Senior Resident Medical Officer

Employment Type: Temporary Full Time, until January 2027

Location: Goulburn Base Hospital

Position Classification: Senior Resident Medical Officer

Remuneration: $ $120489

Hours Per Week: 38

Requisition ID: REQ608655

Applications Close: 12 October 2025

Where you'll be working

The Goulburn Base Hospital has recently been re-born by moving into its state of the art Clinical Services Building in December 2021. Goulburn now boasts a new state of the art Level 4 Emergency Department, a Level 4 ICU and new Operating Theatres.

Be enticed by the country charm of Australia's first inland City. Perfectly positioned just two hours from Sydney, an hour from Canberra and just under two hours to the coast – a world rich in heritage, culture, natural beauty and adventure is ready to be explored.

Embrace relaxed country living, with city benefits.

The region presents a unique and balanced lifestyle opportunity to enjoy stunning rural landscapes, heritage architecture, contemporary art, modern boutique shopping, relaxed casual dining and plenty of fresh air.

With remarkable attractions, regular events and a variety of accommodation options – Goulburn is the ideal destination for that short break, extended stay or permanent change.

What you'll be doing

This is a 12-month, five term rotational position within the Rural Acute Care Senior Resident Medical Officer (SRMO) program, providing experience for JMO prevocational trainees wishing to develop a baseline practical skillset for the management of patients in the rural generalist setting. The trainee will be part of specific departmental rosters in Goulburn Hospital.

This position would suit prevocational trainees who have not yet registered for training with a medical specialty college and who are considering a career as a Rural Generalist with RACGP or ACRRM. The 5 rotations during the year are Emergency Medicine, Anaesthesia, General / Subacute Rehabilitation Medicine, Paediatrics & Child Health and Obstetrics & Gynaecology within the hospital, with set training time in General Practice and Aboriginal Health.

Trainees will be given responsibilities and opportunities for supervised autonomous practice commensurate with their experience. This will be accompanied by appropriate supervision, training and support in multiple clinical settings to enable development of relevant skills during the training year.

Selection Criteria:

• Qualifications commensurate with the Essential Criteria for the role, and relevant experience for the role. Not currently registered with a specialist medical college for training (i.e. is a prevocational trainee).
• Must have completed at least two postgraduate years training, including a minimum 12-months experience in an Australian Public Hospital or equivalent (not as an Observer).
• Evidence of satisfactory completion of at least 2 JMO terms within an acute care setting, or demonstrated equivalent experience, within the last 12 months.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team in the planning, delivery, and coordination of patient care.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising good clinical knowledge, skills, judgement and expertise appropriate for their level of training.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and effective computer skills to facilitate safe clinical communication.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety, effective time management, problem-solving skills and risk management.
• Previous experience in and/or willingness to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate, medical education and training to more junior colleagues, evidence of continuing professional development, reflective practice and self-education.

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: 12 October 2025