MLHD - SS/VMO - Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Requisition ID: REQ647377

Position Classification: Staff Specialist | Visiting Medical Officer (VMO)

Employment Type: Permanent / Full Time / Part Time / Contract

Location: Griffith Base Hospital

Remuneration (Award Based): Staff Specialist (State) Award or Visiting Medical Officer (State) Award, Sessional

FTE/ Hours Per Week: Up to 40hrs per week

Applications Close: This is a rolling campaign; suitable applicants will be shortlisted and appointed as applications are received.

Be Part of Our Team: Deliver High-Quality Women's Health Care in Regional NSW

About us: The Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) offers medical clinicians the opportunity to thrive in a dynamic, highly supportive regional health network. With more than 5,000 dedicated staff working across 33 public hospitals, MLHD is a progressive organisation known for innovation, compassion, and excellence in patient care. Serving a diverse population of approximately 245,000 people across 125,561 square kilometres, MLHD provides clinicians with unparalleled scope to expand their clinical practice, manage a wide variety of presentations, and make meaningful impacts in both small rural communities and larger regional centres.

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver contemporary, comprehensive obstetric and gynaecological care across inpatient, outpatient, surgical and on-call settings.
• Provide high-quality, evidence-based obstetric and gynaecological services to optimise patient safety and clinical outcomes.
• Manage antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal and gynaecological patients across the full scope of the specialty.
• Participate in the departmental on-call roster to provide timely specialist support.
• Supervise, teach and mentor junior medical officers, GP Obstetricians and other clinical staff.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, patient-centred care.
• Actively participate in clinical governance, audit, risk management and quality improvement initiatives.
• Utilise clinical information systems to support informed clinical decision-making.

In accepting this position, you will uphold core NSW public sector values, including cultural diversity, equity, ethical practice, and contributing to a healthy, safe, and fair workplace.

Where you'll be working: Based in Griffith, NSW, a vibrant regional city in the heart of the Riverina, you’ll work within a key MLHD service delivering obstetric and gynaecological care to the local community and surrounding rural areas. The service offers a supportive multidisciplinary environment and strong professional collegiality. Griffith is known for its welcoming multicultural community, affordable housing, excellent schools and relaxed lifestyle.

What We Can Offer You - For Staff Specialist only:

• Salary packaging (pay less tax!)
• Car leases
• Fitness Passport
• Support through advanced education & training
• Access to EAP, wellbeing programs and supports for you and your family

Incentives: MLHD provides remuneration consistent with NSW Health statewide awards and determinations. Clinicians may also benefit from regional incentives, salary packaging opportunities, and flexible working arrangements designed to attract high quality medical practitioners to rural practice.

The Welcome Experience: The Welcome Experience in Murrumbidgee connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

A National Police Check will be conducted. NSW Health does not require or accept the Fit2Work badge in eCredential. Applications via recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and people with disability.

Registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and/or overseas trained specialist pathways recognised by the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Demonstrated recent clinical experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology at the role delineation of the service with substantial experience in gynaecological surgery.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team.

Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, research and quality improvement.

Availability to participate in an on-call roster and to respond on site within a reasonable time.

Demonstrated commitment to behaviours which align to the NSW Health CORE values and MLHD Values, goals and strategies.

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.