• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Port Pirie and Wallaroo Hospitals
• Total Indicative Remuneration Package: MDP2 – $117,483 to $183,357 p.a.
• Temporary Full-Time | 3-Year Contract from Commencement | Multiple Positions Available
• Eligibility Open to Everyone (don’t just talk about it – do it – live it!)

What We Offer

• Funded to complete a Graduate Certificate in Prehospital and Retrieval Medicine
• Opportunity to do attachments with Alice Springs Emergency (minimum 6-week placements)
• 12 months accommodation provided
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Professional development opportunities and continuing education support
• Work-life balance in a supportive regional community
• Access to modern facilities and clinical resources
• Mentorship from experienced medical professionals

Join SA Health - Medical Practitioner Opportunities at Port Pirie Hospital

Are you ready to participate in a multidisciplinary team and make a meaningful difference in regional healthcare? SA Health's Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers multiple full-time, long-term contract positions for Medical Practitioners at Port Pirie and Wallaroo Hospital.

About the Opportunity

As a Medical Practitioner, you will contribute to delivering high standard clinical services to our diverse patient community. Working across designated rotations, you will provide comprehensive clinical care while reporting to senior clinicians for day-to-day matters and the Director Division of Emergency & Acute Medical Services for professional and administrative oversight.

Essential Requirements

• Basic medical qualification recognised in Australia
• Registration with AHPRA to work at a PGY2 + level
• Working rights in Australia

Why Choose SA Health?

SA Health is committed to providing exceptional healthcare services across South Australia. We invest in our people through ongoing training, career advancement opportunities, and flexible working arrangements. Our regional locations offer unique professional experiences while maintaining strong connections to metropolitan medical networks.

Join our dedicated team and experience the rewards of regional medicine while contributing to improved health outcomes for South Australians.

Multiple positions available - apply today to begin your rewarding career with SA Health.

Why choose Yorke & Northern Local Health Network (Y&NLHN)

Y&NLHN will train you to become an experienced and valued rural medical practitioner. We will undertake to provide you with the following skills and exposure.

1. Emergency care
2. Operating theatre basic skills
3. Airway management
4. Anaesthetic assessment
5. Obstetric care
6. Orthopaedic surgery
7. General surgery
8. Trauma management
9. Resuscitation skills
10. First Nations healthcare
11. <3-months Remote attachment at Alice Springs Emergency Department

Y&NLHN will provide you with the following courses as part of your training with us:

1. ALS 2.
2. Graduate Certificate of prehospital medicine & aeromedical retrieval – 1-year on-line study and 3-day intensive learning in Townsville (James Cook University)

On completion of this rotation you will be able to:

1. Plan and complete part-time study at postgraduate level
2. Demonstrate confidence in Leadership in acute clinical settings
3. Confidently demonstrate critical thinking and reasoning skills for healthcare environments
4. Apply advanced clinical reasoning in clinical practice
5. Complete clinical examination and diagnostics in advanced practice
6. Achieve specialisation in Critical Care & Retrieval
7. Confidently optimise perfusion physiology in Critical Care and Respiratory emergencies
8. Acquire skills in Pharmacology and Medication Management

Check(s)

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Job ref: 939285.

Enquiries

Sam Burt
Medical Workforce Coordinator
Phone: 8638 4407
E-mail: [email protected]

Application Closing Date

31 December 2026 - 11.55PM

Attachments

939285 RMO - Wallaroo Role Description.pdf

939285 RMO - Port Pirie Role Description.pdf

Australian applicant guidelines

International applicant guidelines

• Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals – Elizabeth Vale and Modbury
• : $118,024 - $190,058 p.a. – MDP2
• Temporary Full-Time, up to 31 January 2027

About the Role:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network is seeking dedicated Medical Practitioners for General Training/GP Training positions across our various departments.

As a Medical Practitioner, you will work with dynamic and supportive teams, providing comprehensive services to a diverse patient population. This position allows you to hone your clinical skills, expand your knowledge and contribute to the continuous improvement of healthcare delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• conduct comprehensive patient assessments, diagnose and treat a wide range of medical conditions
• provide exceptional patient-centred care, ensuring effective communication and active involvement in treatment plans
• collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement integrated care pathways
• participate in continuing professional development activities to maintain and enhance your medical expertise

As per the SA Health Salaried Medical Officers Enterprise Agreement 2025, the total term of employment with SA Health will be 3 years. Rotations following the initial 12 month allocation as Medical Practitioner 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.

To be eligible for this position, you must hold a Bachelor of Medicine; Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent, registrable with the Medical Board of Australia as a Medical Practitioner with General Registration.

About You:

We seek candidates who have the ability to communicate effectively with patients, families and other health professional and who possess exceptional clinical skills. You will have problem-solving and decision making abilities, the ability to be resilient and adaptable, and be confident in managing competing priorities.

You will be part of a growing Local Health Network (LHN) that provides an expanding suite of treatment modalities in contemporary, modern facilities.

Apply today and contribute to NALHN's healthcare excellence while advancing your medical career in a supportive, professional environment.

About Adelaide:

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

Our Local Health Network Sites and Services:

Modbury Hospital – A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.

We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.

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.

Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person-related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)

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: 905421

Enquiries:

NALHN Trainee Medical Officer Unit

Phone: (08) 8182 9201

E-mail: [email protected]

Application Closing Date:

31 January 2027 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information:

905421 - Medical Practitioner - General Training_GP Training (Multiple Positions) - MDP2 - role description.pdf

* Refer to the SA Health Career Website – How to apply for further information.