The West Gippsland Healthcare Group (WGHG) is a sub-regional provider of health services located in the Shire of Baw Baw, located approximately 100km east of Melbourne.  Services include the Community Services Centres in Warragul and Trafalgar, the Rawson Community Health Centre, Cooinda Lodge Aged Care Residence, Andrews House Aged Care Residence, Warragul Linen Service and the West Gippsland Hospital.  The Healthcare Group has 110 Aged Care and 102 Hospital beds, and provides a broad range of services including acute medical and surgical, paediatric, obstetrics & gynaecology, emergency, aged care and community services. The primary catchment area is the Shire of Baw Baw, although patients also present from other Local Government Areas in Gippsland and outer Melbourne.

The Obstetrics & Gynaecology Consultant provides on-site and after hours obstetric & gynaecology services to patients of West Gippsland Healthcare Group, based at West Gippsland Hospital, Warragul. This will include both in-patient and out-patient care, the provision of advice to local GPs in relation to maternity care, teaching, mentoring and support for HMOs including senior registrars, the undertaking of active audits and clinical reviews as well as the provision of advice and assistance to the Chief Medical Officer. A very important part of this role is the teaching of medical students in the Monash Gippsland regional clinical school.