Trainee - Unaccredited Position

Selection Criteria:

1. MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
2. Minimum of 3 years postgraduate experience, minimum 12 months recent paediatric experience.
3. Ongoing commitment to further education and professional development. This includes demonstrated ability to teach and willingness to participate in the teaching of Medical Students, Junior Medical Staff and other clinical staff. Please provide an example.
4. Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the appropriate management of the patient. Please provide an example.
5. Demonstrated experience in taking comprehensive patient histories, performing clinical examinations and accurately documenting in patient records. Please provide an example.
6. Ability to work independently within a supervised complex clinical environment. Please provide an example.
7. Demonstrated clinical competency in procedures in paediatric environments including venepuncture, intravenous cannulation, and neonatal resuscitation. Please provide an example.
8. Proven ability to organise, plan and manage competing tasks. Please provide an example.

Information and Application:

1. Click here for the Position Description and here for the list of SCHN rotational sites

2. Find out more about applying for this position. Your application must include a current resume and responses to the application questions and criteria in the online application form. Please ensure you complete and submit your application prior to the closing date. Interviews will be conducted virtually via videoconference. Some positions are dependent on external funding and will only be appointed once funding is confirmed.

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up, to assist in preparing your application.

All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (IM011 immunisation medical exemption form) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.​ Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. This is a Category A position.

Contact Information:

1. For role related queries, please contact:

• The Children's Hospital at Westmead | Dr Joel Vosu | SCHN-CHW-CRMO@health.nsw.gov.au | 02 9845 0000
• Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick | Dr Micah Vincent | SCHN-SCH-CRMO@health.nsw.gov.au | 02 9382 1760

2. For technical support, please contact the Customer Service Team on 1300 443 966, select option 1, then option 2. Please also refer to the applicant guide for additional information.

Applications Close: Sunday October 22nd 2023 (11:59pm)

*Please note that recruitment agency applications are unable to be accepted