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Overview This position is a Permanent Full Time Staff Specialist Level 1 or Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) Emergency Department at Griffith Base Hospital, Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD). This position qualifies for incentives under the NSW Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme, including up to $10,000 signon incentive and up to $5,000 each year (incentive value dependent on fulltime equivalent, position and location). Staff Specialist appointments only; VMO appointments ineligible. Employment Type: Permanent Full Time Position Classification: Staff Specialist - Level 1 or Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) Remuneration: $186,241.00 - $229,825.00 per annum, pro rata or VMO Sessional Rates (IB2024_001) Hours Per Week: 40 Requisition ID: REQ566768 Applications Close: 02 November 2025 Location: Griffith Base Hospital About us The Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) has over 3,500 staff, 33 Public Hospitals, including 2 Base Hospitals, 8 Acute Community Hospitals and 16 MultiPurpose Services. A progressive organisation, MLHD continues to make significant achievements in improving health services and strives to provide a compassionate health care system that consistently delivers the highest standard of care to people, no matter where they live. Communities we support are diverse, with approximately 245,000 people in communities large and small, across a geographic area of approximately 125,561 square kilometres. MLHD spans across southern New South Wales, stretching from the Snowy Mountains in the east to the plains of Hillston in the northwest and along the Victorian border. Where you''ll be working The Griffith Base Hospital provides a range of specialist services (both resident and visiting) including emergency medicine, critical care, general medicine, surgery, paediatric medicine, oncology, obstetrics, respiratory medicine, renal dialysis, Hospital in the Home and rehabilitation. Learn more about the Griffith Base Hospital here. What you''ll be doing Reporting to the Clinical Director of Emergency Department, the Staff Specialist/VMO Emergency Department will participate in the consultant oncall roster, assist with the education role of the department, and provide clinical care to patients for optimal patient outcomes. There may also be the requirement to provide support at other sites within MLHD. Need more information? 1) Click here for the Position Description. For role related queries contact Dr Sunil Adusumilli, Director - Medical Services, Griffith Base Hospital. Selection Criteria Holds Specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia in Emergency Medicine Demonstrated recent clinical experience in Emergency Medicine at the role delineation of the service Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and provide leadership of a team Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, research and quality improvement Availability to participate in an oncall roster and to respond on site within a reasonable time Demonstrated commitment to behaviours which align to the NSW Health CORE values and MLHD Values, goals and strategies MLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal people and people from racial, ethnic or ethnoreligious minority groups and people with disability. #RuralHealthIncentives #J-18808-Ljbffr