SNSWLHD - Career Medical Officer - Emergency Medicine Goulburn

Employment Type: Part Time / Full Time / Job Share

Location: Goulburn

Position Classification: Career Medical Off Grade 2

Remuneration: $174,634 - $20,7388 Pro Rata

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ

Applications Close: Sunday 5th October, 2025

Come and join us in Southern NSW

Do you have at least 5 years of postgraduate experience with a minimum of 3 years' experience in Emergency Medicine in Australia or an equivalent setting? Do you want to experience work in rural setting, offering better work-life balance and sustainability than the cities? We welcome applications from doctors working towards FRACGP or FACRRM, or who are working towards additional qualifications in Emergency Medicine.

Southern NSW Local Health District covers a large area of the state, from Goulburn and Crookwell to the Victorian border, and surrounds the ACT on three sides, a total of 44 537sq kms. It extends from the pristine beaches of the NSW South Coast, the farmlands of the Southern Tablelands, across the picturesque Great Dividing Range and the spectacular Snowy Mountains.

Southern NSW LHD comprises of 2 Networks – Inland, centred around Goulburn, Crookwell, Queanbeyan, Yass, Braidwood, Cooma and Bombala-Delegate, and Coastal, cantered around Bega, Batemans Bay and Moruya in the far south-east corner of NSW.

Where you'll be working

Goulburn Base Hospital is in Southern NSW LHD, approximately 2 hours from Sydney (195 kms) and 1 hour from Canberra (90 kms). Goulburn was established as Australia's first inland city in 1863, is located in the Southern Tablelands and has a population of approximately 30,000. It is situated on Gundungurra and Ngunnawal lands. Today, it is a relaxed country town, home to the Big Merino (the world's largest concrete sheep), the Lieder Theatre Company (Australia's oldest theatre company) and the famous Trapper's Bakery.

Goulburn ED is within new clinical services building which has approximately 100 beds. The ED has a Level 4 role delineation and has 2 resuscitation beds, 6 acute beds (including 2 isolation rooms), and a fast-track area. The footprint includes a newly opened 4 bedded EDSSU.

The department is led by FACEMs, FACRRMs and GP VMOs with expertise in Emergency Medicine. A typical day in the ED sees 70-80 undifferentiated patients (adult and paediatric; about 24,000 patients per year), with significant urgency (55% are Triage Cat 1-3), acuity and complexity across a wide range of conditions, including trauma. The Canberra Hospital is the nearest Tertiary referral centre. Goulburn Base Hospital is the regional referral centre for the Level 3 and Level 2 facilities in the Inland Network of Southern NSW LHD.

The ED is well supported by hospital services including a Level 4 ICU with 24/7 on site staffing, Anaesthetics with 24/7 Anaesthetic cover, General Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Paediatrics, Maternity and Rehabilitation Medicine. Mental Health is also situated on the Goulburn Hospital campus, in the Chisholm Ross Centre.

The hospital has a close academic and training partnership with the ANU Rural Clinical School, and a newly opened educational and high-fidelity simulation facility is on the Goulburn Hospital campus, which is regularly used for teaching sessions. The hospital is currently accredited for JMO training, ACRRM and RACGP training.

Goulburn ED is accredited for EM Advanced Skills Training (AST) with ACRRM. Work is underway to expand training into EMET and ACEM programs.

What you'll be doing

The role of Career Medical Officer in the ED is to provide high quality and safe clinical care to patients in the Emergency Department within the hospital setting. The CMO role also provides and supports training to and supervision of junior clinicians in the multidisciplinary setting to achieve quality education outcomes and safe clinical practice.

The role of GP VMO in the ED is to provide high quality, specialised and safe clinical care to patients in the Emergency Department within the hospital setting. The GP VMO role also provides and supports training to and supervision of clinicians in the multidisciplinary setting to achieve quality education outcomes and safe clinical practice.

Selection Criteria:

• Evidence of a Medical Qualification and Registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). Evidence of relevant senior experience, such as working on the senior / in-charge roster and recency of practice within Emergency Medicine. Minimum of 7 years' postgraduate experience and 5 years' experience in Emergency Medicine in Australia or equivalent setting. Evidence of or working towards FRACGP, FACRRM and additional qualifications in Emergency Medicine are desirable.
• Demonstrated significant senior experience relevant to Emergency Medicine practice and evidence of competence in skills relevant to Australian rural hospital practice, including trauma and emergency scenarios.
• Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology and written, verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team, build collaborative partnerships and provide leadership of a team.
• Demonstrated experience, understanding and commitment to patient safety and other aspects of clinical governance.
• Demonstrated commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of medical, nursing and allied health professionals and to continuing self-education, research and quality improvement.
• Demonstrated commitment to behaviours which align to the NSW Health CORE values and SNSWLHD Values, goals and strategies.
• Commitment to participate in an equitable medical roster, including evenings, nights and weekend shifts.

Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases

This is a Category 'A' position, please read and understand NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in this policy. OASV requirements also include proof of vaccination against influenza and is compulsory for NSW Staff that enter any Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) or who work in NSW Health owned and operated RACFs.

Australian Work Rights

Please note that to apply for this position you must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia, or be able to independently and legally live and work in Australia by way of your own Temporary Visa. For more information, please see

At Southern NSW Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.

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Applications Close: Sunday 5th October, 2025