Employment Type: Staff Specialist (SS) or Visiting Medical Officer (VMO)

Position Classification: Staff Specialist or Visiting Medical Officer

Remuneration: VMO (RDA Fee For Service or Sessional Contract) or Staff Specialist

Requisition ID: REQ

Lead, teach, and care – your impact starts in Barham

Join MLHD as a Staff Specialist / Visiting Medical Officer in General Practice – Barham.

At Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), we are reimagining rural healthcare. We’re offering flexible appointments for Staff Specialists and Visiting Medical Officers who want to combine a rewarding clinical career with the lifestyle and community of regional NSW. Whether you can commit to one or more days per week, or prefer block weeks each month/quarter, we will work with your availability to create a schedule that suits you while meeting the needs of our patients.

Opportunity Available – GP VMO / Staff Specialist (Barham)

Based at Barham Health Service, you’ll provide high-quality, patient-centred care across a range of general practice and procedural services, ensuring care is protected, effective, evidence-based, and community-focused.

Key Responsibilities

- Deliver admitting, consultative, diagnostic, procedural, outpatient, telehealth, and on‑call services as required by MLHD.
- Be available during rostered hours and while on‑call, including for clinical handover, supervision, teaching, and emergency or routine care.
- Provide education and support to clinicians across multiple disciplines to promote high‑quality education and safe clinical practice.

Remuneration – Choose the Path That Suits You

Visiting Medical Officer (VMO)

- Earn up to $247.30/hour (GP rate + practice rate) — equivalent to $474,816 + super (based on 40 hrs/week for 48 weeks).
- Earn up to $275.85/hour (Specialist rate + practice rate) — equivalent to $529,632 + super (based on 40 hrs/week for 48 weeks).
- Senior Specialist VMOs can earn up to $293.75/hour,



equating to $564,000 + super (based on 40 hrs/week for 48 weeks).

Staff Specialist

- Permanent employment with superannuation, leave entitlements, relocation support, and other benefits.
- Competitive base salary up to $299,825 + super, with additional allowances and incentives.

About Barham Health Service

Barham Health Service is a vital part of the local community, providing inpatient, emergency, and community‑based care to the Barham and Koondrook region. The facility is supported by experienced nursing, allied health, and visiting specialist teams, ensuring high‑quality and holistic patient care.

Qualifications and Experience

- A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellowship of the RACGP/ ACRRM/RACP and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
- Minimum three (3) years post graduate clinical experience. Previous experience in Emergency Medicine, General Practice, Adult Internal Medicine, Paediatrics or Rural Medicine an advantage.
- Knowledge of contemporary clinical management and modern approaches in assessment and management of a broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions. Competence in performing the range of minor urgent procedures commonly undertaken in a rural emergency department including Advanced Life Support and Trauma management.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team.
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, and 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno‑religious minority groups and people with disability.

Contact

For role related queries or questions contact Tegan Reid on

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📌 Staff Specialist/Visiting Medical Officer - General Practice - Barham (Apply viaeCredential)
🏢 Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD)
📍 Barham