WNSWLHD - Post Graduate Fellow - General Medicine - Orange Health Service - Apply via eCredential

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time to 6 February 2028

Position Classification: Post Graduate Fellow (Staff Specialist)

Remuneration: $186,241 - $229,825 pa (excluding superannuation and other allowances)

Applications Close: 4 August 2026 – 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 the advertisement.

About the opportunity

This is a 12-month position for a recent RACP fellow to establish themselves in their subspecialty practice and clinical leadership in a dynamic and supportive regional setting. The successful applicant will get a taste of being a junior staff specialist in a supportive environment with the possibility of ongoing employment in building critical mass of the health service.

Exposure to an acute general medicine inpatient service with 3 inpatient teams, RACP-accredited medical trainees in a high-quality regional referral hospital.

Coupled with the flexibility to practice subspecialty medicine in a uniquely rural environment in an inpatient and outpatient setting. Doing this in a relaxed, dynamic rural community with large growth and professional development potential.

This position will sit within the department of general medicine at Orange Health Service. A diverse department of 12 consultant physicians who work on a rotating on-call service of acute general medicine inpatient service.

In addition to this inpatient service, consultants offer both inpatient consultation and outpatient services in their respective disciplines which include: nephrology, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, endocrinology,



geriatrics, infectious diseases, neurology and general medicine.

What we can offer you

- Country living with a meaningful career path
- Flexible work practices (as appropriate to the position and negotiated with your manager)
- Opportunities for learning and development, including in-house training with My Health Learning and the NSW Health RTO
- Professional growth and accelerated career progression
- Dynamic / committed young physician group
- Wide exposure to pathologies with support from subspecialties
- Regional trauma centre with ICU support
- Established referral pathways to tertiary/quaternary city hospitals
- Ability to practice within the candidate’s own specialty
- Inpatient and outpatient exposures
- Ability for outreach services
- Opportunities for teaching and research with 2 local universities
- Rotated Registrars from Westmead, and reliable local
- ED and ICU accredited with their respective colleges for training. Dedicated cardiology and haematology, oncology and palliative care services alongside general medicine
- Ability to contribute to service capacity building

To apply, please address the following Selection Criteria

- Possess or be eligible for Specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia. Possess Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or equivalent as provided for in the Staff Specialists (State) Award.
- Demonstrated orientation to rural/regional practice through life experiences and/or medical training, outlining evidence of commitment to the provision of health care in a rural setting, preferably with experience of rural or regional medicine.




- Demonstrated technical and professional competence in the speciality, including recent hospital experience within the specialty. Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, research and quality improvement.
- Demonstrated skills and attitudes appropriate for practice as a Senior Medical Practitioner including:
- High level interpersonal and communication skills
- Demonstrated ability working within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience and involvement in quality assurance activities and evidence-based best practice
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching and supervision

- Demonstrated commitment to continuing medical education relevant to rural specialist practice.
- Preparedness and ability to participate in after-hours overtime and on-call rosters.

Note: Applications submitted by Recruitment Agencies will not be considered for this position.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases

If you are applying for a Category A position, please read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2026_004 . All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy.

Stepping Up – Close the Gap

The Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) is working in partnership with the Western NSW Local Health District to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants wishing to apply for this role. For more information please contact the AES recruitment team on or email . Alternatively, applicants can visit our website for more information.

Working Visas

Applicants holding a visa with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable applicant for permanent appointment is identified.

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.

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