Medical students
Rewarding career opportunities are available for all categories of doctors including specialists, hospital non-specialists and trainees across all areas of medicine.

Enjoy a flexible career with a diverse and interesting case mix where you will be involved in all aspects of a patient's care.

Medical practice in rural and remote areas provides many new challenges and opportunities to develop a wide range of skills and experience including meeting the needs of our Australian Aboriginal communities.

View current vacancies

What we offer

  • Short or long-term employment opportunities
  • Full-time or part-time work and flexible work practices
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Salary packaging for eligible employees
  • Generous leave provisions
  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • Temporary sponsorships

Clinical areas

  • Emergency medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Anaesthetics
  • Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Intensive care
  • Obstetrics
  • Radiology
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology

For more information about different specialties and the workforce in NSW, refer to Medical career planning.

Recruitment initiatives

Junior Medical Officers

NSW Health co-ordinates an annual campaign advertising vocational and non-vocational positions for the following clinical year.

For more information refer to Junior Medical Officer recruitment.

Area of Need

The Area of Need Program is an initiative of NSW Health to assist in the temporary provision of general practice and specialist medical services to locations in NSW that have limited access to those services.

Further information can be found on Area of Need.

Current as at: Thursday 18 November 2021