Employment Type: Staff Specialist or Visiting Medical Officer
Position Classification: Staff Specialist or Visiting Medical Officer
Remuneration: As per Award
Hours Per Week: Negotiable
Requisition ID: REQ563945
Eligible for Rural Workforce Incentives
Applications Close: 31 October 2025

Consultant Anaesthetist - Armidale Rural Referral Hospital - HNELHD (Staff Specialist or Visiting Medical Officer)

Why Armidale Rural Referral Hospital - Shape your career in a modern, redeveloped hospital
• Armidale Rural Referral Hospital is a level 4 facility featuring four state-of-the-art operating theatres, day surgery, ED, CCU and more — all part of the recent Armidale Hospital Redevelopment.
• Here, you’ll be at the centre of a broad elective surgical program and a responsive emergency service, with anaesthetists playing a vital role in both.

Join a team that values more than just the work
• You’ll collaborate daily with surgeons, obstetricians, physicians, emergency clinicians, anaesthetic nurses and recovery staff.
• Our anaesthetic department is known for its supportive culture, strong collegiality and commitment to continuity of care.

Enjoy balance and variety
• With well-supported lists and a roster designed to balance service, on-call and personal time, you’ll have the space to thrive professionally while enjoying everything the New England lifestyle has to offer.

Your Clinical Scope
As a Consultant Anaesthetist, you’ll provide comprehensive anaesthetic services across elective, urgent and emergency procedures, with perioperative clinic responsibilities shared on a rotating basis.

A diverse case mix to keep you challenged
• Orthopaedics: hip and knee replacements, trauma surgery and a broad range of general orthopaedic procedures
• General Surgery: laparoscopic cholecystectomy, bowel resections, hernia repairs, skin lesion excisions and gastroenterology cases
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology: epidural analgesia for labour and anaesthesia for caesarean section
• Urology: endoscopic and elective procedures
• Dental Surgery

This variety offers the opportunity to maintain and expand your skills across a diverse case load, while contributing to safe, patient-centred care for the New England community.

Relocation + Incentives: We’ve Got You Covered
• Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme: Enjoy up to $10,000 in year 1 plus up to $10,000 per year thereafter (RHWIS pro-rata for part-time - applicable to Staff Specialist role only)
• Relocation support: up to $20,000 to make your move easy
• Accommodation included: up to 4 months provided
• Personalised settlement concierge: assistance with housing, schools, utilities and more so you can settle in quickly
• Connectivity: Direct QantasLink flights Armidale ↔ Sydney make CME and family travel easy

*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 [email protected]

Live well in New England
Enjoy the best of both worlds. A vibrant university city with a welcoming community, surrounded by cool-climate wineries, World Heritage national parks and charming heritage streetscapes all at a fraction of big-city living costs.

Expedited Specialist Pathways - Are you an International Medical Graduate (IMG) looking to fast-track your career in Australia?

The Expedited Specialist Pathway provides a streamlined route for eligible doctors to gain recognition and begin practising sooner.
Currently available in General Practice, Anaesthesia, Psychiatry, and Obstetrics & Gynaecology (with further specialties expected to be added), this pathway allows eligible Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs) to transition into practice with greater ease.
To qualify, you’ll need to hold a specialist qualification listed on the Medical Board of Australia’s Expedited Specialist Pathway accepted qualifications list. Once approved, you can commence work under specialist registration with six months of supervised practice.

Not sure if you’re eligible? Reach out to Cheryl Hayes for a confidential discussion: [email protected].

What you’ll bring
• Primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA
• FANZCA (or eligible specialist pathway)
• Recent, comprehensive anaesthesia experience across the listed case mix
• Strength in teaching, teamwork, quality and patient-centred communication

What you’ll get back
• The autonomy and variety of regional practice without sacrificing theatre quality or multidisciplinary support
• A welcoming department that backs you to grow clinical interests, teach and lead
• The satisfaction of keeping surgery close to home for New England families

1. A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) and/or specialist pathways.
2. Evidence of being a medical expert, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in Anaesthesia.
3. 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.
4. Evidence of being a skilled communicator, including both oral and written skills, communicating with patients, students, other health professionals and the public.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Evidence of being a professional, including continued professional development, peer review and other forms of clinical governance.
8. Evidence of being an advocate, including contributions to improving individual and societal health.

Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Cheryl Hayes on [email protected]
Applications Close: 31 October 2025