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Palliative Medicine
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Hunter New England Local Health District
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REQ538781 Requisition #

NSW Rural General Practitioner Procedural Training Program with Hunter New England Local Health District offers fellowed General Practitioners flexible Advanced Skills Training opportunities with Tamworth, Manning, Maitland Hospitals and Belmont Hospitals. 


Employment Type: Temporary Full Time until February 2026
Position Classification: Senior Registrar
Remuneration: $156,494 per annum plus GP Procedural Trainee Allowance to increase their total remuneration to the level of Staff Specialist Level 1, Year 5 as per the Staff Specialists (State) Award. 
Requisition ID: REQ538781
Locations: Tamworth, Maitland, Manning, Belmont, Armidale

Applications Close:
Monday 13th January, 2025

What we can offer you:

At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you’re challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You’ll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. Explore the possibilities by applying today. Plus, you can expect:
  • Fitness passport, providing you with discounted gym memberships for you and your family
  • Salary packaging up to $9,600 + $2,650 for meal expenses
  • Allocated Days Off each month for full-time employees


What you will be doing:

This program is available to Fellowed General Practitioners wanting to acquire or maintain procedural skills for use in rural NSW. It is recognised that General Practitioners undertaking procedural training are most likely to have established practices, therefore training may be flexible to allow continuation of part time work in the practice.  The procedural training specialty should be appropriate to the service needs of the rural community in which they intend to practice.

Recruitment will be focused on GPs proposing to take up rural practice who are residing in or are prepared to reside and practice as a General Practitioner in rural NSW.

Where you'll be working

  • Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital: Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Palliative Care
  • The Maitland Hospital: Mental Health and Paediatrics
  • Manning Hospital: Emergency Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mental Health, Paediatrics and Palliative Care
  • Belmont Hospital: Emergency Medicine
  • Armidale Hospital: Please contact for specific opportunities commencing Term 2,2025


Additional information:

  • An eligibility list will be created for future temporary full or part time vacancies.
  • Job share / part time arrangements will be considered.
  • To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
  • We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position. 

Need more information? 
  1) Click here for the Position Description
  2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Cheryl Hayes on 02 6763 7416 or via Cheryl.Hayes1@health.nsw.gov.au


    Information for Applicants:

    Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2

    Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help indigenous job applicants apply for positions in NSW Health. For more information, please visit: http://bit.ly/HNEHealthSteppingUp.

    This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.

    Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most HNELHD employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via nswhealth@salarypackagingplus.com.au or 1300 40 25 23.

    HNE Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.

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