Staff Specialist or Visiting Medical Officer in Anaesthesia

About the role

Hunter New England Local Health District is recruiting a Staff Specialist or Visiting Medical Officer in Anaesthesia for Manning Base Hospital in Taree, NSW. The role suits fully qualified FANZCA anaesthetists and soon-to-be Fellows, offering flexible fixed-term and ongoing opportunities in a supportive, coastal setting.

Required profile

• Fully qualified FANZCA with specialist registration.
• Enjoys building genuine connections with patients and wants to make a difference in an innovative organisation.
• Seeks a good work-life balance and a rewarding career.

What we offer

• Flexible schedules supporting work-life balance.
• Career development through project leadership, portfolio ownership and teaching with the University of Newcastle's Joint Medical Program (Years 3-5).
• Team of 12 specialists, 1 GP anaesthetist, 2 GPA trainees and 2 SRMOs, with guidance from a Senior Medical Recruitment team and relocation assistance from a Medical Settlement Concierge.
• Benefits: Fitness Passport, salary packaging up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K for meals and entertainment, Employee Assistance Program, and collaboration with non-clinical and clinical colleagues.
• Lifestyle: coastal location on the Barrington Coast, 2 hours from Newcastle and 3.5 hours from Sydney, with outdoor activities and a lower cost of living.

Applications close on Sunday 13 December 2026. An eligibility list will be created for future roles; agency referrals must be sent by email with CV and proposed terms of business, and unsolicited applications will not be accepted.