Visiting Medical Officer Neurosurgery GeneralNeurotrauma and Minimally Invasive Skull Base and Spinal Surgery

Job Description:

Position Title: Locum Visiting Medical Officer Neurosurgery General/Neurotrauma and Minimally Invasive Skull Base and Spinal Surgery
Employment Type: VMO contract up until 30.06.2026
Hours per week: Zero Hours
Position Grade: Visiting Medical Officer
Salary: As per the award
Enterprise Agreement: The Public Hospitals (Visiting Medical Officers Sessional Contracts) Determination2014
Department Name: Neurosurgery

About us:
St Vincents Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion excellence integrity and justice we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn grow and innovate.

Benefits of working at St Vincents include:
Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
Career development opportunities across the St Vincents Health Australia Network
Employee Assistance Program
Work/Life balance

About the role:

The Locum Visiting Medical Officer will provide clinical services designated under your direct care for the treatment of neurosurgical cases. This is a temporary position covering leave within the department up until 30th June 2026.

Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincents:
St Vincents is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culturally diverse sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.

Employment with St Vincents is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.

Application Instructions:
To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the Selection Criteria as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincents Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.

Selection Criteria:

• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincents Health Australia.

• Possess or be eligible to possess specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia;

• Demonstrated knowledge skills and high standards of clinical practice in Neurosurgery commensurate to experience which is appropriate to the requirements of the position; including demonstrated experience and expertise in the use of microsurgical techniques for brain and spinal work and competence in the provision of open and minimally invasive spinal surgery (fellowship trained) cranial surgery and trauma in a teaching hospital environment;

• Demonstrated commitment to teaching at specialty registrar junior medical officer and undergraduate levels;

• Demonstrated leadership skills that support and foster innovation to create a learning culture with proven ability to improve the quality of services and patient care outcomes;

• Demonstrated ability to provide high quality compassionate medical care as evidenced by recent practice experience in working congenially and collaboratively as both a leader and member of a multidisciplinary team and as a provider of services that engender high levels of patient satisfaction and experience;

• Demonstrated ongoing contribution to the development dissemination and translation of new knowledge and practices commensurate with work in an academic teaching hospital environment;

Applications close on 11th February 2026

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincents we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming safe equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

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