MLHD - VMO - General Practice - Emergency Medicine - Tumut (Apply via eCredential)

Position Classification: Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) Sessional

Employment Type: Contract

Location: Tumut Hospital

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

Hours Per Week: Various

Applications Close: Rolling campaign; suitable applicants will be shortlisted and appointed as applications are received

Visiting Medical Officer – General Practice – Emergency Medicine

Be Part of Our Team: Deliver High-Quality Emergency Care in a Rural Community

Responsibilities

- Provide high-quality, patient-centred emergency medical care at Tumut Hospital.
- Deliver contemporary emergency assessment and treatment, including basic and advanced resuscitation, trauma management, and acute medical care.
- Support local community and fellow GP VMOs through sessional Emergency Department shifts, including inpatient management, clinical leadership on shift, supervision and education of junior clinicians, and coordination of patient retrievals and referrals.
- Provide services at other MLHD facilities subject to credentialing.

Qualifications

- Holds MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist General Practitioner or holds general registration and at least 7 years of experience as a senior medical officer in a regional or rural NSW emergency medicine department and meets Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements as a GP.




- Knowledge of contemporary clinical management and contemporary approaches to assessment and management of a broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions, including competence in performing minor urgent procedures commonly undertaken in a rural emergency department such as 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, 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.

Incentives

- Remuneration consistent with NSW Health statewide awards and determinations.
- Regional incentives, salary packaging opportunities, and flexible working arrangements designed to attract high-quality medical practitioners to rural practice.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

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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📌 MLHD - VMO - General Practice - Emergency Medicine - Tumut (Apply via eCredential)
🏢 Southern NSW Local Health District
📍 Tumut