Position Title

Visiting Medical Officer - Colorectal Surgery

Employment Details

- Employment Type: Temporary for 12 months, commencing December 2026
- Hours per week: Zero hours sessional contract
- Position Grade: Visiting Medical Officer (VMO)
- Salary: As per the award Enterprise Agreement: Public Hospitals (Visiting Medical Officers Sessional Contracts) Determination 2014
- Department Name: General Surgery

About Us

St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

Benefits

Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include: Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network Employee Assistance Program Work/Life balance

Position Requirements

- Provision of clinical services to patients designated as under your direct care, to outpatients and to patients you are asked to consult in general, colorectal and trauma surgery;
- Provide services relating to all aspects of colorectal surgery as well as general surgery, hernia surgery, laparoscopic surgery, colonoscopy and endoscopy;
- Participate in teaching and research duties;
- Promotion of good patient care and the good reputation of the department and the hospital;
- Ensure the numbers of elective waiting list patients do not exceed the National and State waiting time benchmarks or exceed the capacity of the contractually agreed theatre time availability to undertake the wait list cases, in accordance with NSW Health Policy;
- Participate in the General Surgery and Trauma on-call roster.

Diversity and Inclusion

St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for.



We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.

Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.

Contact Information

For more information, please contact, Professor Anthony Grabs, Head of General Surgery - For a copy of the position description, please email

The closing date for applications is 2 September 2026.

Reconciliation Action Plan

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, protected, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. For further information, visit about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at

St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. From modest beginnings, St Vincent’s Health Australia is today the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, offering services in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, including public and private hospitals and aged care facilities. The St Vincent’s family comprises 22,000 outstanding nurses, researchers, cooks, doctors, executives, administrators, cleaners, volunteers and more.

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📌 Visiting Medical Officer - Colorectal Surgery (City of Sydney)
🏢 St Vincent's Health Australia
📍 City of Sydney