New South Wales

Lismore Base Hospital, Northern NSW Local Health District

Requisition ID: 665575
Remuneration as Senior Specialist will be considered and is subject to CE Approval

About the Role

Richmond Network including Lismore Base, Ballina District and Casino Hospitals are seeking a qualified Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon to provide contemporary comprehensive Specialist Orthopaedic services at the primary facility and other facilities where applicable for optimal patient outcomes delivering a healthy community through quality care. The successful applicant will also participate in quality improvement activities as well as providing training and education to clinicians across multiple disciplines to achieve quality education and safe clinical practice. 

Visit Northern NSW Local Health District for more information on careers, employee benefits and incentives as well as living and working in the Northern NSW region. 
 
Relocating to the region?

The Welcome Experience in the Northern Rivers connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster. 

Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomexperience

Join our team and you’ll enjoy:
• Fitness discounts – focus on your health and wellbeing
• Growth – access to professional and personal development
• Team culture – work in a collaborative, flexible and supportive team environment
• Opportunities to start or build a career, or re-enter the workforce
 
Enquiries: Senior Medical Officer Manager
Email: [email protected]
Applications Close: 1 July 2026

Apply online at: jobs.health.nsw.gov.au

"Enjoy more flexibility and more opportunities, living and working in a place of great beauty"

Applications are invited from qualified General or Plastic Surgeons for the Poche Fellowship in Melanoma and Surgical Oncology.  

This program is based at the Melanoma Institute Australia’s North Sydney campus, as well as the Mater Hospital Crows Nest, and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Camperdown. 

This position is formatted at a post Fellowship level (FRACS or equivalent) and is suitable for surgeons seeking to develop a vocational interest in the field.  

We are offering one clinical and research-based Fellowship, which is for twelve months commencing in February 2027.  The Fellowship involves a substantial clinical workload in dedicated outpatient clinics, operating sessions and weekly multidisciplinary meetings.  

The Melanoma Institute Australia is one of the world’s largest melanoma services, and access to its internationally respected Melanoma Research Database provides the opportunity to undertake significant research during this Fellowship.

Applications are accepted from Australian and non-Australian candidates.  

Fellowships are available from February/March 2027 to February/March 2028. Applications will close June 07, 2026, with interviews at the end of June. The role may be open until this date unless a suitable candidate is found in the meantime.

Interested candidates should submit the following:
• curriculum vitae
• cover letter highlighting why you want to become a MIA Melanoma Surgery Fellow
• proof of specialist qualification
• current medical registration/licensing
• medical indemnity
• contact details of three referees

Please address your application to: 
A/Prof Robyn Saw, Melanoma Institute Australia, 40 Rocklands Road, Wollstonecraft, NSW, 2065, Australia
Email: [email protected] – please include in the subject line the Fellowship – Surgery.

As this role is based in a medical facility, applicants will need to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

We pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which Melanoma Institute Australia works, and their Elders both past and present, and acknowledge the deep, continuing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to the land, waters, and sky.

Posted on 8 April 2026