Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital and Tamara Private Hospital have partnered to offer a dynamic, newly refreshed Visiting Medical Officer in Orthopaedic Surgery package that will deliver a seamless public and private appointment. This unique dual-sector role delivers flexibility, professional support, and genuine career satisfaction where you can work seamlessly across both public and private hospitals from the start.

Surgeons in the Tamworth region contribute to both public and private hospitals – a collaboration that fosters a supportive, innovative, and safe work environment we are proud of.

Relocation Support to Make Your Move Easy

We’ll help make your transition smooth with a comprehensive relocation package, including:

• Up to $20,000 in relocation assistance
• 4 months’ accommodation
• Access to a personal settlement concierge - your dedicated support for everything from finding a home and enrolling your children in school, to connecting utilities and settling in while you focus on work

Essential qualifications

• Admitting, consultative, diagnostic, procedural, outpatient, telehealth and on-call services as determined and required by HNELHD
• Attendance and availability during rostered work hours and whilst on-call including clinical handover, clinical supervision, teaching and for emergency and routine care as determined and required by HNELHD
• Provision of education and research as determined and required by HNELHD
• A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (Orthopaedic Surgery) and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
• Evidence of being a medical expert, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in Orthopaedic Surgery.
• Evidence of being a scholar, maintains medical professional development and has the ability to assist other staff, including trainees in the acquisition and development of knowledge.
• Evidence of being a skilled communicator, including both oral and written skills, communicating with patients, students, other health professionals and the public.
• Evidence of being a collaborator, including the ability to network and operate within an interdisciplinary framework and to work with other stakeholders in a variety of settings.
• Evidence of being a manager, including ability to be flexible and cope with a changing health system, past leadership and management experience and previous safety and quality improvement activities.
• Evidence of being a professional, including continued professional development, peer review and other forms of clinical governance.
• Evidence of being an advocate, including contributions to improving individual and societal health.

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For role-related queries or questions, contact Cheryl Hayes on Cheryl.Hayes1@health.nsw.gov.au  

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