Employment Type: Temporary Full Time
Position Classification: Trainee
Remuneration: $117,745 - $147,684 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38 hours per week
Location: Mudgee NSW
Rural Generalist Trainee – Mudgee Health Service
This position offers 12 months experience in Rural Generalist Medicine in a busy procedural facilitiy. This post would suit Rural Generalist Trainees looking for experience in a busy regional trauma centre and for trainees wishing to gain experience in the management of acute general medical, emergency medicine and critically unwell patients. Trainees will be given responsibilities and opportunities for autonomous practice commensurate with their experience.
Mudgee Health Service provides inpatient and community-based services as part of Western NSW Local Health District. The Facility has an emergency department with a doctor available to attend onsite. Virtual care is available 24/7 through the use of our vCare camera system ensuring all unwell patients can receive emergency care after hours.
The hospital has a general ward that caters for Medical and Surgical patients with a capacity as well as a Maternity Unit providing care for well women, higher risk pregnancies are referred to Dubbo Health Service or other appropriate facilities according to patient needs. There are two Operating theatres. Theatres operate an average of three days per week with on call services provided 24/7 for emergency obstetrics.
Mudgee Health Service provides Acute and Sub-Acute Inpatient services which include:
Medical, Surgical, Rehabilitation, Maternity, Palliative Care, Renal Dialysis, Chemotherapy, Medical Imaging and Ambulatory care.
The township of Mudgee has a population of approximately 11,000 residents and is 183 kilometres northeast of Orange and 126 kilometres southeast of Dubbo.
Mudgee is a popular tourist town known for its food, wine, picturesque countryside, and historic buildings. The region also has several coal mines approximately 30 minutes from town that provide a large number of jobs to the local community.
Mudgee is part of the Mid-Western Regional Local Government Area, which also includes Gulgong and Rylstone. The projected population for Mudgee and surrounds is expected to increase by 8.4% from 2023 to 2033.
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
You will be based at Mudgee Health Service, a part of the Western NSW Local Health District. For more information on living and working in our beautiful region, visit our website Western NSW Health Careers.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- Valid NSW Working with Children check.
- Cleared National Police check.
- Aged Care Check for Australian Government funded positions.
- 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.
- You must take all reasonable care for yourself and others and comply with any reasonable instruction, policies and procedures relating to work health safety and wellbeing.
To apply, please address the following Selection Criteria:
1. Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
2. Completion of at least three years’ post graduate experience in public hospital service (or equivalent).
3. Demonstrated interest in a career in Rural Generalism.
4. Enrolled with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.
5. Willingness to undertake training in a rural setting.
6. Willingness to complete Advanced Skills in keeping with ACRRM requirements.
Need more information?
- Click here for the Position Description and the Additional Information & Statement of Duties.
- For role related queries or questions please contact Dr Michael Harfield via email [email protected] or 0421 811 715
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: 10, July 2026
