Employment Type: Multiple Permanent full time or part time opportunities
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Remuneration: 186241 - 229825
Hours Per Week: 40
Requisition ID: REQ563945
Eligible for Rural Workforce Incentives
Applications Close: 6 September 2025
Position Classification: Staff Specialist
Remuneration: 186241 - 229825
Hours Per Week: 40
Requisition ID: REQ563945
Eligible for Rural Workforce Incentives
Applications Close: 6 September 2025
Staff Specialist in Anaesthesia - Armidale Rural Referral Hospital
Join a dedicated team committed to delivery safe, efficient, and effective anaesthetic care at Armidale Rural Referral Hospital. We are seeking a skilled Anaesthetist to support our surgical and critical care services.
About the Role:
You will play a key role in providing comprehensive anaesthetic services across four operating theatres which supports a broad elective surgical procedure for:
- Orthopaedics – Hip and Knee replacement, general orthopaedic procedures
- General Surgery – Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, towel resections, hernia repairs, excision of skin lesions and gastroenterology cases.
- Dental Surgery
- Urology procedures
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology – including support for labour epidurals.
Armidale Rural Referral Hospital is a level 4 service providing anaesthesia for ASA 1 and 2 patients undergoing selected complex major surgical procedures. You will provide anaesthesia for ASA 3 to 5 patients undergoing common and intermediate and selected major surgical procedures. You will provide emergency airway management, ventilation and acute pain services. Perioperative outpatient consultancy is shared on a rotating roster with fellow Anaesthetists.
We operate on a 1:4 On Call roster and you may be called to the Emergency Department to provide Trauma Support or airway management.
Our Anaesthetist works closely with Surgical and Emergency Department, contributing to perioperative assessments, patient optimisation, and procedural planning.
Armidale Rural Referral Hospital offers a supportive and collegial multidisciplinary team with diverse and rewarding caseloads. A lifestyle of friendly rural setting with excellent community and recreational opportunities. If you are passionate about rural health and ready to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.
Expedited Specialist Pathways
Are you an International Medical Graduate (IMG) seeking specialist registration in Australia? The Expedited Specialist Pathway offers a streamlined route for eligible doctors to gain recognition and start practicing sooner. The Expedited Specialist Pathway is currently available for eligible doctors in the specialties of General Practice, Anaesthesia, Psychiatry, and Obstetrics and Gynaecology, with plans for expansion into other specialties. To be eligible for the Expedited Specialist Pathway, specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs) must hold a specialist qualification on the Medical Board’s Expedited Specialist Pathway accepted qualifications list. Accepted specialists can start practicing when the Medical Board has granted you specialist registration and approved your supervised position, with a period of six (6) months supervised practice being completed. You can find more information here or reach out to one of our Senior Medical Recruitment Consultants for a chat about your eligibility!
NSW Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme
Be rewarded with up to $10,000 in the first 12 months PLUS up to $10,000 each year thereafter in fortnightly payments under the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.*
Be rewarded with up to $10,000 in the first 12 months PLUS up to $10,000 each year thereafter in fortnightly payments under the Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.*
- Based on a minimum 18-month commitment to the position. All payments made to part-time employees will be on a pro-rata basis. Check your eligibility here- Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme. If you would like to discuss your eligibility or current circumstances further, please contact HNELHD-RuralIncentives@health.nsw.gov.au
Relocation Support to Make Your Move Easy
We’ll help make your transition smooth with a comprehensive relocation package, including
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
- 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 Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) , and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.
- Evidence of being a medical expert, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in Anaesthesia.
- 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.
Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD) 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 well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases - this is a Category A position. Please read and understand NSW Health policy directive (PD2022_030). All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Need more information?
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For role related queries or questions contact Cheryl Hayes on Cheryl.Hayes1@health.nsw.gov.au, 02 67637416
Applications Close: 6 September 2025