Bendigo, Victoria
Applications close: 27 November 2026

Classification: Specialist Year 1 HN18 - Specialist Year 9 HN58

Salary per hour (exc. super): $166.89 - $216.66 Hours per fortnight: up to 56 hours (0.8 FTE)

Employment Status: Part Time / Fixed Term 11/01/2027 - 13/07/2027 (Start Date negotiable)

• Support for career progression and development
• An opportunity to work with a leading regional health service
• An ability to live and work in a vibrant regional setting

Bendigo Health is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and forward-thinking Consultant Palliative Care Physician to join the team.
Reporting to the Clinical Unit Head - Palliative Care Medicine, the Consultant Palliative Care Physician will provide specialist palliative medical support and clinical leadership as a member of the Bendigo Health Specialist Palliative Care Service, which includes the Loddon Mallee Region Specialist Palliative Care Consultancy Team (working across acute hospital consultation-liaison, outpatient and regional outreach settings), Bendigo Specialist Community Palliative Care Service and the Inpatient Specialist Palliative Care Unit.
The role will also include participation in the Palliative Care on-call roster, providing specialist medical advice and support to ensure continuity of care and timely clinical decision-making outside standard business hours.
Smaller employment fractions or job share arrangements may be considered for suitable candidates. There may also be an opportunity to extend the appointment, subject to service requirements.

Closing Date: Friday 27 November 2026

Contact details:
Dr Chi Li
Clinical Unit Head Palliative Care Medicine

Bendigo Health is seeking an experienced Consultant Palliative Care Physician to join the team on a part-time fixed-term basis. The role provides specialist medical support and clinical leadership across acute, outpatient and regional settings, with participation in on-call duties outside standard hours.

The position offers 0.8 FTE with a salary per hour between $166.89 and $216.66, and a closing date of Friday 27 November 2026. Start date negotiable; end date 13 July 2027.

John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle NSW is seeking a Staff Specialist in Palliative Medicine to deliver patient-centred specialist care within an interdisciplinary team across inpatient, outpatient, community and virtual settings. You will lead symptom management, advance care planning and end-of-life decision-making, while supporting patients and families through transitions and complex care planning.

This fixed-term part-time role runs November 2026 to July 2027 at 0.8 FTE, offering a rewarding

Staff Specialist, Palliative Medicine
John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle NSW
Fixed-term temporary part-time, 0.8 FTE November 2026 - July 2027

John Hunter Hospital provides integrated Palliative Care and Kidney Supportive Care for people with advanced and life-limiting illness across inpatient, outpatient and community settings. The service is part of Newcastle's specialist multidisciplinary palliative care hub, with a strong focus on quality of life, dignity and goal-concordant care.

As a Staff Specialist in Palliative Medicine, you will provide safe, evidence-based and patient-centred specialist care within a skilled interdisciplinary team. You will support patients with advanced and life-limiting illness through symptom management, advance care planning, end-of-life care and complex decision-making, while supporting patients, families and carers across inpatient, outpatient, community and virtual care settings.

• Provide specialist palliative care across inpatient, outpatient, community and virtual care settings.
• Assess and manage pain, complex symptoms and psychosocial, cultural and spiritual needs.
• Lead advance care planning and support patients, families and healthcare teams to establish treatment goals and care preferences.
• Provide expert guidance on end-of-life care, including management and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments where appropriate.
• Collaborate with the Hunter New England Palliative Care Stream to develop and evaluate evidence-based models of care and service improvements.
• Support coordinated transitions between care settings.
• Provide consultation, mentoring, education and clinical supervision to medical, nursing and allied health colleagues.
• Participate in the Hunter New England Palliative Care on-call roster and support virtual care services.