VMO/VMO GP Authorised Practitioners Voluntary Assisted Dying Practitioner – APPLY VIA eCREDENTIAL
Employment Type Maximum Term - ending 30.06.2027.
Position Classification: VMO/VMP GP Authorised Practitioners Voluntary Assisted Dying Practitioner
Hours Per Week: Zero Hours
Requisition ID: REQ456847
How to apply
Your application is to be submitted through E-Credential ONLY. To apply please click this link,
Applications close on 10 August 2025 and must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Please refer to the Application Guide for instructions on how to create a Clinician Profile and a list of mandatory requirements for all Senior Medical & Dental Officer applications. If you are experiencing any difficulties, please first refer to the User Guide attached to this advertisement. Alternatively, you can contact Senior Medical Workforce Unit on 4734 2281. For all enquiries relating to the position and its function, you must contact the designated contact person.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified medical practitioners for the above position in the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. The primary location of this position will be negotiable.
Successful applicants will be Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) / VMO - General Practitioners and will provide expert medical assessment and management of people requesting access to voluntary assisted dying (VAD) under the NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 as part of the NBMLHD VAD Service.
This role will be part of a pool of specialists that will fulfil the Coordinating, Consulting and or Administering Practitioner roles within the VAD process.
The number of hours will vary dependent on workload and medical practitioner availability. Appointees may be eligible for credentialing and privileging across all other facilities in the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District.
Together, Achieving Better Health
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District will drive innovation and excellence in health service delivery that provides safe, equitable, high quality, accessible, timely and efficient services that are responsive to the needs of patients and the community.
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
About Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
The Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District provides world-class clinical care, research, and innovation, and is committed to providing a workplace culture that values and promotes the growth of high performing teams and individuals. We are passionate about the work we do and are committed to improving the health of our local community and enhancing the experience of all our patients.
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If you would like more information about our Local Health district, please visit our website: http://www.nbmlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/
1. MBBS or equivalent, currently registered, or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Applicants must have Fellowship of a recognised Australasian Specialist College or recognition as a specialist by AHPRA and/or practiced in the medical profession for at least 10 years as the holder of General Registration.
2. Completion of the mandatory Voluntary Assisted Dying training and registration as an Authorised Practitioner with the NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Board.
3. Sound clinical knowledge, demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position, including end of life care.
4. High level interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to work within a multidisciplinary team for the provision of clinical care and decision making as it relates to voluntary assisted dying.
5. Demonstrates the skills and attitudes appropriate for practice as a Senior Medical Practitioner, including modelling of a high standard of professional behaviour and a commitment to provision of a high standard of clinical care in the public sector setting.
6. Consistently demonstrates behaviours that reinforce the CORE Values of our organisation, Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment. Demonstrates these behaviours with all stakeholders; colleagues, direct reports, as well as our patients and consumers, and those that care for them.
7. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues across multiple sites and settings.
Conditions of appointment are in accordance with the Health Services Act 1997, and Public Hospitals (Visiting Medical Officers Fee-for-Service Contracts) Determination 2014
Employees and Contractors must abide by the NSW Health Code of Conduct.
The 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 Children’s Guardian website: http://www.kidsguardian.nsw.gov.au/Working-with-children/working-with-children-check
Successful applicants will be required to obtain required vaccinations prior to commencing employment. Please click on the link for further information:
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/immunisation/Pages/oasv-faq.aspx
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We respectfully request no agencies apply.
Need more information?
Dr Amanda Stevanovic, Director, Cancer Services, Clinical Lead – Voluntary Assisted Dying. Amanda.Stevanovic@health.nsw.gov.au 0424 225 390
