Advanced Trainee
Employment Type: Temporary - Various up to 1 February 2026
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: CAM26851
Role: Advanced Trainee - Addiction Medicine
This is an ad hoc recruitment for a contract with an end date of 1 February 2026. If you are looking for our advertisement for the 2026 clinical year, see the following link: https://jobs.health.nsw.gov.au/JMO-ex/jobs/advanced-trainee-299816
Where you’ll be working
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
Drug and Alcohol Services at SESLHD provide treatment and support for people experiencing problems related to the use of alcohol, cannabis, stimulants, heroin or prescription medications (e.g. opioid analgesics, benzodiazepines).
Our goal is to improve health, wellbeing and social outcomes for individuals, families and the community, related to drug and alcohol use.
For more information, visit: https://www.seslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/services-clinics/directory/drug-and-alcohol-services
What you'll be doing
This position is an accredited Drug and Alcohol Addiction Medicine training position. The role will
SESLHD is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of our community. This will help ensure our employees, our patients and their carers, feel supported. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply.
We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and we have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can provide support. If you have any questions or would like guidance on the recruitment process, please contact the SESLHD Aboriginal Employment Team via email to: SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au.
Click 'Apply for Job' to submit your resume and respond to the following selection criteria:
- MBBS or equivalent, currently registered or eligible for registration with the Medical Board of Australia in an appropriate registration category.
- At least 3 years postgraduate years of medical practice and enrolled or eligible to enrol in AChAM (RACP), AFPHM (RACP) or GP Training programs.
- Demonstrated interest and commitment to further education and practice in addiction medicine or public health medicine
- Demonstrated experience working with clients with issues related to drug or alcohol use with commitment to harm minimisation philosophies
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the planning, delivery and coordination of patient care
- Demonstrated high level communication skills, including the ability to convey, and adapt verbal and written information to a clinical and non-clinical audience
- Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and risk management.
- Demonstrated high level independent clinical skills and judgement, with the ability to make sound decisions and problem solve with an awareness of limitations and ability to learn independently and modify behaviour accordingly.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
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For role related queries or questions contact Victoria Hayes on Vicky.Hayes@health.nsw.gov.au
For enquiries about the recruitment system or lodging your application through the recruitment portal, you can contact HealthShare NSW at hsnsw-hcmsystem@health.nsw.gov.au or on 1300 443 966.
Applications Close: 30, July 2025
