Employment Type: Part Time / Full Time
Location: Moruya Regional Hospital
Position Classification: Senior Medical Practitioner
Remuneration: 197583 - 243822
Hours Per Week: 40
Requisition ID: REQ664980
Applications Close: Sunday 16 August 2026 - APPLY HERE
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At Southern NSW Local Health District we are working to help our communities lead healthy lives. Our mission is that all people across our diverse societies are able to have timely access to the right healthcare in the right setting to maximise their health, wellbeing and independence. Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the state, from Goulburn and Crookwell to the Victorian border, and surrounds the ACT on three sides, a total of 44 537sq kms. It extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains. Gundungurra, Ngarigo, Ngunnawal and Yuin peoples are the traditional owners of the land.
The District is passionate about pursuing the provision of the highest quality care and valuing innovation and are working to help their communities lead healthy lives by providing patients and clients with exceptional care and positive experiences.
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Where you'll be working
The new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital (ERH) will be larger than both Moruya and Batemans Bay hospitals combined, designed with the capacity to grow as demand for services changes. The NSW Government has funded $330 million to build a sustainable, modern and purpose-built hospital to support the needs of the entire Eurobodalla Community. The facility due to open in 2027. Find out more information on the New Eurobodalla Regional Hospital Development.
The new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital will include:
- An eight bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) /Close Observation Unit (COU)
- Increased capacity for chemotherapy treatments and increased access to renal dialysis
- Surgical and operating theatres and a day stay surgical unit
- Expanded medical imaging, including MRI
- Ambulatory care for community outpatient services
- Paediatric and maternity services, and a special care nursery
- Mental health beds for short term admissions, and
- Enhanced education and training facilities, including a simulation laboratory.
What you'll be doing
The Paediatrician will provide expert paediatric medical assessment and management of patients within the Department of Paediatrics. Role also includes a key clinical role in teaching, supervision and support of junior medical staff.
The position will commence at the current Moruya Hospital and assist in the transition to the new Eurobodalla Regional Hospital. Once established the role will primarily be located at Eurobodalla Regional Hospital however may be varied as agreed with the District Director of Medical Services and District Medical Lead (Paediatrics) and as approved via Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC) to other facilities in Southern NSW.
The Paediatrician will be the first Eurobodalla based paediatrician joining the coastal paediatric team based at South East Regional Hospital. The Eurobodalla paediatrician will be expected to provide outpatient clinics at the current Moruya Hospital and then the Eurobodalla Regional Hospital and outreach clinics in Narooma and Batemans Bay with the possibility of additional sites being added in the future.
The paediatrician will participate in the provision of education and training in the SNSWLHD Coastal Network. This position also involves 1in 4 participation in a 24/7 on call roster to Eurobodalla Regional Hospital with telehealth consultation services to hospitals in the Coastal Network. The scope of practice and clinical privileges are defined in the scope of clinical practice for general paediatrics Southern NSW LHD attached to this document.
Selection Criteria
Demonstrated recent clinical experience and competence in general paediatric medicine including acute care, neonatal care and outpatient general paediatrics (including learning, development and behavioural medicine). Demonstrated interest and skills in paediatric service development, innovative models of care, and project leadership is desirable.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases
This is 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. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.
Australian Work Rights
Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see www.immi.gov.au
At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ️ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ️ background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
Need more information?
For role related queries or questions contact :
Director of Medical Services South East Regional Hospital - Elizabeth Mullins on [email protected]
Applications Close: Sunday 16 August 2026 - APPLY HERE
