- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre - General Surgery
- Indicative Total Remuneration: $105,628 - $171,456 MDP2 | Full Time, 3 Year Temporary Contract.
Join our Surgical Team as a Resident Medical Officer and help support our commitment to quality patient care!
About the Role:
As the Resident Medical Officer, your duties may include:
- Providing appropriate clinical care to patients, supervise interns and medical students.
- Assisting in assessment and management of surgical patients admitted via emergency department.
- Being rostered on-call anywhere between 3-5 on calls per month.
- Participating in and be involved in a variety of elective and emergency surgical cases.
About you:
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- A Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent
- To be registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner
- Completed an internship training or relevant medical training to commence as a Surgical RMO
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people.
- Must hold a general registration with a professional body in Australia.
As per the SMOEA 2022, the total term of employment with SA Health will be 3 years. Rotations following the initial 12-month allocation as Resident Medical Officer will be determined in line with your training and SA Health’s requirements. This may include transfer to other SA Health locations to perform work appropriate to classification, skills, and capabilities.
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
About SALHN: SALHN is a leading healthcare network committed to delivering exceptional patient care, innovative medical practices, and professional growth opportunities. We pride ourselves on maintaining a patient-centric approach while fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment for our dedicated medical professionals.
- An extensive range of rotations available for Trainee Medical Officers (TMOs), across all medical and surgical specialties. All rotations are consultant-led, with 24-hour senior clinician support across all sites.
- TMOs have regular access to support and training through the TMO Unit and Medical Education Team, who provide weekly fully catered educational sessions, in addition to quarterly simulation sessions in a state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Laboratory.
- We are co-located with Flinders University, ranked within the top 2% of universities worldwide, providing the opportunity for academic growth and collaboration, in addition to a variety of Masters and Doctoral degrees available for aspiring academic clinicians.
- SALHN has a supportive culture, with a strong focus on junior doctor wellbeing, social events coordinated by a TMO-led society and advocacy through monthly meetings of a Junior Medical Advisory Council attended by TMOs and senior clinicians.
What To Know More? Contact: SALHN Surgical TMO Unit, on (08) 8204 5887 or Health.SurgicalTMOUnitSAPOM@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday August 10th 2025.
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- Note: The Indicative Total Remuneration is inclusive of Award salary, Superannuation, and other monetary benefits. We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
- The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
- Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
- SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 873952