NNSWLHD Staff Specialist General Surgeon - Head of Department - Lismore Base Hospital - Tempora ...

Employment Type:TemporaryPart Time - 5 January 2026 to 30 June 2028
Position Classification:Staff Specialist
Salary: $262,376 to $354,479 per annum full time equivalent depending on experience
Hours Per Week:16hrs per week
Requisition ID:REQ612476

Remuneration as a Senior Specialist will be considered and is subject to CE Approval

Leading and managing the General Surgery Department, providing contemporary comprehensive best practice specialist services for optimal patient outcomes. This includes leadership that optimises multidisciplinary and inter departmental cooperation, to efficiently and effectively allocate and manage resources for best patient care.

Providing and supporting training to clinicians across relevant disciplines to achieve quality education and safe clinical practice. This includes a lead role in accreditation of training programmes, and in supporting the wellbeing of doctors in training.

• Diverse career pathways
• Professional and personal development
• Help with further study and education
• Flexible and supportive work environment
• Opportunities to start or build a career or re enter the workforce
• Challenging, inspiring and rewarding roles, and
• The opportunity to make a difference!

As a Staff Specialist you may benefit from potential tax savings by salary packaging living expenses, vehicle leasing, meal entertainment and relocation costs.

Lismore Base Hospital is a regional referral, Level 5 base hospital providing a wide range of health services to residents in Northern NSW. These services include a state of the art Operating Theatre Suite, Intensive Care/Cardiac Care Unit, General Medical and Surgical Wards, Women's Care Unit, Paediatric Unit, Renal Unit, Emergency Department, Medical Imaging department and Cardiac Catheter Laboratory. Mental Health Inpatient Units, the North Coast Cancer Institute, Pathology, Pain Management Clinic, and Specialist Outpatient Clinics are also located on the Lismore Base Hospital campus.

Lismore and other NNSWLHD Hospitals and facilities are located in an area also known as the Rainbow Region, this area is blessed with stunning waterfalls, fertile farming land, artistic villages and relaxed seaside communities. Close to the Ballina & Byron Shires which include some of Australia's most famous surf breaks and holiday destinations, while the hinterland is rich with vibrant communities and mouth watering local produce. Whether you're looking for a relaxing tree change, a family destination or an adventure, the Richmond Region has something to suit every lifestyle.

Northern NSW Local Health District embraces the diverse skills and perspectives that our people bring to the workplace. We foster inclusiveness and diversity to help us deliver quality care to our community.

NNSWLHD is committed to reconciliation and strongly encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for this position. All applications from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people will be viewed most favourably. For help with your application to this role visit NSW Government - Stepping Up, our online recruitment resource for Aboriginal people.

• Eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia as a Specialist General Surgeon, and/or specialist international medical pathways
• Demonstrated recent clinical experience as a Senior Medical Officer in the discipline General Surgery, at a site with at least a similar role delineation to the NNSWLHD service
• Demonstrated recent leadership and management experience, managing staff, financial resources and equipment, with the ability to work with and develop a multidisciplinary clinical team
• Demonstrated effective clinical communication through the use of information technology, written, verbal and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching, continuing education, research and quality improvement
• Availability to participate in an on call roster and to respond on site within a reasonable time add/delete if appropriate

For role related queries or questions contact Dr Sergey Bibikov, Director Medical Services at Email:

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Enquiries about this position from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. Candidates interested in this position must make their own enquiries and submit their own application.

NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.