Trainee - Unaccredited Position
Remuneration: 89,095.00 - 139,187.00
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26322
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, 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.
Intensive care service in Westmead hospital includes 36 general, and 10 post cardiothoracic surgical ICU beds. General ICU bed numbers have expanded by 50% in early 2020. Cardiothoracic ICU has also recently moved into a newly built ICU pod. Common ICU admissions include complex medical cases such as sepsis, severe respiratory or cardiac failure, complicated bone marrow transplant, and surgical cases including trauma, neurosurgery, vascular, cardiothoracic, ENT, plastic surgery, urology, upper GI, hepatobiliary, and colorectal procedures.
What you'll be doing
Check patients attending for a Nuclear Medicine, PET or Ultrasound service, including taking a history and performing any relevant physical examination.
Assess prior imaging as to relevance and findings. Assist with patient management relevant to the requested study eg temporarily ceasing medications according to written protocols, managing fasting requirements for diabetic patients etc.
Assist in Nuclear Medicine, PET and Ultrasound reporting, and in the Departmental teaching and education program.
Assist with triaging of request forms, and where relevant, speaking with referrers.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Experience or interest in Nuclear Medicine, PET and Ultrasound services.
- Must have three years post-graduate clinical experience including medical ward rotations and good term assessments.
- High level communication skills and enthusiasm.
- Interest in research.
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered with the Medical Board of Australia.
- Experience or interest in Nuclear Medicine, PET and Ultrasound services.
- Must have two years post-graduate clinical experience including medical ward rotations and good term assessments.
- High level communication skills and enthusiasm.
- Interest in research.
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For role related queries or questions contact Dr David Farlow on david.farlow@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 05, August 2025
