STG - Staff Specialist - Palliative Care, Community Supportive Care Services & APRICA project - 1.0FTE maternity leave cover 12 months

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Specialist
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REQ582004 Requisition #
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Hours Per Week: 40
Requisition ID: REQ582004


This position may be extended at the discretion of SESLHD without any further advertisement or interview.
This staff specialist role will provide an accountable and high standard of specialist palliative care for all patients including inpatient consultations and outpatient clinics and for patients with liver failure and liver cancer as part of a NSW cancer translational cancer grant (APRICA project) to improve management of patients with liver cancer in NSW.
Liaise and interact effectively with all staff including research team for the APRICA project. Ensure detailed treatment plans are in place to support timely management for all patients.

Ensure a high standard of clinical record documentation including completion of all clinical  records (including medication charts) to reflect clinical decisions and optimise data collection.

Participate actively in research activities generally and those pertaining to palliative care research under the APRICA project which is run throughout NSW.



The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional people, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it. 

The specialist will provide expert medical assessment and management of patients within the department/service.

The primary location of this position may be varied as agreed with the Director of Medical Services and as approved by MDAAC to other facilities in SESLHD.

Our CORE Values are Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment and have been created by employees for employees and help define how we work and to inspire positive interactions in the workplace. 

Learn more about us here: South Eastern Sydney Local Health District.

Information for applicants:

  • Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
  • This is a Category A position. All Category A applicants must read and understand NSW Health Policy PD2024_015.  Successful applicants to the role must provide vaccination history and pathology as part of the application documentation and be certified as compliant before employment can commence.  
  • SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply. We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.

All applications must include a demonstration of your ability to meet each of the selection criteria in order to progress through the recruitment process.

  1. Registration or eligible for registration with Medical Board of Australia (AHPRA). Candidate to provide AHPRA Registration Number on application.
  2. Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and/or the Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine (AChPM) as provided for by the Health Insurance Act 1973 and the relevant Award/Determination and demonstrated subspecialty training in Palliative Medicine.
  3. Evidence of continuing medical education and self-monitoring/audit practices consistent with the scope of practice requirements of the position.
  4. Proven capacity and/or experience in the provision of effective high-quality service in the specialty, demonstrated through successful clinical practice in an environment appropriate to the requirements of the position including evidence of participation in quality improvement activities relevant to the specialty.
  5. Demonstrated commitment to teaching with experience in teaching both undergraduate and post graduate students and other staff of the hospital.
  6. Demonstrate the skills and attitudes appropriate as a senior Medical Practitioner including modelling a high standard of professional behaviour to junior medical staff.
  7. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and harmoniously with medical and other health services colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary health care team and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and staff and to work as an effective member of the clinical team across multiple sites. Demonstrated commitment to provision of a high standard of clinical care in the public sector setting.
  8. Demonstrated experience in and commitment to research relevant to the role and needs of the Department


Please complete the attached documentation and ensure they are uploaded to your application. 

Need more information?
  1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
  2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Shivani Mudaliar on Shivani.Mudaliar@health.nsw.gov.au

Applications Close:  3 July 2025

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