Employers

Employers - General Practitioners, Doctors & Locums

The Rural Doctors Network (RDN) provides a FREE recruitment service to employers in remote, rural and regional in NSW to help recruit and retain General Practitioners and Doctors, working in primary healthcare in MMM 2-7.

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in MMM 1-7 will be supported.

Services include:

• Advertise your vacancy for free on our website
• Screening of applicants
• Access a range of resources to relocate, orientate and support new recruits

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Job analysis

Writing an effective job ad

Advertise a vacancy

Community involvement

Orientating a new recruit to your town

Locums

The Rural Doctors Network (RDN) Locum Program provides and facilitates short term locum relief for permanent GPs located in rural NSW MMM 2-7 classification areas and ACCHOs in MMM1-7. It aims to improve the retention of rural GPs by providing cost-saving locum services. Priority is given to permanent GPs in more rural areas, in towns with three or less GPs and who require temporary leave. The aim is to improve the retention of rural GPs by providing cost-saving locum services. 

For more information about the Locum program and support available, visit Locum Program for Practices. 

General enquiries can also be directed to the RDN Locum team by email or phone 02 4924 8000

Common questions

Refer to RDN's list of common questions to assist with understanding the requirements