Employment Type: Various - Full Time / Part Time / Job Share opportunity

Position Classification: Senior Medical Practitioner

Remuneration: View Staff Specialist Rates Here

Hours Per Week: 40

Requisition ID: REQ700702

Lead the Future of Women’s Health in Queanbeyan

This is more than a specialist role. It is an opportunity to build a service, shape a culture, and improve the lives of women and families across a rapidly growing region

Southern NSW Local Health District is seeking an outstanding Obstetrician and Gynaecologist to join Queanbeyan Hospital’s newly evolving Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department as both a Staff Specialist/Senior Staff Specialist and Head of Department.

Underpinning this position is an appointment as a permanent Staff Specialist/Senior Staff Specialist, with the Head of Department role held for a three‑year term extendable to five years dependent on satisfactory performance. Re‑appointment as Head of Department after five years will be by application.

Why This Prospect Is Different

- Lead the transformation of a growing maternity service.
- Shape the future model of obstetric and gynaecological care for the Queanbeyan community.
- Develop and expand specialist gynaecology services.
- Mentor and support General Practitioner Obstetricians and future clinicians.
- Build a culture of excellence in clinical governance, education, research and teamwork.
- Partner with executive, nursing, midwifery and allied health leaders to create integrated, patient‑centred care.

This is an opportunity for a clinician who wants to leave a lasting legacy, not simply fill a roster.

About The Role

As a specialist Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,



the postholder will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within the Southern New South Wales Local Health District (SNSWLHD) O&G; Service. At Queanbeyan Hospital, the O&G; Department provides specialist care to emergency patients, inpatients and outpatients. The postholder will be the escalation point for General Practitioner Obstetricians in the department.

For obstetrics, the postholder will participate fully in outpatient clinic duties and on‑call on a rostered basis. For gynaecology, the postholder will lead in establishing a gynaecology clinic and will have a gynaecology theatre list.

As Head of Department, the postholder will provide strategic, clinical, and operational leadership of the O&G; Department. This will include the development and clinical governance of O&G; services, supporting a culture of learning and best practice, and managerial responsibility, including rostering, for medical staff in the department. The postholder will be a key member of the Queanbeyan Hospital leadership team, working in partnership with midwifery, allied health and executive colleagues to deliver integrated, person‑centred services aligned to the goals of SNSWLHD.

The Head of Department role will attract a management allowance and dedicated time for leadership and management activities. This is in addition to the minimum non‑clinical support time allocated to a full‑time Staff Specialist/Senior Staff Specialist.



The exact balance of clinical, non‑clinical, and leadership and management time will be negotiated as part of job planning with the postholder’s Line Manager and formally documented at the time of commencement. Job plans will be reviewed annually as part of the performance review process.

The postholder will serve as Head of Department for a three‑year term, extendable to five years dependent on satisfactory performance. Continuation as Head of Department beyond five years will be by re‑application. At the conclusion of the postholder’s tenure as Head of Department, their job plan will be re‑negotiated.

The postholder will be primarily based at Queanbeyan Hospital but may be required to work at other facilities in the District.

This position reports operationally and professionally to the Director of Medical Services – Inland South and District Services who is also based at Queanbeyan Hospital. It has a close working relationship with the Site Manager/Director of Nursing and Midwifery.

About The Facility And Department

Queanbeyan Hospital is a 29‑bed Level 3 acute care facility with a 24‑hour 16‑bed Emergency Department, a Day Surgery Unit, and a Renal Dialysis Unit. Community and comprehensive mental health services are co‑located on site. It is a modern facility, having undergone a major $51 million redevelopment in 2009, including construction of a new main hospital building.

The hospital is a 20‑minute drive to both the Level 4 North Canberra Hospital and Level 6 Canberra Hospital in the Australian Capital Territory, the latter of which provides most tertiary referral support, including for O&G.; Q

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