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Job Description: Position Title: Visiting Medical Officer - ENT - General / Rhinology and Anterior skull base surgery Employment Type: Quinquennium up until 30.06.2027 Hours per week: Zero hours, sessional contract Position Grade: Visiting Medical Officer Salary: As per the award Enterprise Agreement: Public Hospitals (Visiting Medical Officers Sessional Contracts) Determination Department Name: EAR NOSE THROAT About us: St Vincent’s 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 Vincent’s 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 Vincent’s Health Australia Network • Employee Assistance Program • Work/Life balance About the role: St Vincent’s is a world leader in the diagnosis and management of diseases of the ear, nose and throat, and the related structures of the head and neck. The successful applicant will provide care for the nose, sinuses and related structures including anterior skull based surgery. Conditions to be managed include treatment of complex sinonasal disease, tumours and other anterior skull base conditions. The successful applicant will provide two half day elective operating sessions per month primarily to public patients, noting that the number of allocated sessions available may vary over time depending upon resources available, strategic priorities and clinical demand. The successful applicant must work to ensure the numbers of elective waiting list patients do not exceed the National and State waiting time benchmarks or exceed the capacity of the contractually agreed theatre time availability to undertake the wait list cases, in accordance with NSW Health Policy. Clinical duties include participation in the on-call roster and the provision of consultative and emergency surgery services to patients who present and / or admitted to from the Emergency Department. Postgraduate and undergraduate teaching is expected. Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's: St Vincent's 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 Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) 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 Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account. Selection Criteria: Possess, or be eligible to possess, specialist registration with the Medical Board of Australia and obtain a provider number from Medicare to practice Possess Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery or equivalent as provided for in the Health Insurance Act 1997. Have post-fellowship training in rhinology and skull base surgery or equivalent Demonstrate academic qualifications through established research in skull base tumours and inflammatory sinus disease through publications and/or post-graduate research. 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 Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries For enquiries about the position, please contact Dr Tony Grabs, Program Director, Acute Program, on 02 8382 2291 Applications close on 3 October 2025 Reconciliation Action Plan: At St Vincent's 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. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au View Reconciliation Action Plan Code of Conduct: View Code of Conduct Set up Job Alerts to see future opportunities that interest you. New users can click Create Account from the Sign-in screen. St Vincent’s Health Australia has been serving Australians with compassionate health and aged care since our first hospital was established in Sydney in 1857. Founded by the Sisters of Charity more than 180 years ago, St Vincent’s is a clinical, research and education leader delivering private hospital, public hospital and aged care services across NSW, VIC and QLD. Our founder, Mary Aikenhead’s vision, commitment and inspiration lives on in us and the work we do. 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