Senior Medical Director - Acute, Medicine & Cancer Services | 3 Month Locum or Permanent Opportunity

Southern NSW

26 Oct 2026 Permanent

Top Range Estimate: $500,000 - $520,000+ AUD

Medical/Clinical Director
Internal Medicine

The Position

Senior Medical Director - Acute, Medicine & Cancer Services to provide high-level clinical leadership and drive strategic healthcare delivery across our cross-campus network.

Join the largest regional health service between Sydney and Melbourne Dynamic work environment and collaborative team culture. 

In this vital senior leadership role, you will act as the key executive interface and conduit between the medical teams, Clinical Directors, and the Executive. Partnering closely with the General Manager, you will lead medical workforce planning, championing clinical governance, and establish premier research and education pathways. You will foster a culture of excellence, high engagement, and collaborative care to raise AWH's profile across Victoria and NSW.

Health Service

AWH serves as the largest regional healthcare provider between Sydney and Melbourne, situated in the border cities of Albury and Wodonga. With a dedicated team of over 3,000 professionals, we proudly service a population of up to 300,000 across North-East Victoria and Southern NSW. Our extensive network encompasses two primary hospital campuses and an additional 22 sites, delivering a diverse range of emergency, surgical, women's and children's, community, mental health, allied health, and sub-acute services. Our growth continues with the opening of a state-of-the-art Emergency Department in 2024, and excitingly, the construction of a new hospital at our Albury site by 2028. This expansion will greatly elevate our ability to service the needs of our community, and we need a great team of people like you to accomplish this.

The Location

Situated at the foot of the Aussie Alps and on the banks of the mighty Murray River. 

Essential Criteria

  1. Registration as a Medical Practitioner in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
  2. Fellowship with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians or other relevant to the position.  
  3. Demonstrated management and leadership skills with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in a leadership role.  
  4. Demonstrated ability to implement complex strategies to build buy-in and support from key internal and external clients or stakeholders. Use a variety of different influencing approaches tailored to different clients.  
  5. Highly developed leadership skills which align to the NSW HETI Leadership Framework Domains
  6. Demonstrated commitment to high-quality patient care.  
  7. Demonstrated commitment to teaching and research.  
  8. Demonstrated understanding of Clinical Governance.  
  9. Commitment to Albury Wodonga Health Leadership Behaviours and AWH Commitments.  
  10. Demonstrated commitment to rural/regional practice.

The Package

Medical Specialists (Victorian Public Health Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement: 

Top Range Estimate:  $500,000 - $520,000+ AUD

  • Base Salary (No Private Practice) $415,878
  • Director / Management Allowance (Est.) $20,790 – $41,587
  • Continuing Medical Education (CME) $30,468
  • Superannuation Cap (ATO statutory limit) ~$32,500
  • Rural Attraction / Regional Retention Varying local incentive

About Skilled Medical

Skilled Medical is a leading international medical recruitment firm that delivers qualified medical professionals wherever they are needed in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. We are a quality accredited firm with years of industry experience supporting communities and assisting medical professionals in their work and careers. To learn more about Skilled Medical please visit us at www.skilledmedical.com

To Apply

For further information, please send your most up to date CV to Kirsty MacIsaac by selecting the 'Apply' button below, or please call a member of our permanent team in London on +44 (0) 333 444 2000 or in Australia on 1300 900 100.

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