Specialist in Emergency Medicine Rural Referral Hospital Job Tamworth area,England UK,Healthcare

Position: Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine Rural Referral Hospital

Staff Specialist in Emergency Medicine - Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital - Fixed Term Appointment

Employment Type
:
Temporary Full Time, Temporary Part Time up to 24 months

Position Classification
:
Staff Specialist

Remuneration
: 197,

Hours Per Week
: 40

Requisition : REQ
639039

Applications Close
: 20 March 2026

We are seeking Emergency Physicians to join Tamworth’s team of young, skilled, passionate and dedicated emergency specialists to deliver services to Tamworth Hospital. Located on the land of Kamilaroi/Gomeroi/Gamillaray people, Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital is the second largest hospital in HNE Health and the key referral hospital for much of the north‑west region of HNE Health. The newly redeveloped hospital, opened in 2015, features state‑of‑the‑art facilities across emergency, maternity, paediatrics, theatres, intensive care, and coronary care, medical and surgical specialities, with 348 treatment spaces.

The hospital has five operating theatres, a modern Cancer Centre, sophisticated diagnostic services, and comprehensive community and outpatient services. Tamworth’s mixed adult/paediatric ED handles approximately 45,000 presentations per year with a 25% admission rate and a 30% paediatric caseload. Dedicated areas for resuscitation, acute presentations, ambulant and fast‑track presentations, paediatrics and an Emergency Short Stay Unit are available.

Appointments for up to 24 months. Overseas candidates deemed substantially comparable by the Australian College of Emergency Medicine will be considered and encouraged to apply with visa support on offer.

Tamworth hosts a local helicopter retrieval service and is the only NSW regional trauma centre north of Newcastle. The focus is delivering excellence in patient care, training and education, and promoting a cohesive team culture. The role offers exposure to a large variety of cases, including the critically ill and injured, while encouraging meaningful interactions with patients and staff. You will be well supported by FACEM colleagues and an impressive nursing and clinical support staff.

The Tamworth region offers a blend of rural lifestyle with urban amenities, located only 3 hours from coastal NSW and a 4‑hour drive to Sydney. Extensive educational, career, sporting and recreational opportunities are available.

Hunter New England Health offers the following incentives to new employees:

Sustainable Healthcare:
Together towards zero
Salary packaging options
Fitness passport
Relocation packages
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

Qualifications

A primary medical degree registrable with AHPRA and Fellowship of the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine, and/or overseas trained specialist pathways.

Evidence of being a medical expert, demonstrated by recent and comprehensive experience in Emergency Medicine.

Evidence of being a scholar, maintaining medical professional development and the ability to assist other staff, including trainees, in the acquisition and development of knowledge.

Evidence of being a skilled communicator, including oral and written skills, communicating with patients, students, other health professionals and the public.

Evidence of being a collaborator, including the ability to network and operate within an interdisciplinary framework and to work with other stakeholders in a variety of settings.

Evidence of being a manager, including ability to be flexible and cope with a changing health system, past leadership and management experience and previous safety and quality improvement activities.

Evidence of being a professional, including continued professional development, peer review and other forms of clinical governance.

Evidence of being an advocate, including contributions to improving individual and societal health.

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Role related queries:
Cheryl Hayes, Senior Medical Recruitment – cheryl.hayes
1.gov.au

Dr Karen Coss, Staff Specialist Director of Emergency Medicine, Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital – karen.coss.gov.au

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