VMO - General Practice Anaesthetics - Temora (Apply via eCredential)

Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD); Temora Shire Council; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Temora Health Services within Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) seeks a Visiting Medical Officer (General Practice - Anaesthetics) to join Temora Health Services. Based at Temora, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centered care across general practice services and support the local community.

You will hold Specialist GP registration with the Medical Board of Australia, possess procedural GP skills with JCCA accreditation, and participate in on-call rosters, teaching, and quality

Qualifications

• Must hold registration as Specialist General Practitioner with the Medical Board of Australia.
• Procedural GP with advanced skills and JCCA accreditation or equivalent.
• Minimum three years post-graduate clinical experience; rural emergency experience advantageous.
• Knowledge of contemporary clinical management and ability to perform minor urgent procedures including ALS and trauma management.
• Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team and participate in teaching and research.

Responsibilities

• Provide admitting, consultative, diagnostic, procedural, outpatient, telehealth, and on-call services as required by MLHD.
• Be available during rostered hours and on-call, including handovers, supervision, teaching, and emergency and routine care.
• Offer education and support to clinicians across disciplines, promoting quality education and safe practice.

Skills

Team leadership

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Teaching and education

Quality improvement

Education

Specialist General Practitioner registration

Tools

JCCA accreditation

Job description

Employment Type: Visiting Medical Officer

Position Classification: Visiting Medical Officer - General Practitioner

Remuneration: RDA Fee For Service VMO Contract

Locations: Temora

Requisition ID: REQ573016

Applications Close: 31 May 2026

Outstanding Experiences. Infinite Opportunities.

Visiting Medical Officer

General Practice - Anaesthetics

Temora Health Services

What You'll Be Doing

Based at Temora, you will provide high-quality, patient-centered care in a range of general practice services, ensuring that care is safe, effective, and evidence-based. You will play a pivotal role in delivering comprehensive medical services to the local community.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Providing admitting, consultative, diagnostic, procedural, outpatient, telehealth, and on-call services as required by MLHD.
• Being available during rostered hours and on-call, including clinical handovers, supervision, teaching, and emergency and routine care.
• Offering education and support to clinicians across multiple disciplines, promoting quality education and safe clinical practice.

Where you'll be working

Murrumbidgee LHD covers almost 125,243km2. We provide public health services to approximately 243,228 people across the Riverina, Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area and the South Western Slopes of NSW.

As the largest employer in the region, we have over 5000 healthcare staff working across 33 hospitals and 12 primary healthcare centres. We're supported by hundreds of volunteers who make an invaluable contribution to enriching the lives of people in our care.

For role related queries or questions contact Dr Damien Limberger – Rural Director of Medical Services on [e-mail]

A National Police Check will be conducted, NSW Health does not require or accept the Fit2Work Badge offered as an option in eCredential.

MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.

Selection Criteria

• Holds registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist General Practitioner.
• Experience and formal recognition as a Procedural General Practitioner with advanced skills and accreditation with the Joint Consultative Committee on Anaesthesia (JCCA) or equivalent.
• Minimum three (3) years post graduate clinical experience. Previous experience in Emergency Medicine, General Practice, Adult Internal Medicine, Paediatrics or Rural Medicine an advantage.
• 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 ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team.
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, and 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.