• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Berri
• MD2 | Full/Part Time Contract | Ongoing
• Multiple Positions Available | 1.63 FTE
• Indicative Total Remuneration: $518,967 - $676,439 (including Private Practice Arrangements)

Join Our Team as a Special Anaesthetist: Provide Expert Care and Contribute to Quality Healthcare in the Riverland Community

Are you an experienced Special Anaesthetist dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centered care? We are seeking a skilled and committed individual to join our team and deliver exceptional anaesthetic services to both surgical and obstetric patients in the Riverland community and the broader Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN). This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on patient care while contributing to quality improvement and ongoing education within a supportive, dynamic team environment.

About the Role:

As a Special Anaesthetist, you will be responsible for providing pre- and peri-operative anaesthetic care to surgical and obstetric patients, ensuring the safe and effective management of anaesthesia throughout the surgical process. You will also play an active role in the management of high-dependency patients and emergency situations when on duty. Your responsibilities will include:

• Providing expert anaesthetic care to surgical and obstetric patients, ensuring their safety and well-being
• Actively engaging in Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities, including audit and morbidity and mortality review
• Participating in ongoing continuing education activities to stay up-to-date with the latest practices in anaesthesia

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on the health outcomes of our community while working with a dedicated team of professionals. If you are an experienced Special Anaesthetist with a passion for education, quality improvement, and delivering exceptional patient care, we would love to hear from you.

What We’re Looking For:

• Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists or equivalent. Appropriate Specialist Qualifications and registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with Specialist registration; or another qualification as defined in the SA Medical Officers Award.
• As appropriate to the position. A formal credentialing and delineation of scope of clinical practice will be undertaken prior to appointment.

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Total Indicative Remuneration (TIRP) includes award salary, managerial allowance, remote call allowance, professional development, A&R Allowance, Super, Private Practice Arrangements.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.

Applicant Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 898505

Enquiries

Colleen Norton
Medical Workforce Unit Manager
Phone: 8580 2450
E-mail: [email protected]

Application Closing Date

Tuesday 12th August 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

898505 MD2 Role Description.pdf

About Berri Factsheet.pdf

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