Why choose Murrumbidgee Local Health District (LHD)
Our medical roles at Murrumbidgee LHD provide extensive variety in case mix as well as exposure to a breadth of presentations. Opportunities exist for specialists, career medical officers and general practitioners including proceduralists and junior medical officers across a range of disciplines.
Our doctors work within large base hospitals, district facilities and multipurpose services throughout our large region.
Enjoy a work environment where you're only five minutes from home, you can choose your own work hours and have more time for the things you enjoy.
We offer our medical team:
- ongoing clinical development
- mentoring relationships and opportunities
- innovative training pathways
- new and refurbished hospitals throughout the District
- partnerships with rural clinical schools: the University of New South Wales and Notre Dame University Australia and an affiliation with Charles Sturt University.
A great place to live and work
A move to Murrumbidgee LHD is the start of a new way of life. Learn about our region and culture; the financial incentives and wellbeing programs we offer; and how we can help you make the move to Murrumbidgee.
Medical careers
Medical career opportunities include:
- medical resident
- anaesthetics
- cardiology
- emergency medicine
- general practice
- obstetrics and gynaecology
- ophthalmology
- orthopaedics
- paediatrics
- psychiatry
- radiology
- medicine surgery
- intensive care
- medical administration
- geriatric medicine
- respiratory and sleep
- rehabilitation.
Rural Generalist Training Pathway - The Murrumbidgee Model
The Murrumbidgee LHD Rural Generalist Training Pathway enables trainees in general practice to have certainty about location, income and working conditions for the duration of their general practice training.
This single employer model allows seamless transition between hospital and community based training general practice training placements. For the duration of training, our trainees are employed on an up to 4 year contract (depending on level of entry to the pathway). Remuneration and award entitlements align with other medical speciality training giving certainty and protection of the industrial award.
Murrumbidgee LHD Rural Generalist Training Pathway
We provide a tailored opportunity for junior doctors interested in a rural generalist career.
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Working in Griffith
Griffith Base Hospital is a 114- bed, level four regional referral hospital with in excess of 19,500 emergency presentations, 2,500 surgeries and 600 births each year.
Our hospital provides a range of acute specialist services (resident and visiting) and offers a range of interesting and rewarding opportunities including:
- Resident Medical Officer (RMO) pathway.
- Career Medical Officer (CMO) pathway.
- GP Pathway.
- Advanced skills training pathway.
“I can be home within minutes. I can grab my kids. We can go to the local skate park. I can take them to their karate lesson... I can't overstate the benefit of being a father who can be there.”Dr Tony Floyd, Internal Medicine Specialist and General Physician - Griffith Base Hospital and Community Health Service.
Medical careers in Griffith
Our medical team at Griffith Hospital are making a real difference in the community.
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Working in Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital is one of the busiest rural hospitals in NSW with 300 beds, over 40,000 emergency presentations, 1,100 births and approximately 11,000 operations each year.
We can offer you a range of challenging and diverse opportunities including:
- Highly sought-after JMO positions.
- JMO rotations – gain invaluable hands on regional exposure to add to your portfolio of experience.
- Connections to The University of NSW Rural Clinical School and The University of Notre Dame – Rural Clinical School.
- Specialist appointments with links to the Calvary Riverina Hospital.
Medical careers in Wagga Wagga
Find a rewarding career in the country at the new Wagga Wagga Referral Hospital.
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Contact Murrumbidgee LHD Careers
Southern NSW Regional Training Scheme in Anaesthesia (SNRTS)
The SNRTS is a cooperative anaesthesia training program between the regional hospitals Wagga Wagga Base Hospital and Albury Wodonga Health, as well as the metropolitan hospitals - The Canberra Hospital and Westmead Hospital.
The Scheme has 8 positions consisting of two trainees at each year of training (BT1, BT2, AT1, AT2). All specialised study units may be completed on this training scheme.
Trainees on the SNRTS complete basic training at either Wagga Wagga Base Hospital or Albury Wodonga Health. Year 3 of training is completed at either The Canberra Hospital or Westmead Hospital. Year 4 of training is completed at the regional hospital where the trainee did not complete basic training.
Trainees rotate through various subspecialties during their hospital placements and participate in out of hours rosters. Training in the SNRTS is conducted in a friendly and supportive environment with supervision always available. Regular teaching, including preparation for exams, is provided.
Key information about SNRTS
Trainee positions
Trainees appointed to scheme positions are offered a commitment of structured training within the hospital network over four years. They are provided with the appropriate clinical opportunities required to complete all their training during this time.
SNRTS trainees are prioritised for access to the necessary volume of practice, clinical experience, and specialised study units.
Specialised study units
While at Albury and Wagga Wagga, trainees are rotated through various areas of anaesthetic practice. At these sites there are formal rotations through paediatric, obstetric, orthopaedic and vascular anaesthesia. Intensive care training is completed in the second year of training at either Albury or Wagga Wagga.
Both hospitals have intensive care units that are accredited for training. The cardiac, thoracic and neurosurgical specialised study units are completed in the third year of training while trainees are at their metropolitan hospital.
Courses
Advanced Life Support courses are run regularly at both Albury and Wagga Wagga which fulfil the requirement for one ALS activity in each training period.
CICO and neonatal resuscitation courses will be run yearly at both Albury and Wagga Wagga. Trainees will be given appropriate leave to complete a paediatric life support course at an external centre.
Exam preparation
Regular teaching is offered at both Albury and Wagga Wagga Hospitals. Trainees who are preparing for an exam have the opportunity to participate in these sessions from either centre. Trainees preparing for the primary exam also have access to the St George and St Vincent's Hospital primary teaching program.
Flexible training opportunities
The SNRTS supports flexible training options to trainees. These are discussed on an individual case-by-case basis. Due to the needs of the overall training program the SNRTS welcomes advance notice, where possible, of flexible training needs. This must be discussed with the Training and the Rotational Supervisor.
Progression through training
Satisfactory performance and progression through training are required to maintain a position on the scheme. Trainees must continue to achieve satisfactory clinical performance as assessed in accordance with the ANZCA training program.
Trainees are expected to pass the primary examination during the basic training period and the final examination during the advanced training period. If these criteria are met, registrar contracts of employment are offered annually without the need to re-apply through the selection process.
If a trainee rotates to a metropolitan centre in their third year having not yet passed the primary exam, there is no expectation of neurosurgical or cardiothoracic volume of practice. Only if, and when, trainees pass the primary exam are they given this opportunity.
Where trainees do not complete the primary exam during basic training, it is likely they will have outstanding SSU requirements at the end of the four years. In this instance, trainees would need to complete their training requirements outside of the SNRTS.
Key dates and application
Important dates for upcoming rounds of recruitment are found on NSW Health's Campaign dates 2024 clinical year page.
There is a single selection process for registrar positions on the SNRTS. Positions are advertised on the NSW Health jobs website.
Contact information
You can contact our team on MLHD-Wagga-anaestheticsadmin@health.nsw.gov.au