Staff Specialist - Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Job Description:

Position Title: Staff Specialist - Gastroenterology and Hepatology Employment Type: Fixed Term, Part Time – 12 months Hours per week: 0.5 FTE Position Grade: Staff Specialist Salary: As per the award Enterprise Agreement: The Named NSW (Non-Declared) Affiliated Health Organisations’ Staff Specialist Agreement 2021 Department Name: Gastroenterology Department

About us: St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney is a leading not-for-profit organisation providing health services to our community. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, integrity and justice, we promote a culture of diversity and inclusion and empower our people to learn, grow and innovate.

Benefits of working at St Vincent’s include:

• Generous salary packaging and Fitness Passport for eligible staff
• Opportunity to access a wide of range of clinical and non-clinical education programs
• Supported post graduate opportunities within applicable fields
• Career development opportunities across the St Vincent’s Health Australia Network
• Employee Assistance Program
• Work/Life balance

About the role

We are looking for a Staff Specialist in Gastroenterology department. The primary purpose of the role is to provide high quality services and participate in teaching, research, quality improvement.

Position Purpose

• Provision of inpatient and outpatient care as a member of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease service • Provision of Gastroenterology services to patients designated as under your direct care, to outpatients and to patients you are asked to consult in Gastroenterology and Hepatology; • Provision of procedural services including endoscopy (colonoscopy and gastroscopy) • Provision of intestinal ultrasound services; • Experience in utilizing Faecal Microbial Transplantation (FMT); • Promotion of good patient care and the good reputation of the department and the hospital; • Participation in the on-call roster for the Department of Gastroenterology. • Fulfil responsibilities as mentors for medical students and resident medical staff assigned to the department as required. This includes participation in staff appraisal at regular intervals particularly in relation to registrars & resident medical staff • Supervise the junior medical staff and provide regular teaching and education in accordance with Clinical Education and Training Institute guidelines. • Provide supervision and support for Fellows and Trainees in post graduate medical programmes including University programmes, Colleges and the Division of General practice.

Diversity and Inclusion at St Vincent's: St Vincent's is committed to employing a workforce that reflects the community we care for. We strongly encourage applications from people that are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally diverse, sexuality or gender diverse and/or living with disability.

Employment with St Vincent's is subject to you having current immunity status that complies with the Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases - NSW Health Policy Directive (PD2023_022) or subsequent revisions in force. Appointment and ongoing employment will be subject to continued compliance with this policy directive.

Application Instructions: To have your application considered you are required to upload a current CV/Resume as well as a separate cover letter/document addressing the ‘Selection Criteria’ as below. Internal applicants i.e. current employees of St Vincent’s Hospital or an entity of SVHA are required to apply via their Workday account.

Selection Criteria:

• Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries and St Vincent’s Health Australia.•
• Possess specialist registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and obtain a provider number from Medicare to practice.
• Possess Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) based on specialist training in Gastroenterology, as provided for in the Health Insurance Act
• Completed or undertaking higher degree (eg PhD) in the study of inflammatory bowel disease
• Possess international bowel ultrasound (IBUS) accreditation to perform intestinal ultrasound
• Demonstrated knowledge, skills and high standards of clinical practice in Gastroenterology and Hepatology commensurate to experience which is appropriate to the requirements of the position; including experience being part of a dedicated inflammatory bowel disease clinical service
• Demonstrated ongoing contribution to the development, dissemination, and translation of new knowledge and practices commensurate with work in an academic teaching hospital environment; including undertaking of postgraduate research into Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the expansion of Faecal Microbial Transplant services
• Demonstrated ability to provide high quality compassionate medical care as evidenced by recent practice experience in working congenially and collaboratively as both a leader and member of a multidisciplinary team, and as a provider of services that engender high levels of patient satisfaction and experience

For more information, please contact Dr David Williams, Department Head - dwilliams@stvincents.com.au

For a copy of the position description, please email svhs.smoadmin@svha.org.au

This job advertisement will close on 3 June 2026.

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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