Infinite opportunities
Opportunities abound - everything you deserve.
"Your skills can change lives – instantly."
At Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD), we genuinely value your skills and experience. We’re ready to welcome you with open arms and connect you to rewarding medical opportunities across our diverse region.
Medical careers at MLHD offer exposure to a broad case mix and a wide variety of clinical presentations - providing a rich and dynamic professional experience. We have opportunities available for specialists, career medical officers, general practitioners (including proceduralists), and junior medical officers across multiple disciplines.
We take a personalised approach - matching your interests, skills, and aspirations with the towns and health services that best fit your lifestyle and career goals.
Join us in Murrumbidgee and enjoy a medical career with real impact-balanced with the lifestyle you've been looking for.
Location
A sparkling gem amongst the world’s most liveable cities.
"Live where others holiday – work where you make a real difference."
Enjoy a work environment where you're only five minutes from home, flexibility with your hours and have more time for the things you enjoy.
A move to Murrumbidgee 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 your move.
Living in the Murrumbidgee positions you centrally to Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, rivers, beaches, snowy mountains, and lots of exciting destinations to fill your weekends.
Beyond the hospital doors, you’ll discover a region that supports you and your family with:
- Affordable housing
- Excellent schools and education providers
- Renowned food and wine in the heart of Australia’s food bowl
- A vibrant social and cultural life
Clean air, open spaces, and breathtaking natural beauty.
Employee incentives
Juicy perks
“Speak to us about all the perks we’ve prepared especially for you.”
To help you make the move to our little slice of heaven, we’ll help cover your relocation and travel expenses, help you find housing and get settled, and help in other handy ways - just let us know what you need.
We can offer a range of incentives to make your transition to the Murrumbidgee as easy as possible. Ask about our perks – you may be eligible for:
- Concierge Service to help you settle and find out more about your new social connections
- Relocation bonus and 3 months free accommodation while you find your dream home (or investment)!
- Up to $10,000 sign on incentive, and up to $5,000 each year (incentive value dependent on full-time equivalent, position and location)
- Salary packaging up to $20,600 per annum tax free for living expenses. Take advantage of novated leasing a new car! (Staff Specialist appointments only)
- Financial support for Professional Development (25 days & $30K for study support)
- Ongoing clinical development, innovative training pathways
- Ongoing infrastructure investment: 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
- Networked support with peers you can consult with and rely on
- Nurse Practitioner model – with support from experienced Nurses
- Subsidised gym and leisure centre membership for you and your family (Staff Specialist appointments only)
- Free confidential counselling services for you and your family (Staff Specialist appointments only)
- Plus a broad range of cases so you can really maximise your skills.
Professional support and training pathways
When you join team Murrumbidgee, you unlock priority access to a broad range of interesting and unique medical cases where you can quickly advance your practical skills.
Work on fascinating cases every day and take your skills to the next level. With advanced skill acquisition and experience comes fast-tracked career progression; the sky’s the limit to how far you can go!
We provide you support Financial support for Professional Development (25 days & $30K for study support) and ongoing clinical development, innovative training pathways and opportunities to be involved in research.
Student placements
We have student placement agreements with many tertiary institutions in a range of disciplines to enable undergraduate students to gain supervised clinical experience within our facilities.
All student placements are arranged through your education provider.
NSW Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway (RGSEP)
The NSW Rural Generalist Single Employer Pathway (RGSEP) is an employment pathway for junior doctors seeking a career as a rural generalist.
Trainees on the pathway are employed for up to four years by a regional local health district (LHD) while completing training in primary care and hospital settings.
The RGSEP offers rural generalist trainees a contract with a NSW Health LHD for the length of their training. This contract may last up to four years depending on your stage of training. As a rural generalist trainee, this allows you to keep your NSW Health Award entitlements (for example, sick leave, annual leave and parental leave), as other specialist trainees employed by NSW Health do.
Find out more about this pathway or to register your interest.
Murrumbidgee LHD Rural Generalist Training Pathway
We provide a tailored opportunity for junior doctors interested in a rural generalist career.
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, St George Hospital and Westmead.
It currently has 12 positions consisting of three 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, St George 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
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.
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.
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.
Regular teaching is offered at both Albury and Wagga Wagga Hospitals. Trainees that 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 Hospitals primary teaching program.
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. Please discuss with the Supervisor of Training and the Rotational Supervisor.
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.
Applicants must have Australian citizenship or permanent residency status. They must have general medical registration, have completed PGY2 and be eligible for registration with Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA).
Proven interest or commitment to rural training will be a desirable quality in applicants. We expect applicants to have worked for a minimum of six months in a rural or regional setting (Modified Monash category 2-7) after completing medial school.
Shortlisting for interview is based on written application and includes curriculum vitae and selection criteria.
Important dates for upcoming rounds of recruitment are found on the Campaign dates - 2026 clinical year webpage.
For enquiries about the SNRTS contact the rotational supervisor Dr Robert Easther at robert.easther@health.nsw.gov.au
A job for your spouse
Got your eye on the world-class health facilities (and juicy job perks!) in the Murrumbidgee but worried about your spouse’s job? We’ve got a team of people on the ground to help them find the perfect role. Chat to us today!
Our Base Hospitals
Griffith Base Hospital
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.
Wagga Wagga Base Hospital
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.
