Trainee - Unaccredited Position
Remuneration: 89,095.00 - 139,187.00
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26334
Where you'll be working
Westmead Hospital is a key facility of one of Australia’s largest major health and medical research precincts and is the principal referral hospital for Western Sydney Local Health District providing district level health services to Parramatta, Holroyd and The Hills Shire LGAs including tertiary and quaternary services to greater Western Sydney, greater metropolitan Sydney, rural NSW and other states. The Westmead Health Precinct currently under development is envisaged to be the largest hospital building project undertaken in Western Sydney and will transform the iconic but ageing Westmead Hospital into an innovative, contemporary, and integrated centre that will continue to deliver high quality healthcare and expand the education, health, and research capability of the area.
Westmead Hospital is a leading centre of research, training and specialisation in all fields of Medicine and Dentistry, providing services in Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Kidney and Pancreas transplantation, Cancer Care, Obstetrics and Gynaecology including Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Neonatal Intensive Care, Trauma, Bone Marrow Transplantation, Critical Care, Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Adult Acute Psychiatry (networked with the co-located Cumberland Hospital) as well as other specialised medical and surgical services.
Westmead Hospital is also the principal referral centre for other metropolitan hospitals within the district including Auburn Hospital, Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital.
Over 120 different outpatient clinics for a number of different specialities and services provide ambulatory care to approximately 5,000 attendances per month.
Westmead Hospital is one of Australia’s largest centres for postgraduate training to specialist levels in all fields with over 100 PhD students and other postgraduate students supervised by Westmead Hospital scientists and clinicians. Westmead is home to internationally recognised institutes of health research, the most prominent being the Westmead Millennium Institute. The Westmead Millennium Institute is one of the largest medical research institutes in Australia, conducting research into a wide range of human disorders affecting both adults and children, including infectious and immune diseases, cancer and leukaemia, liver and metabolic diseases, eye and brain related disorders and heart and respiratory disorders.
What you'll be doing
The Unaccredited Trainee is responsible to deliver duties to the host/ rotation Hospital and pursue excellence in patient care with overriding responsibility to serve the health care needs of the community of the local hospital district.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Minimum two (2) full year’s postgraduate experience in an approved Hospital as an Intern/Resident Medical Officer.
- Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills. With particular reference to: providing clear direction to peers - recording accurate and legible clinical records - discussing medical information/ breaking bad news with patients and their families.
- Able to make sound decisions in accordance with level of experience and awareness of limitations.
- Proven ability to organise, plan and manage competing tasks
- Demonstrated ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team which include other medical staff, allied health, nursing and administrative staff to ensure the appropriate management of patients.
- Demonstrated interest in oncology
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For role related queries or questions contact Nicole Burns on nicole.burns@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 05, August 2025
