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**REQ420388 - Multiple vacancies for Consultant Anaesthetists**
**Hunter New England Local Health District**

**Staff Specialist and Visiting Medical Officer positions available**
- Permanent full time and fractional positions
- Multiple vacancies at rural and regional facilities
- Live and work in amazing locations across our district
- Achieve the perfect work life balance you’ve been searching for with flexible work arrangements considered

This is an excellent opportunity to join a networked anaesthetic service whilst working for the largest local health district in New South Wales which services a population of more than 900,000 across the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast areas. You will join experienced consultants in providing quality, holistic and best practice anaesthetic services to inpatients and outpatients of HNELHD.

**The locations**
**Tamworth**:

- renowned for its diversity and experiences, here a rural lifestyle is complimented by a thriving city experience. Located only 3 hours from coastal New South Wales and a quick 4 hour drive (or even faster flight) to Sydney, Tamworth is a place to enjoy all that nature has to offer, along with a great place to raise children and make long term friends. Boasting a range of educational, career, sporting and recreational activities you can find out more about this beautiful region by visiting Destination Tamworth.

**Maitland** - set in an idyllic location in the Lower Hunter Valley within a picturesque riverine landscape and historic buildings. Lots of choice of affordable housing and excellent local public and private schools. Maitland is well connected by road, rail and air, is located less than two hours north of Sydney, only 20 minutes from Hunter Valley Wine Country and 30 minutes from Newcastle and its pristine world renowned coastline and beaches. Find out more about the Maitland and the surrounding Hunter Valley regions.

**Manning Valley** - shining like an Emerald on the NSW North Coast and cut by the double delta Manning River, the Manning Valley is a natural wonderland with spectacular ocean beaches, dramatic waterfalls and fertile farmland. Surf, swim, kayak or fish; or take a walk in a subtropical rainforest. If you’re an avid cook, fresh produce is a highlight of the region with local wines, oysters and farmers markets. Find out more about the Manning Valley

**Armidale**:

- a picture-postcard university town is the main hub of the wildly beautiful New England High Country. With wide leafy streets and heritage architecture, the town itself is a delight, but add in world-class rock-climbing sites, a booming wine industry, a great regional gallery and four national parks, and you’ve got a destination where you’ll feel deeply connected to the land - and yourself.

**Applicants will**:

- Be eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist Anaesthetists and/or overseas trained specialist pathways
- Have demonstrated recent and comprehensive experience in Anaesthesia
- Provide and support training to clinicians across multiple disciplines to achieve quality education and safe clinical practice

**What we can offer you**
- Negotiable relocation support packages
- Flexible work life balance opportunities
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
- You may be eligible for a conjoint appointment with the University of Newcastle at an academic level commensurate with your qualifications and experience

Hunter New England Local Health District is a great place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry we provide a range of public health services to the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast. HNELHD has strong, innovative connections with the University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute.
- Working with HNE Health gives you access to a great range of benefits:
- John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

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All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). Additionally, Category A workers are required to receive a booster dose three months after completing the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW. Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommen