Consultant - General Medicine Gawler Health Service

• Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network
• Gawler Health Service
• Base Salary: MD2 $243,212 - $320,467 p.a. (adjusted to hours worked)
• Ongoing, Part time, 22.5 hours per week

We are continually seeking experienced Medical Consultants to join our teams across BHFLHN.  If you are looking for a rewarding career, new opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful difference in the lives of a regional community, then we would be interested to hear from you.

WHAT ARE WE OFFERING?

Join the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHFLHN) a Consultant - General Medicine, delivering high-quality, patient-centred care. In this dynamic role, you will assess, diagnose and manage a broad range of medical presentations, working closely with Emergency Departments, GPs and community services. You will play a key role in ensuring timely patient reviews, clear clinical decision-making and effective discharge planning, while contributing to the smooth day-to-day running of the medical ward and participating in an on-call roster.

As a Senior Clinician, you will also deliver clinical leadership within a multidisciplinary team environment. The role involves supporting excellent patient outcomes, teaching and mentoring medical students and junior clinicians, and contributing to clinical audit, quality improvement, patient safety, research, and ongoing professional development initiatives.

Please note: this role is unable to support practitioners requiring peer supervision.

WHO ARE WE?

The Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network spans from Kangaroo Island to Eudunda, wrapping all the way around our metropolitan areas. We pride ourselves on providing exceptional care to all our consumers, residents, their families, and community. Our mission is to ensure that you always receive the best quality, safe, consistent, collaborative care and always with kindness. We do this by maintaining exceptional levels of care at all times supported by systems and processes that assure us of quality and safety of our staff and those we serve.

WHERE AND HOW YOU WILL WORK

From heritage streets to riverside walks, boutique shopping and relaxed café moments, Gawler invites you to slow down, wander a little further, stay a little longer and discover the stories around every corner.  Just 43 km north of Adelaide and on the edge of the renowned Barossa Valley, Gawler blends historic charm with vibrant local culture. Planned in 1839 by William Light, the town is rich in character, with grand stone buildings, historic pubs and beautifully preserved streets.  Visit Gawler here.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Are you motivated to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care across a diverse range of general medical presentations?
• Are you driven to lead and support multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaboration and positive clinical outcomes?
• Are you committed to continuous improvement, actively contributing to quality, safety and service development initiatives.
• Are you passionate about teaching, mentoring and developing junior medical staff and students.
• Are you drawn to working in a dynamic regional health setting, demonstrating adaptability, accountability and strong professional standards.

 If you have answered yes to any of these questions - then read on…

HOW WILL YOU CONTRIBUTE?

You will……….

• Deliver high-quality inpatient and ambulatory medical care, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, discharge planning and ongoing patient review within a multidisciplinary team.
• Supervise and support junior medical staff, while contributing to teaching and training across undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs.
• Actively participate in service development, quality improvement initiatives, governance activities and hospital committees.
• Contribute to a positive and high-performing team culture aligned with legislative requirements, BHFLHN values and organisational priorities.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER YOU IN RETURN?

At BHFLHN, not only will you be working in an environment surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature we see your work here as not just as a job, but an opportunity to extend, progress or consolidate your career with us. We therefore offer you opportunities to be supported in the following ways:

• Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year Click here more information
• Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities.
• Support for you and your family via our free Employee Assistance Program.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to BHFLHN staff and their families.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO KNOW/WHAT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS?

Working in this environment, it is important to us that we only employ people with the upmost integrity and commitment to serving the South Australian community and its visitors to the highest possible standards. To ensure that we meet that commitment there are a few checks that you will be required to undertake. These are detailed on the Role Description, but are likely to include the following:

• You will need to be immunised. Please contact the Enquiries Person for this position if you have any queries. Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy. Further information is in the application for to help guide you. 
• You will need to undergo employment screening, what you require is also on the front page of the Role Description.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

We employ people as diverse as the clients we support and the environments we work in. At BHFLHN we pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees and therefore we encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community. We continually look for ways to support and promote diversity and flexible ways of working so please let us know what interests you. 

NEED TO RELOCATE?

Financial support for you to relocate will be negotiated, subject to eligibility. See what is available here: Relocation support | SA Health. Find out more about working in the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network, and see what it looks like to work and live in regional Australia at: https://movetomore.com.au/

BHFLHN also offers a Candidate Care Program that enables you access to local consultants who can work with you and your family to secure what you need to enable a smooth transition into our local community and health service.  This can include assisting to source accommodation, schools and other local amenities, through to helping you to make connections with the local community.

HELP IS HERE!

Please refer to all the details in the Role Description below (job ref: 946120), or reach out to Roweena Evans, Medical Services Officer,  Ph: 0403 662 *** or Email: *************@sa.gov.au 

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DON’T HESITATE! Applications Close on 3 September 2026 at 11:55PM

Eligibility: Open to Everyone

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