AddressLocation: Moruya Applications Close: 17 March, 2024We welcome you to come and join our friendly, committed and proud team at Southern NSWLHDSouthern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the Southern half of NSW. Surrounding the ACT on three sides and all the way down to the Victorian border, it extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. We have 18 facilities and our hospitals take care of more than 200,000 people. As we are a major local employer, our staff are a part of our local communities.
Where you'll be working
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and suitably qualified Career Medical Officer to join the medical team at Moruya Hospitals in the Eurobodalla Shire, part of the Coastal Network.
The Eurobodalla Health Service is located in the Yuin Nation on the beautiful south coast of NSW. It is a networked service spread over three campuses, with two hospitals co-located with community health, Moruya and Batemans Bay, and a standalone community health centre in Narooma collocated with the library.
The NSW Government has announced $260 million to build in Moruya, a sustainable, modern and purpose-built hospital to support the needs of the entire Eurobodalla Shire from Narooma to Batemans Bay to service the ever-growing coastal population. This new facility is expected to open to patients in 2025.
Moruya Hospital – is a 55 bed hospital at level 3 role delineation. It offers the following services:- Emergency department
- Inpatient acute medical care provided by General Practitioners
- General and gynaecological surgery
- Sub-acute - inpatient rehabilitation and palliative care
- Maternity (antenatal care, birthing and post-natal care)
- Hospital in The Home
- An outreach renal dialysis satellite service as a formal network from Canberra
- Pathology
- X-ray, ultrasound and CT
What you'll be doing
Provide high quality clinical services to patients admitted to the close observation unit at Moruya District Hospital
Wonderful Local Benefits
There is an abundance of lifestyle benefits available to you in country New South Wales and you will be amazed at what there is offer - and it all comes without the queues and crowds of a big city. For more information visit our website
Batemans Bay – a short 24 kilometres from Moruya, 226 kilometres south of Sydney, 149 kilometres from Canberra or 306 kilometres from the NSW Snow fields. Batemans Bay is located a short 22 kilometres from the Moruya airport which offers a short 40 minute flight to Sydney and daily flights to Melbourne.
With a range of quality private and public schools in the area, younger generations are well looked after, growing up with fantastic friendly country folk, and a huge range of outdoor activities to keep them occupied with no long commutes.
Selection Criteria:
- Registered or eligible for General registration as a Medical Practitioner by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)
- At least two years post graduate clinical experience in a hospital setting
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing education and professional development
- A good understanding of the unique demands of rural / regional health will be highly regarded
This is a Category ‘A’ position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2022_030
Applicants must have completed the COVID-19 vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
ASARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) 3 doses are required for Category A positions (refer to NSW Policy Directive PD2022_030 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases).
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian Website https://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
Need more information?
2) Find out more about applying for this positionFor role related queries or questions contact Elizabeth Mullins on ***************@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 17 March, 2024
