Snswlhd - Staff Specialist / Vmo - Paediatrician - South East Regional Hospital - Bega - Apply Via Ecredential

**Employment Type**: Full Time / Part Time / Job Share / Regular Rotation
**Location**: South East Regional Hospital - Bega
**Position Classification**: VMO Click here to view rates or Staff Specialist Click to find out more
**Requisition ID**:REQ603949

**Applications Close**:Tuesday 30th September, 2025**

**Come and join the Coastal Paediatrics Team in Southern NSW**

**We are seeking a General Paediatrician with a passion for rural medicine to join the paediatric team at South East Regional Hospital. This is a 6 month maternity leave relief position with a possibility of extension for someone wanting to a taste of rural paediatric life.**

**South East Regional Hospital is in the beautiful Bega Valley on the Sapphire Coast of NSW.**Bega is 429 kilometres south of Sydney, 228 kilometres from Canberra and 174 kilometres from the NSW Snow fields. Nearby Merimbula (32 kilometres) offers a regional airport with a short 55 minute flight to Sydney and daily flights to Melbourne. There are quality private and public schools in the area.**

**South East Regional Hospital** Bega is a Level 4 Paediatric Unit with 6 paediatric inpatient beds plus 4 short stay beds. The service is currently the receiving hospital for children requiring admission across the Coastal Network. The service supports a well-staffed and experienced emergency department with approximately 4000 paediatric emergency presentations annually at South East Regional Hospital. The service provides telehealth consultation and support to emergency departments at other hospitals across the Coastal Network who see a further 4000 paediatric emergency presentations annually. The service at South East Regional Hospital has a 2 bed special care nursery supporting a Level 3 maternity service with approximately 300 births per annum. The service also provides specialist telehealth neonatal support to Eurobodalla nursery. The service also has a varied outpatient paediatric caseload comprising challenging and interesting paediatric medicine. In a true networked model, the service provides regular specialist outpatient clinics both locally at Bega and through outreach clinics in Eurobodalla and Monaro regions.

The service is a training site for medical students in paediatric medicine from Australian National University. The service also accredited with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians for Advanced Training in Paediatrics & Child Health (rural paediatrics/community & developmental paediatrics). Upskilling of staff across the Coastal Network in the area of Paediatric and Neonatal medicine is a strategic focus. There is a strong emphasis on teaching with an Education and Simulation Centre based at South East Regional Hospital.

This position is ideally suited to those looking for challenging and rewarding work in rural paediatric medicine as part of a growing, engaged, innovative and supportive community of paediatricians.

**Our Offer**:

- _ Renumeration - _VMO_ _Click here to view rates _or _Staff Specialist _Click to find out more_
- _ Flexible work arrangements_
- _ Salary Packaging - up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment + Novated leasing - _Click to find out more_
- _ Corporate Health and Fitness program_
- _ 11% Superannuation on top of your gross income_
- _ Annual Leave Loading_

**What you'll be doing**:
**The Paediatrician will provide expert paediatric medical assessment and management of patients within the Department of Paediatrics. Role also includes a key clinical role in teaching, supervision and support of junior medical staff.**The position will be primarily located at South East Regional Hospital but may be varied as agreed with the District Director of Medical Services and District Medical Lead (Paediatrics) and as approved via Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (MDAAC) to other facilities in Southern NSW. The Staff Specialist will also be expected to work in outpatient clinics and provision of education and training in the SNSWLHD Coastal Network. This position also involves participation in a 24/7 on call roster to South East Regional Hospital with telehealth consultation services to hospitals in the Coastal Network. The scope of practice and clinical privileges are defined in the scope of clinical practice for general paediatrics Southern NSW LHD attached to this document.

**Selection Criteria**:

- Recognised specialist qualifications - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and/or equivalent specialist recognition. Suitable applicants who are expected to be awarded their Fellowship within six months will be considered and Advanced Trainees nearing completion of their training are encouraged to apply.
- Demonstrated recent clinical experience and competence in general paediatric medicine including acute care, neonatal care and outpatient general paediatrics (including learning, development and behavioural medicine). Demonstrated interest and skills in paediatric service deve