Description:
Consultant Anaesthetist
$186,241 - $251,618 + 11.5% super & salary packaging | Permanent – up to 1.0 FTE | Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital | REQ525417 | Grade: Staff Specialist | Applications close: Tuesday 22 April 2025
Join us in shaping healthier futures. Together we can do more.
An opportunity to join an expanding Anaesthetic group within a redeveloped hospital.
Applications from Staff Specialists are welcome.
For Visiting Medical Officers interested in the position, the expected sessional hours would be 940 hours per annum, in addition to reasonable on-call shared amongst your anaesthetic colleagues. Paediatric skills would be favourable. Zero hours relievers would also be considered.
Are you ready to take a consultant role and establish your practice in a new-build hospital?
Do you want to live in an area with great quality of life and potential to live by the beach, less than two hours south of Sydney?
Then you could be the perfect Anaesthetist to join the professionals at Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD). We’re looking for a qualified Anaesthetist who can:
- Support the development of anaesthetic services
- Support and facilitate a culture of learning and best practice
- Support and develop anaesthesia research within the department
- Commit to join our team for a minimum of two 10-hour shifts per week
- Be confident working on a variety of cases including paediatric patients
For more information and to view the position classification, see the Position Description here.
A little about us.
Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital, located on Yuin Country, is the main acute care hospital for the Shoalhaven region, providing emergency care, medical, surgical and orthopaedic services. The hospital has an Intensive Care Unit focusing on high dependency and coronary patients, Children’s Ward and Maternity Unit, as well as a purpose-built regional Cancer Care Centre and sub-acute Mental Health Unit. With a significant redevelopment of the hospital currently underway and a strong focus on career development, there has never been a better time to join our progressive and growing team in the Shoalhaven.
Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital is a busy acute care facility with 211 beds, which provides emergency care, medical and surgical services to around 22,000 patients each year. This includes obstetric and paediatric services.
Shoalhaven Hospital is affiliated with the University of Wollongong and supports the training of Nursing, Medical and Allied Health staff. As such there are teaching and research opportunities through the UOW Graduate School of Medicine.
ISLHD leadership is strongly committed to facilitating clinical research. Tangible evidence of this commitment is the significant investment in the infrastructure to support research. ISLHD has a well- developed research support unit that offers staff an extensive range of research support services including: assistance in the development of the research study design, biostatistics support, data analysis, and help writing final research publications, as well assistance with the ethics and governance processes.
Benefits of working with ISLHD.
We understand that balancing career aspirations with the demand of the everyday, as well as maintaining a healthy work-life balance, can be a challenge. To help with this, we offer a range of benefits which include:
- Salary packaging – less tax and more take-home pay
- Novated leasing – lease a car and pay for all running costs out of your pre-taxed salary (eligible full-time employees)
- Fitness Passport - discounted gym membership that both you and your family can enjoy (eligible employees)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – free confidential and professional assistance for staff and their families
- Discounted health insurance is available through a number of different private health insurance providers. Talk to your provider today for more information
- Career progression, professional development and secondment opportunities
- TESL – $39,600 and 25 calendar days per year
- Rural Health Workforce Incentives Scheme – this position may qualify for a Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of up to $10,000. Head here for more information. #RuralHealthIncentives
Apply now by reading the Position Description, then, using our online portal, submit a resume and answer the selection criteria within the application. In addition, please note you must have the following essential requirements:
- Applicable vaccination requirements for a Category A role.
- Working With Children Check (WWCC)
- Current AHPRA Registration and Fellowship with Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)
- Valid NSW Drivers Licence
Applicants expecting to be awarded Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (FANZCA) within six months may be considered.
ISLHD is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
ISLHD is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and wellbeing of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Need more information or help applying?
- Visit the ISLHD website for application tips, to learn more about ISLHD and other important application information.
- Visit the Stepping Up website here. Stepping Up supports Aboriginal people to navigate the recruitment process and find a career or employment in NSW Health.
- Visit The Welcome Experience website here. The Welcome Experience is a free service supporting essential workers (and their families) who are considering applying for or have accepted a job in regional NSW.
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- For role-related queries or help applying, contact Head of Department, Dr Caroline McCombie at caroline.mccombie@health.nsw.gov.au