Roster (VMO)
Location: Dubbo, NSW

Applications Close:    10 May 2025 - 11.59pm

Western NSW Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our advertised positions. If you require any assistance with your application or have any questions about this position, please get in touch with the contact person listed in this advertisement.

About the opportunity

An exciting opportunity exists for General Surgeons to join our team at Dubbo Health Service.

Dubbo Hospital was recently accredited as a Regional Trauma Service. This role is part of the local back-up team to the on-call Surgeon in provision of the Trauma Service, hence requires the Surgeon to reside within 20 minutes of the hospital.

The surgical services team currently comprises of a combination of Staff Specialists and Visiting Medical Officers.The Theatre complex is a six theatre digital state of the art complex. We have a 34 bed Surgical inpatient Unit.

Dubbo Health Service is a major rural referral facility in Dubbo, NSW situated on the edge of the Western plains of outback Australia. It is a rapidly growing service providing critical care, specialist medical inpatient and outpatient services, surgery, mental health and many specialised allied health and medical outreach services.

Our senior clinicians and staff value everyone in the team and go out of their way to welcome you as part of the hospital community. You’ll be amongst colleagues who care that you are having a great experience in Dubbo. Here are a few other reasons why Senior Medical staff find Dubbo Hospital a rewarding place to work.

ž   Redevelopment completed in 2021 – a surgical unit of 6 surgeries completed in 2018

ž   Great variety and autonomy – no super sub-specialties, you get to work with your colleagues to the top of your scope

ž   Vulnerable population, including significant proportion of people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

ž   Robust research vision with key university partnerships

ž   Networked state-wide – you will never feel isolated

ž   Experience in Dubbo is well respected by peers

ž   Accredited training programs

ž   We know each other by name

About Dubbo

A regional city of 55,000 residents, Dubbo will surprise you. No longer a dusty town surrounding a world famous zoo, Dubbo has rapidly grown into a cultural, sporting and well-serviced regional city.

Grab an easy park, pop into your favourite cafe for a latte on your way to work, and at the other end of the day, choose from Japanese, Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, Chinese and modern Australian, with casual dining as well as more formal fare.

Touring theatre productions and well-known artists feature at the modern cultural centre think Bell-Shakespeare, Ensemble, Belvoir, Australian Ballet and there’s a growing multicultural community, adding spice to the program. If the outdoors are your thing, you are spoilt for choice in the parks, gardens and river in town, or at the nearby national parks and reserves, including Australia’s first dark sky national park – Warrumbungle.

Sport continues to be king in Dubbo, whether individual or team, and there are kids, interest, volunteer and service groups aplenty – a great way to meet other like-minded residents of Dubbo.

Schools, private schools and universities are all based in Dubbo. Childcare is accessible, as are the day to day supports that make life that little bit easier.

Median house price is $581,000, it’s a 10 minute commute and daily direct flights to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane take off from Dubbo Airport – just 10 minutes out of town.

You also have access to the Welcome Experience – a free government service that assists with everything you need when moving to Dubbo. And don’t forget if you are moving, you can salary package a range of relocation costs with no limit – saving you lots!

You can learn more about Dubbo and the Hospital in WNSWLHD’s Dubbo Community page.

This position qualifies for a Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $5,000 under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme provided you are appointed as a Staff Specialist. To find out more visit Why work in Western NSW | NSW Government.

This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.

Packages may consist of relocation benefits, a fortnightly Rural Retention Allowance, contributions to professional development and utility reimbursements, in addition to accommodation assistance.

To recognise ongoing service in this role, once the successful candidate has served a qualifying period, they will become entitled to a reoccurring Annual Retention Bonus valued at $5,000 (as taxable income).

For more information, please discuss incentive options with the contact person for this role.

What we can offer you

·         Country living with a meaningful career pathway

·         Flexible work practices (as appropriate to the position and negotiated with your manager)

·         Corporate wellbeing programs, including the Fitness Passport

·         Opportunities for learning and development, including in-house training with My Health Learning and the NSW Health RTO

·         Professional growth and accelerated career progression

·         Relocation incentives

Where you'll be working

You will be based at Dubbo Health Service, a part of the Western NSW Local Health District. For more information on living and working in our beautiful region, visit our website Western NSW Health Careers.