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 Lead the Future of Women’s Health in Queanbeyan Applications Close Sunday 15 November 2026

Why This Opportunity 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.

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 Level3 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 $51million redevelopment in 2009, including construction of a recent main hospital building. The hospital is a 20‑minute drive to both the Level4 North Canberra Hospital and Level6 Canberra Hospital in the Australian Capital Territory, the latter of which provides most tertiary referral support, including for O&G.; Queanbeyan Hospital serves a population of 69,000 residing in the area served by Queanbeyan‑Palerang Regional Council, as well as those residing in the nearby Australian Capital Territory. Planning is underway for a future expansion of the hospital in view of the growing catchment population.

The Maternity Unit at Queanbeyan Hospital facilitates 550–600 deliveries per year. It is a Level3 maternity service and a Level2 neonatal service with a highly motivated midwifery workforce and a developing Midwifery Group Practice. The Obstetric team is comprised of GP Obstetricians and Certificate and Procedural Training Programme trainees wishing to pursue careers as GP Obstetricians. Theatre lists and facilities are available to support advanced laparoscopic procedures including total laparoscopic hysterectomies. Queanbeyan Hospital offers training exposure for future GPs in multiple other specialities including Emergency Medicine, General Medicine, Ana

📌 Head of Department Queanbeyan Obstetrics
🏢 Southern NSW Local Health District
📍 Queanbeyan