Senior Resident Medical Officer
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- Intensive Care Medicine
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- Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District
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- CAM26393 Requisition #
Intensive Care Unit, Critical Care Senior Resident Medical Officer, Nepean Hospital
Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (02-Feb-2026 up to 2 years)
Remuneration: $89,095 - $120,489
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26393
Nepean Hospital is an important referral and teaching hospital of the University of Sydney. It serves the local areas of Penrith, Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains (comprising a population of 300,000 and growing) and accepts patients from as far as Lithgow and Bathurst flown in by helicopter retrieval services. Nepean Hospital is the Regional Trauma Centre for these areas.
The role of the Intensive Care Unit is to provide Intensive Care services to the community as well as providing emergency response to all wards within the hospital.
What you'll be doing
- Clinical management of ICU patients under supervision, including the resuscitation and management of unstable patients within the ICU and hospital.
- Undertake review of ICU and ward patients as required, attend ward rounds, prescribe drugs, fluids and ventilator settings.
- Conducting transports for procedures outside the ICU according to CICM standards for transport of the critically ill (depending on experience).
- Participating in the Medical Emergency Team and the hospital Trauma Team.
- Various procedures such as arterial lines, central lines, PICC line insertions etc.
- Learning basic ultrasound associated with critical illness.
- Participating in 24/7 rotating roster of days, evenings and nights including weekends
Where you'll be working
- The department consists of 24 ICU beds. The unit has 9 Staff Specialists, 4 Provisional Fellows, 10 Trainees, 4 Senior Medical Resident Officers and 4 Residents.
- The unit is world-renowned for its Critical Care Ultrasound teaching and research.
- SRMOs will have 4 rotations during their 12 month appointment which include:
- Nepean ICU
- Orange ICU
- Nepean Anaesthesia
- Nepean Emergency Department
- The facilities at the Nepean Hospital include:
- A large and busy Emergency Department, a tertiary obstetric department, and multiple medical and surgical specialties such as neurosurgery, thoracic surgery, infectious diseases, coronary care and cardiac catheter lab, with an on-site Mental Health Unit.
- Radiology and Pathology is operational 24/7.
For more detail about this role including training, education and research opportunities and employee benefits please download the Intensive Care Medicine Critical Care SRMO Information Sheet.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- Demonstrated interest in working at Nepean Hospital.
- Completion of at least two postgraduate years by the time of commencement of employment, including demonstrated clinical practice as a registered medical practitioner in the last 2 years in a setting appropriate to the needs of the position.
- Sufficient clinical experience in order to undertake the key duties for this role.
- Completion of suitable courses such as BASIC, ALS and an interest in Intensive Care/Critical Care.
- This position is subject to an appropriate supervision level which can be supported by the health agency. If the incumbent’s registration conditions include supervision requirements, the level of supervision must be able to be supported by the health agency for this role.
- Good organisational and time management skills and ability to manage competing priorities in a complex environment.
- Valid Working with Children Check, cleared National Police Check.
- To be employed by NSW Health you are required to provide evidence of vaccination to comply with the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening & Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases Policy, this includes any amendments made from time to time.
Selection criteria
- Qualifications and experience commensurate with the Essential Requirements for the role.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment utilising excellent clinical skills, judgment and expertise.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team with an understanding of the roles of the doctor and other members of the healthcare team.
- Adept written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with patients, family members and others members of the health care team.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritise workloads and display a flexible approach to meet changing situations in a demanding and unpredictable clinical environment.
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
- Evidence of continuing professional development and commitment to self-education.
Need more information? Click here for the Position Description.
Find out more about applying for this position. Please ensure you attach your curriculum vitae to your submission.
For role related queries or questions contact:
Dr Adam Drenzla, ICU Specialist on 02 4734 2490 or adam.drenzla@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications close: 05, August 2025
JMO Careers in NBMLHD
To learn more about working for Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District visit our Junior Medical Officer Careers page.
NBMLHD is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply, including Aboriginal People and people from racial, ethnic or ethno-religious minority groups and people with disability.
