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Employment Type:TemporaryFull TimePosition Classification:Career Medical Off Gde 2Remuneration:174634 - 207388Hours Per Week:38Requisition ID:REQ651533Advertising will close at 11:59pm on 24 May 2026The Career Medical Officer is an integral part of the multidisciplinary health care team, providing high quality medical services to patients / clients of the WNSW Local Health District in order to meet their health and wellbeing needs.Responsibilities and opportunities for autonomous practice will be possible commensurate with level of expertise and experience.Orange Health Services is a 270-bed major non-metropolitan referral hospital, serving a populationof 300,000. It constitutes the largest Rural Campus in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the regional trauma centre for Western NSW and has a fully FACEM staffed ED. The Intensive Care Unit is the referral unit for the Local Health District. It is a level 5 unit and is staffed accordingly. There are a comprehensive range of specialist services including almost all medical and surgical services, with the exception of spinal, burns, cardiothoracic and neurosurgical. Of note, there are services such as interventional cardiology, and endovascular suite, and excellent on-site digital radiology, including a 3T MRI and 2 LINACs for radiation oncology. Orange Health Service also has acute specialists in cardiology, renal, gastroenterology, respiratory medicine, haematology, neurology, ophthalmology and specialists in medical and radiation oncology. There are also local specialists in palliative care, nuclear medicine and dermatology.Just three and a half hours from Sydney, Orange is one of Australias leading wine growing regions, with a love of fine food and coffee, and a burgeoning caf culture. With good schools, and thriving farming and mining communities young professionals and families alike are drawn to this unique Australian Country Town. Perhaps unexpected is Oranges involvement in the Arts with a vibrant musical and theatrical scene and is a fixture for touring international and Australian theatre and orchestral companies. Orange is rich in festivals highlighting local produce and featuring celebrity chefs from Sydney and Melbourne, while also having 3 Hatted restaurants in the area. The hospital is very much at the heart of the town, and new staff will find themselves welcomed by a friendly, cosmopolitan community.Orange Health Service is a teaching hospital associated with the University of Sydney and Charles Sturt University. There is an excellent record of success in college professional exams and also future placement with metropolitan hospital training programs.Watch our videofor the JMO Experience in Western NSW Local Health District.What we can offer youCountry living with a meaningful career pathFlexible work practices (as appropriate to the position and negotiated with your manager)Corporate wellbeing programs, including theFitness PassportOpportunities for learning and development, including in-house training withMy Health Learningand the NSW Health RTOProfessional growth and accelerated career progressionWhere youll be workingYou will be based at Orange Health Service, a part of the Western NSW Local Health District. For more information on living and working in our beautiful region, visit our websiteWestern NSW Health Careers.Essential requirements: MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category. This position is subject to an appropriate supervision level which can be supported by the health agency. If the incumbents registration conditions include supervision requirements, the level of supervision must be able to be supported by the health agency for this role. Valid 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.Selection CriteriaQualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, or equivalent and current authority to practice as a Medical Officer with the Medical Board of Australia.Clinical experience relevant to the specialty area.Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills applicable to Australian medical practice.Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary health care team, under direction of a Consultant, and ability to recognise own clinical limitations and consult as required.Ability to equitably participate in the unit on-call roster with other medical practitioners as required and the ability to participate in a rotating roster including night duty.Demonstrated active participation in and commitment to quality assurance and improvement activities.Current licence to drive in NSW.Need more information?For role related queries or questions please contact Medical Administration via emailor (02) 6369 3536Stepping Up Close the GapTheAboriginal 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 emailAlternatively, applicants can visitour websitefor more information.Working VisasApplicants 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: 11 May 2026