Employment Type: Visiting Medical Officer Position Classification: Visiting Medical Officer Requisition ID: REQ702378 Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is seeking dedicated Visiting Medical Officers in General Practice Casualty to join our team at Balmain Hospital The primary purpose of the role of Visiting Medical Officer in General Practice Casualty is to provide high quality diagnostic and consultative specialty services in General Practice Casualty (GPC) and to participate in teaching, research, quality improvement and administrative activities within General Practice Casualty and Balmain Hospital as required. The Visiting Medical Officer in General Practice Casualty will provide high-level Urgent Care and services relevant to the General Practice Casualty at Balmain Hospital, including (but not limited to) diagnosis and early management of acute medical and surgical conditions, musculoskeletal injury and acute paediatrics, for inpatients and non-inpatients attending ambulatory clinics. As part of this role, they will supervise junior medical officers and work collaboratively with Medical, Nursing, Allied Health and Clerical Staff within the General Practice Casualty team, covering a seven-day clinical roster (including evening, weekend and on-call commitments) and ensuring that effective clinical handover occurs. The Visiting Medical Officer in General Practice Casualty will ensure a high standard of professional performance and encouragement of an academic environment which supports education, research and professional development. The successful applicant will be a current registered Medical practitioner, registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and Fellowship with Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM) and/or other equivalent specialist recognition. Positions are currently available. In addition,



applicants expecting to be awarded their Fellowship within two months from date of application, may be considered. Salary and conditions are in accordance with the NSW Public Hospitals Visiting Medical Officer Determination. For enquiries about the position, please contact Dr Cambridge Wong via email at Cambridge.
[email protected] Applications are accepted via eCredential ONLY. To apply, click here and follow the Registration/Login process. Create/update your Clinician Profile and complete the Application and Selection Criteria Questions. If you experience difficulties, please refer to the eCredential Guide or contact SLHD eCredential Team at [email protected] or phone (02) 9515 9933. NSW Health does not require or accept the 'Fit2Work badge' offered as an option on eCredential. Applications will not be accepted via agencies. For more information:
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• Click here for the Scope of Clinical Practice Applications Close: 4 November 2026 SLHD is an equal chance employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy (PD2026_004). Sydney Local Health District is committed to implementing the Child Safe Standards For more information about SLHD please visit ‘Working with Us’

📌 Visiting Medical Officer (Sydney)
🏢 Sydney Local Health District
📍 Sydney