Employment Type: Temporary Part Time up to June 2027

Position Classification: Staff Specialist

Requisition ID: REQ705294

Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) is seeking a dedicatedStaff Specialistin Drug Health Servicesto join our team atConcord Repatriation General Hospital!

The primary purpose of the role is to provide high quality diagnostic and consultative specialty services in Drug Health Services, and to participate in teaching, research, quality improvement and administrative activities within the Drug Health Services Department and Hospital as required.

The Staff Specialist will ensure a high standard of professional performance and encouragement of an academic environment which supports education, research and professional development.

The successful applicant will be a current registered Medical practitioner, registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) or Psychiatry (FRANZCP) with recognised qualifications in Addiction Medicine and/or other equivalent specialist recognition as provided for in the NSW Staff Specialists (State) Award. Approved opioid pharmacotherapies prescriber in NSW or a commitment to achieve this status within 3 months of appointment.

The position will be working in the Inpatient Withdrawal Unit and Drug Health Services Outpatient Clinic at Concord Hospital and Canterbury Hospital.

Position will be available from February 2027. In addition, applicants expecting to be awarded their Fellowship within two months from the beginning of the 2027 Clinical Year on 1 February 2027, may be considered.

Salary and conditions are in accordance with the NSW Staff Specialists (State) Award.

For enquiries about the position, please contact Dr Alicia Foran via email at

Applications are accepted via eCredential ONLY. To apply, click here and follow the Registration/Login process. Create/update your Clinician Profile and complete the Application and Selection Criteria Questions. If you experience difficulties, please refer to the eCredential Guide or contact SLHD eCredential Team at [email protected] or phone (02) 9515 9933.

NSW Health does not require or accept the 'Fit2Work badge' offered as an option on eCredential.

Applications will not be accepted via agencies.

For more information:

• Click here for the Position Description
• Click here for the Scope of Clinical Practice - Addiction Medicine
• Click here for the Scope of Clinical Practice - Psychiatry

Applications Close: 17 November 2026

SLHD is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability are encouraged to apply for all internal and externally advertised positions. If you require assistance, please advise the contact person at the time of your application.

Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles within NSW Health. For more information, please visit:http://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/

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