Requisition ID: REQ688665

Position Classification: Visiting Medical Officer (VMO), Fee For Service

Employment Type:Contract

Location:Wagga Wagga Base Hospital

Remuneration (Award Based): Visiting Medical Officer (State) Award, Fee for Service

Hours Per Week:Various

Applications Close:Sunday 27 September 2025

Applications: Apply via eCredential HERE

Visiting Medical Officer – General Medicine Wagga Wagga Base Hospital

Make a Difference in Regional Medicine – Join MLHD as a Visiting Medical Officer (General Medicine) Lead, Teach and Care in the Heart of Regional NSW

About us

The Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) offers medical clinicians the opportunity to thrive in a dynamic, highly supportive regional health network. With more than 5,000 dedicated staff working across 33 public hospitals - including two major Base Hospitals, eight Acute Community Hospitals, and 16 Multi‑Purpose Services - MLHD is a progressive organisation known for innovation, compassion, and excellence in patient care.

Serving a diverse population of approximately 245,000 people across 125,561 square kilometres, MLHD provides clinicians with unparalleled scope to expand their clinical practice, manage a wide variety of presentations, and make meaningful impacts in both small rural communities and larger regional centres. Stretching from the Snowy Mountains in the east to the plains of Hillston in the northwest - and along the Victorian border - MLHD offers not only remarkable clinical breadth, but also the lifestyle benefits of working in one of Australia’s most scenic and welcoming regions.

What you'll be doing

To deliver contemporary, comprehensive Specialist General Medicine services at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital and, where required, across associated facilities to ensure optimal patient outcomes and support a healthier community through high‑quality care.

The role provides strong clinical leadership, actively contributes to quality improvement initiatives, and delivers training and education to clinicians across multiple disciplines, promoting safe clinical practice and a high‑quality learning environment.

As the VMO in General Medicine, you will:

• Deliver contemporary, comprehensive inpatient and consultative General Medicine services
• Provide strong clinical leadership within the department and across multidisciplinary teams
• Supervise, mentor and educate junior medical staff and trainees
• Contribute to safe, patient‑centred care and high‑quality clinical decision‑making
• Participate in quality improvement, audit, risk management and clinical governance activities
• Support effective communication with patients, families and clinicians
• Participate in the General Medicine on‑call roster
• Uphold NSW Health and MLHD policies, procedures and CORE values

This role is central to advancing the standard of care and strengthening General Medicine services across the District.

In accepting this position, you will uphold core NSW public sector values, including cultural diversity, equity, ethical practice, and contributing to a healthy, safe, and fair workplace.

Why Wagga Wagga & MLHD? Impactful Clinical Practice.

As the major referral centre for the Murrumbidgee region, Wagga Wagga Base Hospital offers diverse presentations, complex medical cases, and meaningful opportunities to influence patient outcomes.

Supportive, Collegiate Environment

Work within an experienced, multidisciplinary team committed to delivering safe, compassionate care and fostering a strong learning environment for trainees and junior staff.

Lifestyle Without Compromise

Wagga Wagga offers the perfect mix of regional ease and metropolitan convenience — excellent schools, vibrant arts and culture, thriving food and wine scene, affordable living, and easy access to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.

Incentives

MLHD provides remuneration consistent with NSW Health statewide awards and determinations. Clinicians may also benefit from regional incentives, salary packaging opportunities, and flexible working arrangements designed to attract high quality medical practitioners to rural practice.

The Welcome Experience

The Welcome Experience in Murrumbidgee connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.

Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

For further information

• Please refer to the Position Description for detailed role information.

• For role related queries or questions contact Prof Lenert Bruce, Executive Director of Medical Services MLHD via [email protected]

Important Information

• A National Police Check will be conducted.

• NSW Health does not require or accept the Fit2Work badge in eCredential.

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.

Learn more about careers with Murrumbidgee Local Health District: visit the MLHDCareers page

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• Holds registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist Physician General Medicine and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
• Demonstrated recent clinical experience in General Medicine at the role delineation of the service.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team.
• Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
• 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.

Apply via eCredential HERE