Consultant Physician – Infectious Diseases and Hospital in The Home (HITH) – Staff Specialist

• Part Time, Ongoing Contract
• 32 hours per fortnight
• VMO/Staff Specialist Contract to be negotiated with successful applicant
• The successful applicant’s will enjoy the benefits of competitive remuneration

NHW is the major regional health service and specialist referral facility for Northeast Victoria. It serves a population of approximately 102,000, performs over 6,500 procedures a year and has over 19,000 inpatient episodes and 30,000 Emergency Department attendances a year and approximately 700 births per year. We have onsite radiology, pathology and blood bank service. NHW provides a wide range of acute specialist medical and surgical services, an emergency department, critical care unit (ICU, HDU, CCU), obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics, specialised aged care, medical oncology services, community rehabilitation, inpatient, community, aged and psycho-geriatric mental health services. 

NHW has recently completed a major redevelopment, including the building of a new emergency department, ICU, and expansion of medical and paediatric units

NHW currently has an ID consulting service which sees over 700 consults per year. Consults are diverse and include a significant volume of immunocompromised patients, orthopaedic infections and environmental infections such as legionella and Q-fever. There are 2 AMS rounds weekly supported by an AMS pharmacist and the service is supported by a general medicine advanced trainee from Alfred Health. The ID/AMS service contributes to NHWs broad range of inpatient specialties including an Intensive Care Unit, General Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Urology, Anaesthesia, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Geriatrics/Rehabilitation, Medical Oncology, and Mental Health services.

NHW has a growing HITH service with 12 beds and a weekly clinic. The predominant activities are parenteral antibiotics, complex wound care, anticoagulant management and heart failure management. The service is supported by experienced nursing staff and a dedicated hospital medical officer.

The service contributes to undergraduate and post-graduate medical education and to nursing and allied health education. University of Melbourne’s popular rural clinical school is located onsite its education facilities include a simulation lab and skills centre.

The Role

Northeast Health is looking for an infectious diseases physician including those in their final year of training to contribute to the ID, AMS and HITH services. You will be supported by a locally based ID physician.

This is an outstanding opportunity to gain significant and diverse clinical experience in a rural environment in a supported way.

Competitive remuneration, novated leasing and full salary packaging benefits Available. If you have relocated permanently you may also be able to substantially increase your take-home pay by salary packaging some or all of your relocation costs.

Our Region

• Wangaratta has a population of approximately 30,000 and our catchment serves a community of around 100 000 throughout the northeast.
• An easy 2 ½ hours drive on the Hume freeway from Melbourne and less than an hour to Albury airport with direct flights to most of the large Australian cities.
• We have over 11 schools including private Catholic and Anglican schooling options for pre-year 12.
• Our region is a popular destination year-round. It boasts multiple national parks, picturesque small towns, award winning restaurants, wineries and breweries. 
• Whether you want to hike, mountain bike and ski in the mountains, paddle the rivers or cruise on the rail trails there is something for everyone in the northeast.
• https://www.visitwangaratta.com.au/Home
• https://www.victoriashighcountry.com.au/snow/

Applying for the role:

• Enquiries can be made with Medical Workforce at medicalworkforce@nhw.org.au
• Confirmation of Influenza Vaccination or an approved medical exemption is required upon application. Covid Vaccination is strongly recommended.
• A PD for this role can be downloaded below or at www.northeasthealth.org.au/careers/jobs/
• Applications must address the key selection criteria from the PD
• Employment Statutory Declaration form must be submitted with your application
• To apply for this position hit Apply Now/Join Now or head over to our careers page at www.northeasthealth.org.au/careers/jobs/
• All additional documents can be uploaded within the application after filling in the key selection criteria
• Applications close Wednesday, 4th of March 2026

NHW do not accept unsolicited applications from recruitment companies

Applications are reviewed and assessed daily. Suitable candidates will be interviewed and the position may be filled prior to the advertisement’s closing date.