Lead medical services across South Australia’s largest and most expansive health region — the Eyre Peninsula and Far North.
The Eyre Peninsula · Port LincolnThe Eyre and Far North Local Health Network stewards hospital, aged care, community, disability and mental health services for 41,000 residents across 337,626 square kilometres — from Cowell on the eastern Eyre Peninsula, west to the Western Australian border, and north to the Northern Territory.
The EDMS is a foundational leadership appointment, accountable to the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the LHN Leadership Team. The role sets the medical strategy across eleven hospital sites and one of the highest proportions of First Nations residents in the state.
The next EDMS will lead workforce, clinical governance, and a growing clinical research agenda — and work closely with resident and visiting specialists, SA Ambulance, SA Retrieval and Rural & Remote Mental Health to deliver safe care across considerable distance.
Lead recruitment, credentialing and orientation of Medical Officers, registrars and locums across the LHN. Steward scope of practice under SA Health policy and support the regional workforce to achieve college and Medical Board competencies.
Own clinical governance for safe, high-quality medical care across eleven sites. Coordinate resident and visiting specialists, SMOs, GPs, SA Ambulance, SA Retrieval and Rural & Remote Mental Health — implementing the SA Health Clinical Services Capability Framework across a vast footprint.
Provide oversight and strategic direction for Clinical Trials and Research across the network, developing research governance aligned to the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework and building a learning culture in teaching and quality improvement.
Indicative annual TIRP, subject to the SA Health Consultant (Salaried Medical Officers) award, private practice arrangements and individual negotiation.
| Base salary — Medical Consultant MD0200 | $243,212 – $320,467 |
| Attraction & retention allowance (30%) | $72,963 – $96,140 |
| Managerial allowance — Divisional/Clinical Director | $42,920 |
| Professional development | $23,000 |
| Regional incentive — MMM 6 (Port Lincoln) | $33,986 |
| Leave loading | $1,171 |
| Superannuation | $47,310 – $59,362 |
| Total TIRP | $464,562 – $577,046 |
Professional development allowance is not included in superannuation calculations. Total subject to private practice arrangements.
Port Lincoln sits at the tip of the Eyre Peninsula — one of South Australia’s premier travel destinations and Australia’s seafood capital. Untamed coastline, immersive wildlife, white-sand beaches and cellar-door country roads sit alongside a strong, welcoming community. A rare place to lead a big region — and still be home for dinner by the water.
From Port Lincoln’s regional hospital to remote services in Coober Pedy and Ceduna, EFNLHN threads acute care, aged care and MPS models across a continent-scale catchment.
Dear Colleague,
This is a defining role for a medical leader who wants to shape health outcomes for an entire region of South Australia. I would welcome a confidential conversation about the appointment, the team you would inherit, and life on the Eyre Peninsula.
— Kirsty
