Medical Director

Doctors’ Health SA (DHSA) is a not-for-profit company with the mission of improving the health of the medical profession for the good of the community. It achieves this by offering clinical, education, training and phone advisory services exclusively to medical students and doctors.

DHSA has delivered clinical services to over 20% of the profession from their unique after-hours assessment clinic. They focus on comprehensive after-hours check-ups as well as acute medical care, delivered by their team of experienced GPs.

They coordinate and continue to build a state‑wide network of experienced GPs in private practice who have undertaken additional training in treating doctors and students and from which doctors and students can access a GP for their ongoing primary care.

The Medical Director is the public face of the organisation and provides guidance and support to the Business Manager and Program Manager with the aim of delivering an integrated suite of educational and clinical activities. The MD also oversees the provision of safe, high quality, timely clinical care to patients presenting at the clinic, the 24/7 phone service, and the rural outreach programs.

Key outcomes of the role include:

Delivering an integrated program of activities within budget, with a focus on training, education and clinical services across all career stages in the profession.

Ensuring the long-term sustainability of the program by diversifying revenue streams.

Ensuring program activities are relevant and have a measurable impact.

Working in partnership with key stakeholders to leverage and broaden program impact.

Creating a sustainable doctors’ health program through strong leadership to ensure the needs of the medical profession are met.

You will exhibit a strong capacity for innovation, financial acumen, strategic insight, and effective project and program management. Additionally, you will excel at building collaborative relationships, fostering teamwork, and demonstrating advanced oral and written communication skills, including negotiation, fundraising skills and public presentation abilities.

You will also be able to demonstrate a high-level understanding of current clinical best practice, doctors’ health in the context of the Australian health system, relevant governance principles and have extensive general practice clinical experience. Relevant tertiary qualifications in medicine and Fellowship in General Practice or other specialist medical college and unconditional AHPRA registration as a medical practitioner and national police clearance are essential. An appropriate level of remuneration will be agreed with the successful candidate.

A Position Description can be found at

www.vuca.com.au/dhsamd . For further enquiries, contact VUCA Associate, Megan Galpin on 0402 224 800 for a confidential discussion during business hours. Please forward your letter of application and CV in MS Word format to

dhsamd@vuca.com.au

by COB Monday 23 February 2026.

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