Staff Specialist - Addiction Medicine
St Vincent's Health Australia
NSW - Sydney, CBD, Inner West and Eastern Suburbs
Full-Time
Competitive
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Position Title: Staff Specialist - Addiction Medicine
Employment Type: Fixed Term, Part-time up until December 2027
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: Alcohol and Drug Service
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:
The Staff Specialist role is an essential member of the Alcohol and Drug Service multidisciplinary team, providing clinical leadership and promoting patient safety and quality. The position provides specialist clinical care which may be in inpatient, outpatient and hospital liaison services as well as through the ADS Telehealth Service and the ADS telephony lines (the Drug and Alcohol Specialist Advisory Service).
The staff specialist will provide clinical leadership and expertise across a range of substance use disorders including assessment, pharmacotherapy, withdrawal and relapse prevention and referral and liaison with key treatment providers (including GPs). The staff specialist will work in a multidisciplinary team to provide care using a range of technologies including face-to-face, telephone and videoconferencing.
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•
Possess, or be eligible to possess, specialist registration with registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA);
Possess Fellowship of the Australasian Chapter of Addiction Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians or other relevant Australasian Specialist College including Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Addiction Psychiatry certificate;
Demonstrated knowledge, skills and high standards of clinical practice in Addiction Medicine commensurate to experience which is appropriate to the requirements of the position;
If current Fellowship is with another relevant Specialist College, a commitment to gaining the Fellowship of the Chapter of Addiction Medicine while working with the St Vincents Alcohol and Drug Services
Demonstrated leadership skills that support and foster innovation to create a learning culture, with proven ability to improve the quality of services and patient care outcomes;
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
Demonstrated ongoing contribution to the development, dissemination, and translation of new knowledge and practices commensurate with work in an academic teaching hospital environment;
Personal integrity and demonstrated commitment to the Philosophy, Mission and Values of Mary Aikenhead Ministries.
For enquiries about the position, please contact Professor Nadine Ezard (Head of Addiction Medicine) - nadine.ezzard@svha.org.au
Applications close on 26/07/2026
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