Medical Officer (Clinic) - Port Moresby

About the role

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is seeking a suitably qualified Medical Practitioner to lead its small medical team in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The clinic provides primary care medical services to Australia's diplomatic mission in the Asia-Pacific. This is an ongoing position with future potential opportunities in clinics in Jakarta, Honiara, Suva and Dili; candidates placed in the merit pool will be considered for future vacancies over the next 18 months. Ongoing appointments are expected to move between clinic locations every three to four years.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality general practice services, including being on call after hours and responding to emergencies.
• Work closely with DFAT's Canberra-based Medical Unit and a registered nurse who also resides in country.
• Advise the High Commissioner and the Chief Medical Officer in Canberra on local health matters.
• Assist in developing medical services to meet DFAT's specific needs at the post.

Required profile

• Current unrestricted APHRA registration as a specialist general practitioner.
• Recent experience in general practice.
• Training or higher qualifications in Advanced Life Support (adult, paediatric or both), Emergency medicine or Intensive Care.
• Proven ability to deliver primary health care; overseas or remote area experience highly desirable.
• Preferred: experience in remote or rural practice, FRACGP or FACRRM membership.

Required skills

• Knowledge of, or experience in, tropical medicine and aeromedical evacuations.
• Emergency clinical skills.
• High-level oral and written communication, and the ability to consult and liaise with expatriate and local medical personnel.
• Flexibility, adaptability and strong interpersonal skills in varied and difficult environments.

Applications close on 5 December 2026.