Requisition ID: REQ679616
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Employment Type: Part Time / Full Time
Location: District Wide with majority of work conducted across Wagga Wagga Base Hospital & Griffith Base Hospital
Remuneration (Award Based): Staff Specialist (State) Award
FTE: 1.2
Applications Close: Sunday 06 September 2026
Applications: Apply via eCredential HERE
About us
The Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) offers medical clinicians the opportunity to thrive in a dynamic, highly supportive regional health network. With more than 5,000 dedicated staff working across 33 public hospitals - including two major Base Hospitals, eight Acute Community Hospitals, and 16 Multi‑Purpose Services - MLHD is a progressive organisation known for innovation, compassion, and excellence in patient care.
Serving a diverse population of approximately 245,000 people across 125,561 square kilometres, MLHD provides clinicians with unparalleled scope to expand their clinical practice, manage a wide variety of presentations, and make meaningful impacts in both small rural communities and larger regional centres. Stretching from the Snowy Mountains in the east to the plains of Hillston in the northwest - and along the Victorian border - MLHD offers not only remarkable clinical breadth, but also the lifestyle benefits of working in one of Australia’s most scenic and welcoming regions.
What you'll be doing
As the Staff Specialist in Palliative Care you will play a pivotal role in delivering expert, contemporary care. You will:
- Be part of a world class palliative care team with doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals
- Deliver specialist palliative and end-of-life care through clinical consultation, outreach, education, and multidisciplinary collaboration across hospital, community, residential aged care, and virtual care settings.
- Provide face to face care in our regional centres of Wagga Wagga and/or Griffith, virtual care and prescribing support as part of a multidisciplinary on-call roster, and scheduled outreach clinics as required across the region.
- Support patients across MLHD with complex care needs through inpatient consultation, outpatient and home-based consultative services and virtual outreach services.
- Provide clinical leadership, education, training and mentoring in palliative and end of life to medical staff, specialist palliative care nurses and allied health professionals.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, specialist palliative care visiting medical officers, nurse practitioners, nursing staff and allied health professionals to deliver high-quality services.
- Contribute to service development, quality improvement and the ongoing growth of specialist palliative care across MLHD.
In accepting this position, you will uphold core NSW public sector values, including cultural diversity, equity, ethical practice, and contributing to a healthy, safe, and fair workplace.
Where you'll be working
You will be based in Wagga Wagga or Griffith, joining a dedicated Specialist Palliative Care team that delivers high-quality services across the Murrumbidgee Local Health District.
Here, you'll be part of:
- A district-wide specialist palliative care service providing care across hospitals, community settings, residential aged care facilities and virtual care settings.
- A collaborative multidisciplinary team committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centred and family-focused end-of-life care.
- An innovative service using outreach and virtual care to improve equitable access to specialist palliative care across a large geographic area.
- A supportive clinical environment that values education, mentoring, service development and continuous improvement.
- A vibrant regional community offering an exceptional lifestyle, affordable living and easy access to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.
Learn more about Wagga Wagga and Griffith.
What We Can Offer You
Working for the Murrumbidgee LHD may come with access to:
- Salary packaging (pay less tax!)
- Car leases
- Fitness Passport
- Support through advanced education & training
- Access to EAP, wellbeing programs and supports for you and your family
Remuneration and Incentives
MLHD provides remuneration consistent with NSW Health statewide awards and determinations. Clinicians may also benefit from regional incentives, salary packaging opportunities, and flexible working arrangements designed to attract high quality medical practitioners to rural practice.
Remuneration depends on your appointment type, award classification, and scope of practice. The figures below are indicative only and represent what may be earned under applicable NSW Health awards and local arrangements.
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As a Staff Specialist, earn up to $275.85/hour (Specialist rate + practice rate)
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Murrumbidgee connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
For further information
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Please refer to the Position Description for detailed role information.
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For role related queries or questions contact Catherine McCaig, Manager – Community Care via [email protected]
Apply via eCredential HERE
Important Information
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A National Police Check will be conducted.
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NSW Health does not require or accept the Fit2Work badge in eCredential.
MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds—including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and people with disability.
Learn more about careers with Murrumbidgee Local Health District: visit the MLHD Careers page
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Extensive experience in the provision of direct patient care, with an ongoing commitment to clinical consulting in palliative medicine
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Demonstrated experience in teaching palliative medicine and end of life care to health care professionals, and in the community setting
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Demonstrated ability to provide high quality compassionate medical care as evidenced by recent practice experience in working congenially and collaboratively as both a leader and member of a multidisciplinary team and as a provider of services that produces high levels of patient satisfaction and experience
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A willingness to provide both face-to-face and digital health i.e. video-consulting to all LHD communities, residential aged care facilities and acute facilities across Murrumbidgee LHD, on an ongoing basis which will include travel
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Willingness to establish and facilitate formalised training appointments for medical, nursing and allied health staff in palliative and end of life care
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Demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement and clinical risk management; actively seek out improvements to service delivery; initiating change and consulting those affected by the change; allocating resources and proactively managing potential conflicts
