Become an RDN Locum
Locum Employment in New South Wales
Many suitably qualified and experienced doctors trained in Australia and overseas take working holidays or choose part time work as rural locums. Spending time as a rural locum is a fantastic opportunity to experience general practice across rural NSW.
The Rural Doctors Network (RDN) employs salaried locum GPs. Doctors employed through RDN provide locum support for permanent doctors who require short term leave from their Practice. The RDN endeavours to organise a balance of remote, rural and coastal positions for locums. This is usually as a series of short term (two to four week) appointments.
Contract Conditions
Full-time Locums (six months or longer of continuous employment) receive the following assistance (if applicable):
- organisation of registration with the NSW Medical Board,
- organisation of provider numbers with Medicare Australia,
- assistance with permits to work as a VMO at rural hospitals,
- organisation of a sponsored work visa,
- mentorship/professional assistance, and
- support and assistance with practice placements and day to day administration.
Full-time Locum remuneration includes:
- airfare subsidy (for approved overseas and interstate recruits),
- a generous salary with paid holiday and sick leave,
- salary packaging negotiated for approved tax benefits,
- employer superannuation contribution of 9%,
- accommodation as per the RDN Locum Accommodation Policy,
- medical indemnity insurance paid at non procedural level,
- private health cover for overseas trained doctors not eligible for Medicare,
- the full time use of a fully maintained motor vehicle,
- work related fuel costs,
- mobile phone for work, and
- provision for approved continuing medical education.
Casual Locums (ongoing regular work for at least two weeks periods) employed by RDN receive the following assistance:
- advice and administrative assistance with NSW Medical Board registration (if required),
- organisation of provider numbers with Medicare Australia,
- support and assistance with practice placements and day to day administration, and
- mentorship/professional assistance.
Casual Locum remuneration includes:
- a generous salary at a casual rate (includes provisions for sick/recreation leave),
- employer contribution superannuation of 9%,
- salary packaging negotiated for approved tax benefits,
- payment of work related travel expenses, and
- accommodation as per the RDN Locum Accommodation Policy
Please note: The RDN is currently considering flexible options for engaging GP locums, such as Subcontracted Locums (intermittent work).
Eligibility Criteria
Doctors need to be ready to start work upon joining the program and preference is given to those with post graduate qualifications such as Fellowship of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (FRACGP) or its international equivalent. Applicants will need to:
- be eligible for non restricted registration by the NSW Medical Board as a GP,
- have a minimum of three years general practice experience in the past five years (in an environment clinically similar to Australia),
- have current and recent skills in Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Life Support,
- highly desirable to have Accident and Emergency skills in a hospital setting,
- desirable but not essential to have both GP and proceduralist skills eg obstetrics, anaesthetics,
- be licensed or eligible to drive in NSW,
- be eligible to practice under NSW Health employment conditions - Working with Children and Criminal Checks, and
- fulfil the eligibility criteria as per the RDN online Application Form
How To Apply
If you are interested in working as a GP Locum in rural NSW, you can apply by:
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