Director of Medical Services - Orange Health Service (Staff Specialist)
Western NSW Local Health District
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Lead Medical Excellence in Regional NSW as Director of Medical Services (Staff Specialist) at Orange Health Service, NSW - Full-time contract until May 2027
Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) is seeking a strategic and experienced Director of Medical Services to lead clinical governance, workforce development, and service innovation at Orange Health Service.
Your Role
As Director of Medical Services, you’ll be a key member of the Orange Executive Team, responsible for:
Strategic leadership of all medical services across senior and junior staff
Oversight of clinical governance, patient safety, and quality improvement
Driving reform, reducing unwarranted variation, and delivering better value healthcare
Leading medical workforce planning, credentialing, recruitment, and training accreditation
Managing health financial systems and activity reporting
Collaborating with clinicians, universities, and community stakeholders to enhance care delivery
Advising on medico-legal, coronial, and policy matters
Why Orange Health Service?
Enjoy the lifestyle benefits of regional living with accelerated career opportunities
Work in a contemporary, well-equipped facility with a dynamic multidisciplinary team
Attractive salary package, relocation support, and generous leave entitlements including up to 5 weeks Annual lLeave with 4 weeks leave including 17.5% leave loading; 5 weeks per year for Training Education and Study Leave (TESL), and 10 days paid sick leave per year
Monday–Friday work schedule with executive on-call participation
About You
You’re a registered Medical Practitioner with:
Fellowship of RACMA
Proven executive-level leadership in medical administration and clinical governance
Strong financial acumen and understanding of NSW Health reform priorities
Exceptional communication and negotiation skills
A NSW driver’s licence and willingness to travel
A commitment to NSW Health CORE values and inclusive leadership
Ready to Lead with Purpose?
Apply now via eCredential and help shape the future of healthcare in Orange.
Apply here: https://sydc1a.rfer.us/HEALTHNSWGOVn-31x9X
Applications close: 19 October 2025
For role related queries or questions contact Lacey Healey via email [email protected] or by phone at (02) 6369 3700.
About Western NSW Local Health District
We work with local clinicians and our community to provide the best possible health care to the people of the Western NSW Local Health District.
The Western NSW Local Health District (WNSWLHD) is one of the largest Local Health Districts in New South Wales covering an area of 246,676 square kilometres, similar to the size of Britain.
We deliver innovative health services to an estimated resident population of approximately 276,000 people. WNSWLHD is diverse in the health care it delivers boasting the largest rural mental health service in Australia, three major rural referral hospitals at Orange, Dubbo and Bathurst, 50 community health centres which provide access to a wide range of multidisciplinary primary, and community health services, 38 inpatient facilities including 25 Multipurpose Services (MPSs) and District Health Services at Mudgee, Cowra, Parkes and Forbes.
There are more than 30,786 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the Local Health District, representing 11.1% of the total population. This is significantly higher than the NSW average of 2.1%. The smaller more remote communities of Brewarrina, Walgett, Coonamble and Bourke have the highest proportion of Aboriginal people. People of a non-English speaking background, make up 2.8% of the population, compared to 15% for NSW.
Our region has some of the most vulnerable population in NSW and even Australia who generally have a lower socio-economic status, shorter life expectancy, and poorer health than other people living in NSW. More people also have at least one of the risk factors that contribute to poorer health including smoking, harmful use of alcohol, obesity and lack of physical activity.
Mental health is an important service that is provided by WNSWLHD both at a local and state-wide level. We are committed to improving our mental health services to ensure contemporary models of care are provided closer to the client's place of residence.
Source: this is an extract from the company’s own website.
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