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Looking for your next Rural Locum?

Working as a Rural GP allows you to combine GP and hospital work, provide comprehensive care and deliver vital services to communities that need it the most.

As a rural GP Locum, you'll see more and do more.

We are pleased to offer Rural Generalists an array of GP/ED, GP/Obs & GP/Anaes locums in hospitals throughout Australia. These positions provide General Practitioners with advanced skills the chance to practice a broad scope of medicine where no two days are the same. We have a proud history of providing key rural employment opportunities for GPs, and offer the most comprehensive range of rural GP jobs in Australia.

Step into a rural locum and enjoy a broad scope of work against the backdrop of some of Australia's most devastatingly beautiful landscapes.

We manage the paperwork, negotiate the best rates, book your travel and accommodation, and offer you a premium service.

  • Exceptional GP VMO locum rates
  • Flexible contracts & start dates
  • Short, long-term & ongoing locums
  • Choose from GP, GP ED, Hospital or AMS

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Ochre Co-founder and Director Dr Hamish Meldrum

View a sample of our GP VMO Locum Jobs

Locum VR GP - Blue Mountains

Locum New South Wales $150 per hour

Dates 04/08/2025 - 27/02/2026

Take a break from your regular routine

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GP VMO - Lightning Ridge

Locum New South Wales $2600 per day

Dates 01/05/2023 - 30/11/2025

Rewarding Rural Generalist locum in a unique NSW town

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Locum VR GP - Hunter Valley Region, MM1

Locum New South Wales $1400 per day

Dates 25/08/2025 - 23/12/2025

Discover a charming region bursting with activities to explore

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Why work as a GP VMO?

Rural medicine is an exciting career choice where no two days are the same. Often the backbone of smaller rural and remote communities, rural generalists require a broader scope of practice to tackle the unique presentations they encounter.

Working as a rural generalist, you will benefit from:

  • An evolving skill set and increased professional satisfaction
  • Having the skills and knowledge to deliver services in settings such as ambulatory care, home, hospital, retrieval and long-term residential care facilities
  • Functioning with a high degree of independence
  • Much higher locum rates
  • Diverse and enriching cultural experiences
  • A rare opportunity to really ‘see’ Australia without the urban lens
  • A quality of work-life balance that is unique to rural and remote environments.
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Dr Alex John recently returned to a permanent role on Flinders Island at our Ochre Medical Centre, in partnership with the Tasmanian Health Service. He never set out to practice rural medicine, but was drawn to the hands-on experience that island medical practice offered. “Having spent several years among Australian island communities, what I’ve enjoyed the most is being able to do a bit of everything.”

Dr John Hall is a passionate GP Obstetrician who believes there’s a certain mindset that comes with being a rural generalist. “If you're going around the hospital doing different terms like obstetrics, emergency, anesthetics, surgery, internal medicine, any of the sub-specialties, and you keep saying to yourself, "I love everything about medicine. I like all the different disciplines"... It means that you've got a generalist mindset. My first foray into proper rural medicine did not disappoint. I had a busy job working as a full-time hospital doctor in a medium-sized rural hospital. Working across the gamut of emergency care, surgery, internal medicine, outpatient work—one of the most rewarding workplaces and jobs that I've ever done.”

How Do I Become A Rural GP?

Australians have the right to access high-quality healthcare no matter where they live. Rural generalists have the skills to make this happen, delivering quality, personalised, and contextual care across a range of health services from cradle to grave.

Following a state-level Rural Generalist Pathway or National Rural Generalist Pathway significantly broadens your prospects and career options as a Rural GP.

Find out more about the Pathway and where you can work as a Rural Generalist.

Our remarkable doctors
are our ambassadors

  • Thank you for all your help Phil. You helped facilitate the next step in my career with the utmost of ease. I am delighted with the outcome and can’t wait to start my new job! I recommend Phil and the Ochre Recruitment to other doctors looking for their next role.

    Dr Tanya Davies

    General Practitioner

  • Once you jump on board with Ochre, you'll never get off!

    Dr Tim Taulke-Johnson

    Rural Generalist

  • It's nice to work for an organisation that values patient care the same way i do.

    Dr Karen O'brien

    Rural Generalist

  • In my opinion, the main benefit of being a rural generalist is really interesting medicine. You go on a health journey with your patients. You get to know them – their story, background and medical history – making general practice more effective and rewarding. This connection is really lovely and not something easily achieved in metropolitan practice.

    Dr Karen O'brien

    Rural Generalist

  • I am a very positive ambassador for your services whenever I am ‘out and about’ in rural and regional Australia.
    Keep up the great work. I am privileged to be associated with your brand.

    Dr Richard Bills

    Rural Generalist

 
 
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