Employment Type: Temporary Part Time
Position Classification: Advanced Trainee
Remuneration: $117,745 - $147,664 per annum
Hours Per Week: 16 hours per week
Location: Orange NSW
Advanced Trainee – Public Health Medicine
Western NSW Local Health District
The position offers twelve months accredited regional Public Health Medicine Advance Trainee experience. The primary purpose of the role is to provide effective public health services to the population of the Western NSW Local Health District under supervision, while developing expertise in public health practice. The Advanced Trainee will have a supervisor who is a Specialist in Public Health Medicine.
About WNSWLHD
The Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) is one of the largest Local Health Districts in New South Wales covering an area similar to the size of Britain and including 23 Local Government Areas. We deliver innovative health services to approximately 260,000 people residing in rural and remote parts of the State. The Local Health District is diverse in the health care it delivers boasting the largest rural mental health service in Australia, three major rural referral hospitals at Orange, Dubbo and Bathurst, 63 community health centres, 38 inpatient facilities including Multi Purpose Services and District Health Services at Mudgee, Cowra and Lachlan Health Service for Parkes and Forbes. The Western NSW Local Health District is a leader in providing accessible health through robust clinician, community and partner engagement.
Watch our video for the JMO Experience in Western NSW Local Health District.
What we can offer you
- Country living with a meaningful career path
- 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
Where you’ll be working
For more information on living and working in our beautiful region, visit our website Our communities | NSW Government
Helping you move to Western NSW
The Welcome Experience is a free NSW Government service supporting workers (and their families) who have accepted a job with Western NSW LHD in most locations. The service helps with housing, schooling, partner work and community connections. Find out more
Essential Requirements:
- MBBS or equivalent, current general registration with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Master of Public Health or equivalent degree.
- Have received written confirmation from the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine of eligibility to commence Advanced Public Health Training.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of high-level computer literacy skills, including advanced word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other software.
- Ability and willingness to travel to other facilities of WNSWLHD and other LHDs.
- Valid Working with Children Check and cleared National Police check.
- To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy, this includes any amendments made from time to time.
To apply, please address the following Selection Criteria:
Evidence of high-level computer literacy skills, including advanced word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and other software.
Need more information?
· and the Additional Information & Statement of Duties.
- For role related queries or questions please contact Sarah Sharp via email [email protected] or (02) 6369 3536
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 [email protected] 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 Australian/New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident is identified.
Applications Close: 04, August 2026
