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• Yorke and Northern Local Health Network, Wallaroo Hospital
• Total Indicative Remuneration Package: MD2 – $367,430 to $622,840 p.a.
• Permanent Full-Time position 
• Eligibility Open to Everyone 

**Indicative Total Remuneration includes award salary, leave loading, professional development allowance and superannuation**

Overview

Wallaroo Hospital is seeking experienced and dedicated Ward Consultant to provide high-quality medical care across our acute wards. You will play a key leadership role in the assessment, management, and treatment of patients referred from GPs, Emergency Departments, other hospitals, and community services. This position is central to ensuring safe, effective, and person-centred medical care while contributing to continuous improvement, teaching, and the development of junior medical staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive clinical care to inpatients, including early review, diagnosis, treatment planning, and discharge coordination.
• Conduct regular ward rounds and oversee the medical management of patients across acute wards.
• Lead and support junior medical staff, fostering a collaborative and high-performing multidisciplinary team environment.
• Participate in service meetings, hospital committees, quality improvement initiatives, and site accreditation activities.
• Ensure timely, accurate clinical documentation and effective communication with GPs and other health professionals.
• Contribute to the teaching of medical students, interns, and postgraduate trainees.
• Support compliance with SA Health policies, clinical standards, and legislative requirements.

Who Are We Looking For?

• We are seeking motivated medical professionals who can demonstrate:
• Fellowship with RACGP, ACRRM, or RACP, with experience in General Medicine or Acute Medicine.
• High-level clinical expertise, sound medical judgement, and the ability to manage complex patients in a non-tertiary setting.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills within a multidisciplinary team.
• A commitment to teaching, mentoring, and clinical education.
• An understanding of culturally appropriate care, including working effectively with Aboriginal consumers and communities.
• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety, quality care, and continuous improvement.

About Us

A career in the Yorke and Northern Local Health Network offers many great lifestyle benefits, including diverse job prospects and the opportunity to fast track your skills and career, not to mention your choice of scenery from farm, ocean, vineyards and the Southern Flinders ranges. View the below videos for more information about working for Yorke and Northern Local Health Network

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Important Information

In addition to the annual salary and entitlements (superannuation & leave loading), we also offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is click here.  For information about the eligibility for the Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

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 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 and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• 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 (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.

For more information about the role please refer to the role description provided below. Job ref: 924946

Enquiries

Sam Burt
Position: Medical Workforce Coordinator
Phone: 86384407
E-mail: sam.burt@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

25 January 2026 - 11:55PM

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

Attachments

 924946 - Ward Consultant Role Description.pdf

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