WNSWLHD - General Practitioner VMO - Rehabilitation/Palliative Care - Dubbo. Apply via eCredential
- Dubbo, NSW Orana, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
Position Classification: Visiting Medical Officer – General Practitioner
Remuneration: As per Visiting Medical Officer Sessional Determination
Hours Per Week: As per roster
Location:Applications Close: 14 September 2025- 11.59pmWestern NSW Local Health District is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply for our advertised positions. If you require any assistance with your application or have any questions about this position, please get in touch with the contact person listed in this advertisement.About the opportunityAn exciting opportunity exists for a General Practitioner – Visiting Medical Officer in Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Medicine at e.You will be providing timely, comprehensive and multidisciplinary expert Rehabilitation and Palliative Care with likeminded colleagues to geographically isolated communities throughout Western NSW.You will be providing onsite care to patients at the Lourdes Hospital, a part of the Dubbo Health Service for Western NSW Local Health District.Dubbo is a major regional city with a population of around 40,000 people, situated on the beautiful Macquarie River, 420 kilometres north-west of Sydney. It is a progressive city with a thriving town centre. There are daily flights, trains and buses to the eastern seaboard and many regional towns. Known as the cosmopolitan heart of New South Wales, Dubbo has great shopping and sporting facilities and provides a perfect base from which to explore the eastern interior of our beautiful state.Living in Dubbo you’ll be rewarded with a relaxed and convenient lifestyle. Residents who have relocated to live and work here have described the real sense of community as the key difference that sets it apart from metropolitan cities such as Sydney. People here are relaxed, down to earth, friendly and so welcoming.Visit for more information.What we can offer you
- Country living with a meaningful career pathway
- Flexible work practices (as appropriate to the position and negotiated with your manager)
- Corporate wellbeing programs, including the
- Opportunities for learning and development, including in-house training with
- Relocation incentives
- Unconditional General and/or Specialist Registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and/or Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine and/or Vocational Recognition as a General Practitioner.
- Minimum three (3) years post graduate clinical experience. Previous experience in Emergency Medicine, General Practice, Adult Internal Medicine, Paediatrics or Rural Medicine an advantage.
- Sound knowledge of and commitment to clinical quality and patient safety, work health and safety, working within NSW Health Policy and current clinical practice guidelines.
- Knowledge of contemporary clinical management and modern approaches in assessment and management of the broad range of acute and chronic medical conditions. Competence in performing the range of minor urgent procedures commonly undertaken in a rural emergency department including Advanced Life Support and Trauma management.
- Demonstrated commitment to behaviour which align to the NSW Health CORE values and WNSWLHD Values, goals and strategies.
- Demonstrated experience in Rehabilitation Medicine and Palliative Care.
- Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
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