5Applications for appointment as visiting practitioners

#### 5 Applications for appointment as visiting practitioners 5 Applications for appointment as visiting practitioners > > (1) A public health organisation that decides to make available an appointment as a visiting practitioner must advertise the availability of the appointment in at least one of the following— > > > > > (a) a newspaper circulating generally in New South Wales, > > > > > (b) an employment website affiliated with such a newspaper, > > > > > > Note. > > > > > > The employment website www.adzuna.com.au is affiliated with the Sydney Morning Herald and the employment website www.careerone.com.au is affiliated with The Daily Telegraph. > > > > > (c) the NSW Health website used for the purpose of advertising employment positions in the NSW Health service. > > > > > > Note. > > > > > > The current NSW Health jobs website address is https://nswhealth.erecruit.com.au. > > > > The public health organisation may, in addition, advertise the availability in other ways. > > > (2) An application for appointment as a visiting practitioner is to be made in writing to the public health organisation concerned and is to include— > > > > > (a) a statement setting out, in a manner that satisfies the public health organisation, the clinical privileges sought by the applicant, and > > > > > (b) an authority for the medical and dental appointments advisory committee of the public health organisation to obtain information as to the applicant’s past performance as a medical practitioner or dentist, as the case may be. > > > (3) On receipt of the application, the public health organisation is to refer the application to the advisory committee for advice. > > > (4) Subclauses (1)–(3) do not apply— > > > > > (a) to an appointment as a visiting practitioner that is to be held as part of the duties of a person who is to be or has been appointed to a teaching position at a tertiary institution, or > > > > > (b) to an appointment as a visiting practitioner that is to be held by a person for a period of not more than 6 months, or > > > > > (c) to any appointment as a visiting practitioner, to the extent that the Health Secretary determines that the provisions of those subclauses are not to apply. > > > (5) A determination under subclause (4)(c)— > > > > > (a) may be made in respect of a particular appointment or in respect of appointments of any specified kind or description, and > > > > > (b) must be made in writing.