• This position qualifies for incentives under the NSW Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme, including up to $10,000 sign on incentive, and up to $5,000 each year (incentive value dependent on full-time equivalent, position and location). Find out more here - (Staff Specialist appointments only)
  Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
  Position Classification: Staff Specialist - Level 1 or Visiting Medical Officer (VMO)
  Remuneration: $186,241.00 - $229,825.00 per annum, pro rata or VMO Sessional Rates (IB2024_001)
  Hours Per Week: 40
  Requisition ID: REQ566768
  Applications Close: 25 September 2025

ABOUT US

The Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) has over 3,500 staff, 33 Public Hospitals, including 2 Base Hospitals, 8 Acute Community Hospitals and 16 Multi-Purpose Services. A progressive organisation, Murrumbidgee LHD continues to make significant achievements in improving health services and strives to provide a compassionate health care system that consistently delivers the highest standard of care to people, no matter where they live.
Communities we support are diverse, with approximately 245,000 people in communities large and small, across a geographic area of approximately 125,561 square kilometres.
Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) spans across southern New South Wales, stretching from the Snowy Mountains in the east to the plains of Hillston in the northwest and all the way along the Victorian border

Reporting to the Clinical Director of Emergency Department the Staff Specialist/VMO – Emergency Department will participate in the consultant on-call roster, assist with the education role of the department, and provide clinical care to patients for optimal patient outcomes.
There may also be the requirement to provide support at other sites within MLHD.