WNSWLHD - General Practitioner VMO - Rehabilitation/Palliative Care - Dubbo.Apply via eCredential

About the Opportunity An exciting opportunity exists for a General Practitioner – Visiting Medical Officer in Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Medicine at Dubbo Health Service. 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 Macquarie River, 420 kilometres north-west of Sydney. Living in Dubbo offers a relaxed and convenient lifestyle with a strong sense of community.

Applications Close: 1 March 2026 - 11.59pm

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 Fitness Passport

Opportunities for learning and development, including in-house training with My Health Learning and the NSW Health RTO

Professional growth and accelerated career progression

Relocation incentives

Where you’ll be working You will be based at Lourdes Hospital, a part of the Western NSW Local Health District. For more information on living and working in our beautiful region, visit Western NSW Health Careers.

Selection Criteria

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.

How to Apply Please apply for this position via our eCredential website.

NSW Health does not require or accept the ‘fit2work’ badge offered as an option in eCredential.

Note: Applications submitted by Recruitment Agencies will not be considered for this position.

Need more information?

Click here for the Position Description and Statement of Duties.

For role related queries or questions contact Dr Colin McClintock via email colin.mcclintock@health.nsw.gov.au or (02) 6809 7400

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases If you are applying for a Category A position, please read and understand NSW Health Policy Directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy.

Stepping Up – Close the Gap The Aboriginal Employment Strategy (AES) is working in partnership with the Western NSW Local Health District to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants wishing to apply for this role. For more information please contact the AES recruitment team on (02) 6882 8100 or email dubbo.recruitment@aes.org.au. Alternatively, applicants can visit our website for more information.

Working Visas Applicants holding a visa with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable applicant for permanent appointment is identified.

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