Nnswlhd Staff Specialist General Surgeon

**Employment Type**: Temporary Part Time - 5 January 2026 to 30 June 2028
**Position Classification**: Staff Specialist
**Salary**: $262,376 to $354,479 per annum full time equivalent depending on experience
**Hours Per Week**: 16hrs per week
**Requisition ID**: REQ612476

**What you'll be doing**

Leading and managing the General Surgery Department, providing contemporary comprehensive best practice specialist services for optimal patient outcomes. This includes leadership that optimises multidisciplinary and inter-departmental cooperation, to efficiently and effectively allocate and manage resources for best patient care.

Providing and supporting training to clinicians across relevant disciplines to achieve quality education and safe clinical practice. This includes a lead role in accreditation of training programs, and in supporting the wellbeing of doctors in training.

**Why you should consider applying**

We can offer you:

- Diverse career pathways
- Professional and personal development
- Help with further study and education
- Flexible and supportive work environment
- Opportunities to start or build a career or re-enter the workforce
- Challenging, inspiring and rewarding roles, and
- The opportunity to make a difference

As a **Staff Specialist** you may benefit from potential tax savings by salary packaging living expenses, vehicle leasing, meal entertainment and relocation costs.

**Where you'll be working**

**Lismore Base Hospital** is a regional referral, Level 5 base hospital providing a wide range of health services to residents in Northern NSW. These services include a state-of-the-art Operating Theatre Suite, Intensive Care/Cardiac Care Unit, General Medical and Surgical Wards, Womens Care Unit, Paediatric Unit, Renal Unit, Emergency Department, Medical Imaging department and Cardiac Catheter Laboratory. Mental Health Inpatient Units, the North Coast Cancer Institute, Pathology, Pain Management Clinic, and Specialist Outpatient Clinics are also located on the Lismore Base Hospital campus.

Lismore and other NNSWLHD Hospitals and facilities are located in an area also known as the Rainbow Region, this area is blessed with stunning waterfalls, fertile farming land, artistic villages and relaxed seaside communities. Close to the Ballina & Byron Shires which include some of Australia’s most famous surf breaks and holiday destinations, while the hinterland is rich with vibrant communities and mouth-watering local produce. Whether you’re looking for a relaxing tree-change, a family destination or an adventure, the Richmond Region has something to suit every lifestyle.

Visit **Northern NSW Local Health District** for more information on living and working in this area

**Northern NSW Local Health District embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.**

A current valid NSW Working with Children Check is a requirement of this position. Visit NSW Government - Office of the Children’s Guardian for more information.

**Selection Criteria**
- Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist General Surgeon, and/or specialist international medical pathways
- Demonstrated recent clinical experience as a Senior Medical Officer in the discipline General Surgery, at a site with at least a similar role delineation to the NNSWLHD service
- Demonstrated recent leadership and management experience, managing staff, financial resources and equipment, with the ability to work with and develop a multidisciplinary clinical team
- Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology, written, verbal and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, research and quality improvement
- Availability to participate in an on-call roster and to respond on site within a reasonable time [add/delete if appropriate]

Need more information?
1) Click here for the **Position Description**
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**Applications Close: 25 November 2025**

**NSW Health does not require or accept the Fit2Work Badge offered as an option in eCredential**

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