Permanent Visiting Medical Officer opportunity in regional NSW; negotiable weekly hours; varied inpatient and outpatient General Medicine practice; 1:8 after-hours on-call roster; multidisciplinary specialist environment; teaching and mentoring opportunities; accredited physician training programs; scope to establish privately referred outpatient services
Join a supportive multidisciplinary team in a well-established regional referral setting in New South Wales. This permanent opportunity would suit UK consultant physicians looking to build a varied clinical and teaching career while considering a move to Australia.
Location
Regional New South Wales, Australia.
The opportunity
This is a permanent Visiting Medical Officer opportunity for a General Medicine Physician. You will provide inpatient and outpatient general medicine services as part of a collaborative specialist team, with negotiable weekly hours and participation in the after-hours roster.
The role combines broad clinical practice with opportunities to teach, mentor and support doctors in training. There is also scope to establish privately referred outpatient services from your own consulting rooms.
What you’ll be doing
• Deliver comprehensive inpatient and outpatient General Medicine services.
• Participate in the General Medicine after-hours on-call roster, currently 1:8.
• Work collaboratively with physicians from a broad range of medical specialties.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary patient care and clinical decision-making.
• Teach and mentor medical students, junior doctors and physician trainees.
• Support clinical governance, safety and quality improvement activities.
• Maintain ongoing professional development and peer-review participation.
What you’ll bring
• A primary medical degree that is registrable with AHPRA.
• Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or eligibility to be considered through an overseas-trained specialist pathway.
• Recent, comprehensive experience in General Medicine.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary clinical team.
• Evidence of leadership, adaptability and involvement in safety and quality improvement.
• A commitment to teaching, professional development and clinical governance.
Why consider this role
• Permanent employment in a major regional referral setting.
• Negotiable weekly hours.
• A varied mix of inpatient, outpatient and after-hours clinical work.
• The opportunity to develop privately referred outpatient services.
• An established and supportive group of locally based specialists.
• Strong teaching links and accredited physician training programs.
• Opportunities to contribute to medical education and the development of future physicians.
• Access to modern clinical facilities and a broad range of specialist services.
• A regional lifestyle with access to schools, outdoor recreation and good transport connections.
Moving to Australia
For UK doctors moving to Australia, this role offers the chance to continue a consultant career in General Medicine within a substantial regional clinical service. UK-trained physicians will need to have their qualifications and specialist experience assessed through the appropriate Australian pathway and meet AHPRA registration requirements. Eligibility should be considered individually, and no registration or migration outcome can be guaranteed.
Contact shannon@blugibbon.com.au or +44 7700 142 9145 for more details on the role.
